# 1987 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 29th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.
Clemson Tigers won their second national title, defeating San Diego State in the championship game, 2–0.
The final match was played on December 6 at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.

## Qualifying

No teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

## Bracket

* Home teams are indicated by *

### Regional 1

| Second round November 21 | Second round November 21 | Second round November 21 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Quarterfinals November 29 |
| | Hartwick | 0 | | |
| | Adelphi (ot) | 1 | | |
| | | | Adelphi | 0 |
| | | | Harvard | 3 |
| | Harvard (ot) | 1 | | |
| * | Connecticut | 0 | | |

### Regional 2

| First round November 15 | First round November 15 | First round November 15 | Second round November 21 | Second round November 21 | Second round November 21 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Quarterfinals November 29 |
| | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | |
| * | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | |
| * | Fresno State | 0 | | UCLA (forfeit) | | | | |
| | | | | UNLV | | | | |
| | San Francisco | 0 | | UNLV | | | | |
| * | UNLV | 1 | | | | | | |
| * | UNLV | 1 | | | | | UCLA | 1 |
| | | | | | | * | San Diego State | 2 |
| | San Diego State | 2 | | | | | | | * | San Diego State | 2 |
| * | Saint Louis | 1 | | | | | | |
| * | Saint Louis | 1 | | San Diego State (pen.) | 3 | | | |
| | | | * | SMU | 3 | | | |

### Regional 3

| First round November 15 | First round November 15 | First round November 15 | Second round November 21–22 | Second round November 21–22 | Second round November 21–22 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Quarterfinals November 29 |
| | Clemson | 2 | | | | | | |
| * | Evansville | 1 | | | | | | |
| * | Evansville | 1 | | Clemson | 2 | | | |
| | | | * | Indiana | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | * | Clemson | 3 |
| | | | | | | | Rutgers | 2 |
| | | | | Seton Hall | 1 | | | |
| | | | * | Rutgers | 2 | | | |

### Regional 4

| First round November 15 | First round November 15 | First round November 15 | Second round November 22 | Second round November 22 | Second round November 22 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Quarterfinals November 29 |
| | NC State | 0 | | | | | | |
| * | South Carolina | 1 | | | | | | |
| * | South Carolina | 1 | * | South Carolina | 1 | | | |
| | | | | North Carolina | 2 | | | |
| | North Carolina | 2 | | North Carolina | 2 | | | |
| * | Duke | 0 | | | | | | |
| * | Duke | 0 | | | | | North Carolina | 1 |
| | | | | | | * | Loyola Maryland | 0 |
| | George Mason | 0 | | | | | | | * | Loyola Maryland | 0 |
| * | Virginia | 2 | | | | | | |
| * | Virginia | 2 | | Virginia | 0 | | | |
| | | | * | Loyola Maryland | 1 | | | |
| | William & Mary | 0 | * | Loyola Maryland | 1 | | | |
| * | Loyola Maryland | 1 | | | | | | |

### College Cup

| National Semifinals December 5 | National Semifinals December 5 | National Final December 6 | National Final December 6 |
| Harvard | 1 | | |
| San Diego State (pen.) | 1 | | |
| San Diego State (pen.) | 1 | San Diego State | 0 |
| | | Clemson | 2 |
| Clemson | 4 | Clemson | 2 |
| North Carolina | 1 | | |