1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

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1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Teams	40
Finals Site	University of Texas Austin, Texas
Champions	Tennessee (1st title)
Runner-Up	Louisiana Tech (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Long Beach State (1st Final Four) Texas (2nd Final Four)
MOP	Tonya Edwards Tennessee
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournaments «1986  1988»

The 1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 11 and ended on March 29. The tournament featured 40 teams. The Final Four consisted of Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, and Long Beach State, with Tennessee winning its first title with a 67-44 victory over Louisiana Tech.^[1] Tennessee's Tonya Edwards was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.^[2]

Contents 1 Brackets 1.1 East Regional - Fayetteville, NC 1.2 Midwest Regional - Northeast Louisiana University - Monroe, LA 1.3 Mideast Regional - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN 1.4 West Regional - University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA 1.5 Final Four - University of Texas - Austin, TX 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Brackets

[edit] East Regional - Fayetteville, NC

	First round March 11					Second round March 13-15					Regional semifinals March 19-20					Regional finals March 21
	8	South Alabama	56
	9	St. Joseph's	67*
						9	St. Joseph's	56
						1	Texas	86
											1	Texas	91
										4	James Madison	51
						5	Vanderbilt	60
						4	James Madison	68
																1	Texas	85
																2	Rutgers	77
	7	Duke	70
	10	Manhattan	55
						7	Duke	64
						2	Rutgers	78
											2	Rutgers	75
										3	North Carolina State	60
						3	North Carolina State	68
						6	Villanova	67

[edit] Midwest Regional - Northeast Louisiana University - Monroe, LA

	First round March 11					Second round March 13-15					Regional semifinals March 19-20					Regional finals March 22
	8	Northwestern	62
	9	Kansas State	61*
						8	Northwestern	67
						1	Louisiana Tech	82
											1	Louisiana Tech	66
										5	Southern Illinois	53
						5	Southern Illinois
						4	LSU
																1	Louisiana Tech	66
																3	Iowa	65
	7	Kansas	78
	10	Northeast Louisiana	72
						7	Kansas	51
						2	Georgia	82
											2	Georgia	60
										3	Iowa	62
						3	Iowa	68
						6	New Orleans	56

[edit] Mideast Regional - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN

	First round March 11					Second round March 13-15					Regional semifinals March 19-20					Regional finals March 22
	8	Illinois	80
	9	Bowling Green	64
						8	Illinois	58
						1	Auburn	92
											1	Auburn	77
										5	Old Dominion	61
						5	Old Dominion'	76
						4	North Carolina	58
																1	Auburn	61
																2	Tennessee	77
	7	Tennessee Tech	78
	10	Southern Mississippi	68
						7	Tennessee Tech	59
						2	Tennessee	95
											2	Tennessee	77
										3	Virginia	58
						3	Virginia	76
						6	Memphis State	75

[edit] West Regional - University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA

	First round March 11					Second round March 13-15					Regional semifinals March 19-20					Regional finals March 22
	8	Washington	86
	9	New Mexico	73
						8	Washington	57
						1	Long Beach State	72
											1	Long Beach State	94
										4	Mississippi	55
						5	Penn State	75
						4	Mississippi	80
																1	Long Beach State	102
																2	Ohio State	82
	7	Eastern Washington	56
	10	Oregon	75
						10	Oregon	62
						2	Ohio State	76
											2	Ohio State	74
										3	USC	63
						3	USC	81
						6	Western Kentucky	69

[edit] Final Four - University of Texas - Austin, TX

	National Semifinals March 27					National Championship March 29
	1E	Texas	75
	1MW	Louisiana Tech	79
						1MW	Louisiana Tech	44
						2ME	Tennessee	67
	2ME	Tennessee	74
	1W	Long Beach State	64

[edit] See also

• 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

[edit] References

NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
1980s:	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
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