1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1987 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1987 AMCU-8 Tournament winner ;

1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	North Carolina
NCAA Tournament	1987
Tournament dates	March 12, 1987 – March 30, 1987
National Championship	Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Champions	Indiana
Other champions	Southern Miss (NIT)
Player of the Year; (Naismith, Wooden)	David Robinson, Navy

The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1986 and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 30, 1987.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1986–87, the following rules changes were implemented:[1]

The three-point field goal was introduced and set at 19 feet, 9 inches from the center of the basket.
A television replay could be used to prevent or rectify a scorer’s or timer’s mistake or a malfunction of the clock.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[2]

Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	North Carolina
2	Louisville
3	Indiana
4	Purdue
5	UNLV
6	Georgia Tech
7	Oklahoma
8	Kansas
9	Navy
10	Iowa
11	Kentucky
12	Auburn
13	Alabama
14	Illinois
15	Syracuse
16	Pittsburgh
17	NC State
18	Georgetown
19	Arizona
20	Cleveland State

Regular season

Statistical leaders

Player	School	PPG	Player	School	RPG	Player	School	APG	Player	School	SPG
Points Per Game			Rebounds Per Game			Assists Per Game			Steals per game
Kevin Houston	Army	32.9	Jerome Lane	Pittsburgh	13.5	Avery Johnson	Southern	10.7	Tony Fairley	Baptist	4.1
Dennis Hopson	Ohio St.	29.0	Chris Dudley	Yale	13.3	Mark Wade	UNLV	10.7	Doug Usitalo	Boise St.	3.5
David Robinson	Navy	28.2	Andre Moore	Loyola (IL)	12.4	Tony Fairley	Baptist	9.6	Joe Jeter	Delaware St.	3.4
Terrance Bailey	Wagner	28.1	David Robinson	Navy	11.8	Tyrone Bogues	Wake Forest	9.5	Roderick Ford	UT Arlington	3.4
Hersey Hawkins	Bradley	27.2	Brian Rowsom	UNC Wilmington	11.5	Andre Van Drost	Wagner	9.3	Duane Washington	Middle Tenn. St.	3.2

Player	School	BPG	Player	School	FG%	Player	School	3FG%	Player	School	FT%
Blocked shots per game			Field goal percentage			Three-point field goal percentage			Free throw percentage
David Robinson	Navy	4.5	Alan Williams	Princeton	70.3	Reginald Jones	Prairie View	57.1	Kevin Houston	Army	91.2
Derrick Lewis	Maryland	4.4	Tyrone Howard	E. Kentucky	67.8	Eric Rhodes	SF Austin	54.7	Daryl Johnson	Michigan St.	91.0
Lester Fonville	Jackson St.	3.9	Horace Grant	Clemson	65.6	Anthony Davis	George Mason	53.6	Scott Haffner	Evansville	90.9
Dallas Comegys	DePaul	3.5	Robert Godbolt	Louisiana Tech	64.7	Scott Dimak	SF Austin	53.5	Nate Blackwell	Temple	90.4
Tim Perry	Temple	3.2	Claude Williams	NC A&T	63.7	Steve Alford	Indiana	53.0	Michael Smith	BYU	90.4

[3]

Conference standings

1986–87 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Temple †	17	–	1	.944	32	–	4	.889
West Virginia	15	–	3	.833	23	–	8	.742
Rhode Island	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	12	.556
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9	.500	16	–	13	.552
Duquesne	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
UMass	7	–	11	.389	11	–	16	.407
George Washington	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	8	–	20	.286
St. Bonaventure	3	–	15	.167	5	–	23	.179

† 1987 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Georgetown†	12	–	4	.750	29	–	5	.853
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 10 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Providence	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Villanova	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	15	–	14	.517
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	11	–	18	.379
Connecticut	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 1987[4]; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Missouri †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	10	.706
No. 20 Kansas	9	–	5	.643	25	–	11	.694
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	24	–	10	.706
Kansas State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	21	–	12	.636
Iowa State	5	–	9	.357	13	–	15	.464
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	20	.286
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 Big Eight Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State	12	–	2	.857	21	–	8	.724
Boise State	10	–	4	.714	22	–	8	.733
Montana	8	–	6	.571	18	–	11	.621
Nevada	7	–	7	.500	15	–	15	.500
Northern Arizona	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Idaho	5	–	9	.357	16	–	14	.533
Idaho State †	5	–	9	.357	15	–	16	.484
Weber State	4	–	10	.286	7	–	22	.241

† Conference tournament winner

1986–87 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Baptist College †	12	–	2	.857	21	–	9	.700
Campbell	10	–	4	.714	17	–	13	.567
UNC Asheville	5	–	3	.625	15	–	11	.577
Radford	7	–	7	.500	17	–	14	.548
Winthrop	1	–	7	.125	8	–	20	.286
Coastal Carolina	4	–	4	.500	12	–	16	.429
Armstrong	2	–	6	.250	6	–	22	.214
Augusta State	3	–	11	.214	8	–	19	.296

† 1987 Big South Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	30	–	4	.882
No. 7 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	25	–	5	.833
No. 6 Iowa	14	–	4	.778	30	–	5	.857
No. 11 Illinois	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
Michigan	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Ohio State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
Minnesota	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	21	.250

As of March 30, 1987[5]; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 PCAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UNLV †	18	–	0	1.000	37	–	2	.949
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
San Jose State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Cal State Fullerton	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
New Mexico State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
UC Irvine	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
Utah State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Long Beach State	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Pacific	6	–	12	.333	10	–	17	.370
Fresno State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310

† 1987 PCAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy †	13	–	1	.929	26	–	6	.813
UNC Wilmington	9	–	5	.643	18	–	12	.600
Richmond	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
James Madison	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
George Mason	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
American	5	–	9	.357	13	–	14	.481
East Carolina	4	–	10	.286	12	–	16	.429
William & Mary	2	–	12	.143	5	–	22	.185

† 1987 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
Lafayette	10	–	4	.714	16	–	13	.552
Lehigh	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Rider	8	–	6	.571	12	–	16	.429
Drexel	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
Towson	5	–	9	.357	14	–	16	.467
Hofstra	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321
Delaware	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429

† 1987 ECC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 ECAC North men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northeastern †	17	–	1	.944	27	–	7	.794
Niagara	14	–	4	.778	21	–	10	.677
Boston University	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
Canisius	12	–	6	.667	16	–	12	.571
Siena	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
Hartford	8	–	10	.444	14	–	14	.500
Maine	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
Vermont	3	–	15	.167	5	–	23	.179
New Hampshire	3	–	15	.167	4	–	24	.143
Colgate	3	–	15	.167	4	–	23	.148

† 1987 ECAC North Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Gulf Star Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	10	–	0	1.000	22	–	8	.733
Sam Houston State	6	–	4	.600	16	–	12	.571
Southwest Texas State	5	–	5	.500	13	–	15	.464
Northwestern State	4	–	6	.400	15	–	13	.536
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	6	.400	10	–	21	.323
Nicholls State	1	–	9	.100	9	–	18	.333

Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 DePaul	-	–	-	–	28	–	3	.903
No. 16 New Orleans	-	–	-	–	26	–	4	.867
No. 18 Notre Dame	-	–	-	–	24	–	8	.750
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	-	–	-	–	16	–	12	.571
Marquette	-	–	-	–	16	–	13	.552
Miami (FL)	-	–	-	–	15	–	16	.484
Dayton	-	–	-	–	13	–	15	.464
Central Florida	-	–	-	–	12	–	15	.444
Maryland-Baltimore County	-	–	-	–	12	–	15	.444
Chicago State	-	–	-	–	11	–	17	.393
Southwestern Louisiana	-	–	-	–	11	–	17	.393
U.S. International	-	–	-	–	11	–	17	.393
Utica	-	–	-	–	10	–	16	.385
Brooklyn	-	–	-	–	10	–	18	.357
Northern Illinois	-	–	-	–	9	–	19	.321
Central Connecticut State	-	–	-	–	8	–	21	.276
Eastern Washington	-	–	-	–	5	–	23	.179

Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	10	–	4	.714	13	–	14	.481
Princeton	9	–	5	.643	16	–	9	.640
Cornell	9	–	5	.643	15	–	11	.577
Dartmouth	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
Yale	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Columbia	6	–	8	.429	12	–	14	.462
Harvard	4	–	10	.286	9	–	17	.346
Brown	4	–	10	.286	9	–	18	.333

Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Peter's	11	–	3	.786	21	–	8	.724
La Salle	10	–	4	.714	20	–	13	.606
Army	8	–	6	.571	14	–	15	.483
Iona	8	–	6	.571	16	–	14	.533
Holy Cross	6	–	8	.429	9	–	19	.321
Fordham	6	–	8	.429	14	–	16	.467
Fairfield †	5	–	9	.357	15	–	16	.484
Manhattan	2	–	12	.143	6	–	21	.222

† 1987 MAAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisville	9	–	3	.750	18	–	14	.563
Memphis State †	8	–	4	.667	26	–	8	.765
Southern Miss	6	–	6	.500	23	–	11	.676
Florida State	6	–	6	.500	19	–	11	.633
South Carolina	5	–	7	.417	15	–	14	.517
Virginia Tech	5	–	7	.417	10	–	18	.357
Cincinnati	3	–	9	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 1987 Metro Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Evansville	8	–	4	.667	16	–	12	.571
Loyola (IL)	8	–	4	.667	16	–	13	.552
Xavier †	7	–	5	.583	19	–	13	.594
Saint Louis	7	–	5	.583	25	–	10	.714
Oral Roberts	5	–	7	.417	10	–	18	.357
Butler	2	–	10	.167	9	–	19	.321
Detroit Mercy	2	–	10	.167	7	–	21	.250

† 1987 MCC Tournament winner

1986–87 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Michigan†	14	–	2	.875	22	–	8	.733
Kent State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	10	.655
Bowling Green	10	–	6	.625	15	–	14	.517
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Miami	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Ohio	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Western Michigan	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Toledo	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Ball State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	18	.333

† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Howard	13	–	1	.929	24	–	4	.857
North Carolina A&T †	12	–	2	.857	24	–	6	.800
South Carolina State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	15	.483
Coppin State	7	–	6	.538	8	–	19	.296
Bethune-Cookman	6	–	8	.429	10	–	19	.345
Morgan State	5	–	9	.357	8	–	20	.286
Delaware State	3	–	11	.214	4	–	24	.143
Maryland Eastern Shore	0	–	13	.000	2	–	24	.077
Florida A&M	-	–	-	–	12	–	16	.429

† 1987 MEAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	11	–	3	.786	22	–	8	.733
Bradley	10	–	4	.714	17	–	12	.586
Wichita State †	9	–	5	.643	22	–	11	.667
Illinois State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	13	.594
Drake	6	–	8	.429	17	–	14	.548
Southern Illinois	5	–	9	.357	12	–	17	.414
Indiana State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
Creighton	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[6]

1986–87 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist †	15	–	1	.938	20	–	10	.667
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	5	.688	19	–	10	.655
Loyola (MD)	10	–	6	.625	15	–	14	.517
Wagner	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Robert Morris	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
St. Francis (PA)	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Long Island	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
St. Francis (NY)	5	–	11	.313	11	–	16	.407
Monmouth	4	–	12	.250	8	–	19	.296

† 1987 ECAC Metro Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Middle Tennessee	11	–	3	.786	22	–	7	.759
Akron	9	–	5	.643	21	–	9	.700
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357
Austin Peay †	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
Morehead State	1	–	13	.071	8	–	19	.296
Murray State	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
Youngstown State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	15	.483
Tennessee Tech	6	–	8	.429	14	–	15	.483
Tennessee State	-	–	-	–	15	–	12	.556

† 1987 OVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 UCLA †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
Arizona	13	–	5	.722	18	–	12	.600
Washington	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
California	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Oregon State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	11	.633
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
USC	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 1987[7]; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Kentucky	12	–	2	.857	29	–	9	.763
Jacksonville	11	–	3	.786	19	–	11	.633
UAB †	10	–	4	.714	21	–	11	.656
Virginia Commonwealth	7	–	7	.500	17	–	14	.548
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8	.429	18	–	14	.563
South Alabama	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
South Florida	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
Old Dominion	1	–	13	.071	6	–	22	.214

† 1987 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Alabama †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
Florida	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Georgia	10	–	8	.556	18	–	12	.600
Kentucky	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
Auburn	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Ole Miss	8	–	10	.444	15	–	14	.517
LSU	8	–	10	.444	24	–	15	.615
Tennessee	7	–	11	.389	14	–	15	.483
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
Mississippi State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250

† 1987 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall †	15	–	1	.938	25	–	6	.806
Chattanooga	14	–	2	.875	21	–	8	.724
Davidson	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Furman	10	–	6	.625	17	–	12	.586
The Citadel	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
VMI	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Western Carolina	4	–	12	.250	10	–	19	.345
Appalachian State	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
East Tennessee State	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250

† 1987 Southern Conference Tournament winner As of April 30, 1987; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech †	9	–	1	.900	22	–	8	.733
Arkansas State	5	–	5	.500	21	–	13	.618
McNeese State	5	–	5	.500	14	–	14	.500
Lamar	4	–	6	.400	14	–	15	.483
North Texas State	4	–	6	.400	11	–	17	.393
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	7	.300	13	–	15	.464
UT Arlington		–		–	12	–	18	.400

† 1987 Southland Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 TCU	14	–	2	.875	24	–	7	.774
Baylor	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Houston	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
Texas Tech	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Arkansas	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
SMU	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Texas	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Texas A&M †	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
Rice	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296

† 1987 SWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Grambling	11	–	3	.786	16	–	14	.533
Southern †	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
Mississippi Valley State	9	–	5	.643	13	–	15	.464
Jackson State	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Alabama State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
Texas Southern	7	–	7	.500	11	–	11	.500
Alcorn State	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Prairie View	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517

† 1987 SWAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock	16	–	2	.889	26	–	11	.703
Houston Baptist	13	–	5	.722	18	–	11	.621
Stetson	13	–	5	.722	18	–	13	.581
Georgia Southern †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Hardin–Simmons	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
Texas–San Antonio	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Mercer	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Georgia State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Centenary	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Samford	1	–	17	.056	4	–	22	.154

† 1987 TAAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego	13	–	1	.929	24	–	6	.800
Gonzaga	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Saint Mary's	7	–	7	.500	17	–	13	.567
Portland	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Santa Clara †	6	–	8	.429	18	–	14	.563
San Francisco	6	–	8	.429	16	–	12	.571
Pepperdine	5	–	9	.357	12	–	18	.400
Loyola Marymount	4	–	10	.286	12	–	16	.429

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

1986–87 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	13	–	3	.813	25	–	7	.781
Brigham Young	12	–	4	.750	21	–	11	.656
New Mexico	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Wyoming †	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Utah	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Colorado State	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Air Force	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Hawaii	2	–	14	.125	7	–	21	.250
San Diego State	2	–	14	.125	5	–	25	.167

† 1987 WAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament

Final Four - Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

National Semifinals			National Championship Game


E2	Syracuse	77

S6	Providence	63
			E2	Syracuse	73

			M1	Indiana	74
M1	Indiana	97

W1	UNLV	93

National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

Semifinals (March 24)		Finals (March 26)


La Salle	92

Arkansas–Little Rock	73
		La Salle	80

		Southern Miss	84
Southern Miss	82

Nebraska	75

	Third place game


	Arkansas–Little Rock		67

	Nebraska		76

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Steve Alford	G	Senior	Indiana
Danny Manning	F	Junior	Kansas
David Robinson	C	Senior	Navy
Kenny Smith	G	Senior	North Carolina
Reggie Williams	F	Senior	Georgetown

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Armon Gilliam	F	Senior	UNLV
Horace Grant	F/C	Senior	Clemson
Dennis Hopson	G	Senior	Ohio State
Mark Jackson	G	Senior	St. John's
Ken Norman	F	Senior	Illinois

Major player of the year awards

Wooden Award: David Robinson, Navy
Naismith Award: David Robinson, Navy
Associated Press Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
UPI Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
NABC Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): David Robinson, Navy
Adolph Rupp Trophy: David Robinson, Navy
Sporting News Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy

Major coach of the year awards

Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tom Davis, Iowa
UPI Coach of the Year: John Thompson, Georgetown
Henry Iba Award (USBWA): John Chaney, Temple
NABC Coach of the Year: Rick Pitino, Providence
Naismith College Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana
CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Joey Meyer, DePaul
Sporting News Coach of the Year: Rick Pitino, Providence

Other major awards

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Muggsy Bogues, Wake Forest
Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Nate Blackwell, Temple
NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Mark Jackson, St. John's and Kevin Houston, Army

References

"2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Records, Page 4" (PDF). 2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 943. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
"1988 NCAA Basketball Record Book, pages 128–132". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Fall 1988. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
"1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
"1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
"2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

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[1] "2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Records, Page 4" (PDF). 2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

[ESPN-2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 943. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[3] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 943. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[3] "1988 NCAA Basketball Record Book, pages 128–132". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Fall 1988. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[4] "1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.

[5] "1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[6] sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[7] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

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