# 1987 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 19, 1987, when Hawaiʻi defeated Stanford 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.
Hawaiʻi won the school's third NCAA national title and fourth overall in women's volleyball, while Stanford finished as runners-up for the third time in four years. Hawaiʻi was led by AVCA National Player of the Year Teee Williams' 17 kills.

## Brackets
### Northwest regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | | |
| Arizona | 0 | | | | |
| Arizona | 0 | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | |
| | | Cal Poly | 0 | | |
| Cal Poly | 3 | Cal Poly | 0 | | |
| UCSB | 1 | | | | |
| UCSB | 1 | | | Hawaiʻi | 3 |
| | | | | Pacific | 1 |
| San Jose State | 3 | | | | | Pacific | 1 |
| Idaho State | 0 | | | | |
| Idaho State | 0 | San Jose State | 0 | | |
| | | Pacific | 3 | | |
| Long Beach State | 0 | Pacific | 3 | | |
| Pacific | 3 | | | | |

### Mideast regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Illinois | 3 | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Illinois | 3 | | |
| | | Western Michigan | 2 | | |
| Oklahoma | 0 | Western Michigan | 2 | | |
| Western Michigan | 3 | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 3 | | | Illinois | 3 |
| | | | | Nebraska | 0 |
| Northern Iowa | 0 | | | | | Nebraska | 0 |
| Nebraska | 3 | | | | |
| Nebraska | 3 | Nebraska | 3 | | |
| | | Purdue | 0 | | |
| Purdue | 3 | Purdue | 0 | | |
| Penn State | 0 | | | | |

### South regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Texas | 3 | | | | |
| Florida State | 0 | | | | |
| Florida State | 0 | Texas | 3 | | |
| | | Florida | 0 | | |
| Florida | 3 | Florida | 0 | | |
| LSU | 2 | | | | |
| LSU | 2 | | | Texas | 3 |
| | | | | Kentucky | 1 |
| UT Arlington | 3 | | | | | Kentucky | 1 |
| Arizona State | 0 | | | | |
| Arizona State | 0 | UT Arlington | 1 | | |
| | | Kentucky | 3 | | |
| North Carolina State | 1 | Kentucky | 3 | | |
| Kentucky | 3 | | | | |

### West regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| BYU | 3 | | | | |
| Pepperdine | 0 | | | | |
| Pepperdine | 0 | BYU | 3 | | |
| | | UCLA | 1 | | |
| California | 1 | UCLA | 1 | | |
| UCLA | 3 | | | | |
| UCLA | 3 | | | BYU | 1 |
| | | | | Stanford | 3 |
| Colorado State | 3 | | | | | Stanford | 3 |
| Southern California | 2 | | | | |
| Southern California | 2 | Colorado State | 0 | | |
| | | Stanford | 3 | | |
| Oregon | 0 | Stanford | 3 | | |
| Stanford | 3 | | | | |

## Final Four - Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana

| National semifinals December 17 | National semifinals December 17 | National semifinals December 17 | National championship December 19 | National championship December 19 | National championship December 19 |
| Hawaiʻi | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | |
| Illinois | Illinois | 0 | | | |
| Illinois | Illinois | 0 | Hawaiʻi | Hawaiʻi | 3 |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 1 |
| Texas | Texas | 2 | Stanford | Stanford | 1 |
| Stanford | Stanford | 3 | | | |