1987 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the sixth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

1987 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals sitePennsylvania Scranton, Pennsylvania
ChampionsWisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers (1st title)
Runner-upConcordia Cobbers (1st title game)
Third placeScranton Royals (2nd Final Four)
Fourth placeKean Cougars (1st Final Four)
Winning coachLinda Wunder (1st title)
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
«1986 1988»

Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated Concordia Moorhead in the championship game, 81–74, to claim the Pointers' first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Bracket

First round
  • St. John Fisher 69, NYU 59
  • Stony Brook 77, Rochester (NY) 72
  • Scranton 62, Marywood 57
  • Elizabethtown 71, Spring Garden 56
  • Wis.-Stevens Point 75, St. Norbert 58
  • Alma 67, Wis.-Whitewater 48
  • Rockford 69, St. Thomas (MN) 65
  • William Penn 55, Augustana (IL) 53
  • Southern Me. 79, Clark (MA) 70
  • Emmanuel (MA) 62, Salem St. 58
  • Kean 87, Allegheny 68
  • Ohio Northern 68, Capital 64
  • Rust 79, Buffalo St. 60
  • Centre 79, UNC Greensboro 69
  • Concordia-M’head 77, Stanislaus St. 64
  • Pomona-Pitzer 74, Bishop 50

Regional finals
  • St. John Fisher 63, Stony Brook 54
  • Scranton 66, Elizabethtown 59
  • Wis.-Stevens Point 67, Alma 55
  • William Penn 67, Rockford 64
  • Southern Me. 70, Emmanuel (MA) 53
  • Kean 69, Ohio Northern 58
  • Rust 76, Centre 50
  • Concordia-M’head 68, Pomona-Pitzer 46

National finals
National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Scranton 50*
St. John Fisher 43
Scranton 59
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 74
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 71
William Penn 66
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 81
Concordia Moorhead 74
Kean 69
Southern Maine 56
Kean 69 National third-place game
Concordia Moorhead 74
Concordia Moorhead 72 Scranton 92*
Rust 62 Kean 90

All-tournament team
  • Jessica Beachy, Concordia Moorhead
  • Una Espenkotter, Scranton
  • Wendy Norris, Kean
  • Donna Pivonka, Wisconsin–Stevens Point
  • Karla Miller, Wisconsin–Stevens Point

See also

References
  1. "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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