# 1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
Held during March 1987, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
North Park defeated Clark (MA), 106–100, to claim their record-fifth NCAA Division III national title.

## Bracket
### Regionals

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| SE Massachusetts | SE Massachusetts | 110 | | | |
| North Adams State | North Adams State | 82 | | | |
| North Adams State | North Adams State | 82 | SE Massachusetts | SE Massachusetts | 80 |
| | | | Clark | Clark | 88 |
| Clark | Clark | 108 | Clark | Clark | 88 |
| Norwich | Norwich | 76 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | North Adams State | North Adams State | 70 |
| | | | Norwich | Norwich | 89 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 53 | | | |
| Potsdam | Potsdam | 56 | | | |
| Potsdam | Potsdam | 56 | Potsdam | Potsdam | 86 |
| | | | Nazareth | Nazareth | 63 |
| Nazareth | Nazareth | 93 | Nazareth | Nazareth | 63 |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 81 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 77 |
| | | | Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 95 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Scranton | Scranton | 56 | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 67 | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 67 | Widener | Widener | 53 |
| | | | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 50 |
| Allegheny | Allegheny | 59 | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 50 |
| Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 77 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Scranton | Scranton | 97* |
| | | | Allegheny | Allegheny | 90 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Roanoke | Roanoke | 64 | | | |
| Stockton State | Stockton State | 67 | | | |
| Stockton State | Stockton State | 67 | Stockton State | Stockton State | 88 |
| | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 80 |
| Jersey City State | Jersey City State | 93 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 80 |
| Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 101 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Roanoke | Roanoke | 96 |
| | | | Jersey City State | Jersey City State | 82 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Rust | Rust | 68 | | | |
| Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 69 | | | |
| Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 69 | Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 64 |
| | | | North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 66 |
| Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 62 | North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 66 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 64 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Rust | Rust | 72 |
| | | | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 65 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Hope | Hope | 80 | | | |
| Otterbein | Otterbein | 95 | | | |
| Otterbein | Otterbein | 95 | Otterbein | Otterbein | 71 |
| | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 78 |
| Calvin | Calvin | 69 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 78 |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 70 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Hope | Hope | 90 |
| | | | Calvin | Calvin | 92* |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus | 70 | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 59 | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 59 | Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus | 72 |
| | | | Wartburg | Wartburg | 74 |
| Claremont Mudd Scripps | Claremont Mudd Scripps | 81 | Wartburg | Wartburg | 74 |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 91 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 60 |
| | | | Claremont Mudd Scripps | Claremont Mudd Scripps | 75 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| North Park | North Park | 91 | | | |
| Ripon | Ripon | 81 | | | |
| Ripon | Ripon | 81 | North Park | North Park | 82 |
| | | | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 77 |
| DePauw | DePauw | 61 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 77 |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 69 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Ripon | Ripon | 66 |
| | | | DePauw | DePauw | 77 |

### National finals

| National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| Clark | Clark | 65 | | | | | | |
| Potsdam | Potsdam | 63 | | | | | | |
| Potsdam | Potsdam | 63 | Clark | Clark | 77 | | | |
| | | | Stockton State | Stockton State | 71 | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 65 | Stockton State | Stockton State | 71 | | | |
| Stockton State | Stockton State | 68* | | | | | | |
| Stockton State | Stockton State | 68* | | | | Clark | Clark | 100 |
| | | | | | | North Park | North Park | 106 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 64 | | | | | | | North Park | North Park | 106 |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 77 | | | |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 77 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 70 | National third-place game | National third-place game | National third-place game |
| | | | North Park | North Park | 75 |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 63 | North Park | North Park | 75 | Stockton State | Stockton State | 80 |
| North Park | North Park | 88 | | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 82* |

## All tournament team

* Michael Starks, North Park
* Mike Barach, North Park
* Steve Iannarino, Wittenberg
* Kermit Sharp, Clark (MA)
* Donald Ellison, Stockton State