1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1986 and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans 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

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[3]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
AMCU–8 Southwest Missouri State Winston Garland, Southwest Missouri State Charlie Spoonhour, Southwest Missouri State 1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament Hammons Student Center
(Springfield, Missouri)
Southwest Missouri State
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple Nate Blackwell, Temple[4] John Chaney, Temple 1987 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
)
Temple
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Horace Grant, Clemson[5] Cliff Ellis, Clemson 1987 ACC men's basketball tournament Capital Centre
(Landover, Maryland)
NC State
Big East Conference Georgetown, Pittsburgh &
Syracuse
Reggie Williams, Georgetown[6] John Thompson, Georgetown 1987 Big East men's basketball tournament
New York City, New York
)
Georgetown
Big Eight Conference Missouri Danny Manning, Kansas[7] Norm Stewart, Missouri 1987 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament )
(Semifinals and Finals)
Missouri
Big Sky Conference Montana State Tom Domako, Montana State[8] Bobby Dye, Boise State & Jim Boutin, Idaho State 1987 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Walkup Skydome
(Flagstaff, Arizona)
Idaho State
Big South Conference Baptist
Campbell
Billy Lee, Campbell 1987 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Savannah Civic Center
(Savannah, Georgia)
Baptist
Big Ten Conference Indiana & Purdue Dennis Hopson, Ohio State Tom Davis, Iowa No Tournament
Colonial Athletic Association
Navy David Robinson, Navy John Thurston, James Madison 1987 CAA men's basketball tournament Hampton Coliseum
(Hampton, Virginia)
Navy
East Coast Conference Bucknell Daren Queenan, Lehigh &
Ron Simpson, Rider
Charlie Woollum, Bucknell 1987 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Towson Center
(Towson, Maryland)
Bucknell
ECAC Metro Marist Rik Smits, Marist Dave Magarity, Marist 1987 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
McCann Field House
(Poughkeepsie, New York
)
Marist
ECAC North Atlantic Northeastern Reggie Lewis, Northeastern[9] Karl Fogel, Northeastern 1987 ECAC North men's basketball tournament
Boston, Massachusetts
)
Northeastern
Ivy League Penn Perry Bromwell, Penn[10] None selected No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Saint Peter's Kevin Houston, Army[11] Ted Fiore, Saint Peter's 1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Fairfield
Metro Conference Louisville Herbert Crook, Louisville Larry Finch, Memphis State 1987 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Freedom Hall
(Louisville, Kentucky)
Memphis State
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan Booker James, Western Michigan[12] Charlie Coles, Central Michigan 1987 MAC men's basketball tournament Centennial Hall
(Toledo, Ohio)
Central Michigan
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard George Cale, North Carolina A&T A. B. Williamson, Howard 1987 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina
)
North Carolina A&T
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Evansville & Loyola (IL) Andre Moore, Loyola (IL)[13] Jim Crews, Evansville 1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
Indianapolis, Indiana
)
Xavier
Missouri Valley Conference Tulsa Hersey Hawkins, Bradley[14] Eddie Fogler, Wichita State 1987 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Tulsa Convention Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma
)
Wichita State
Ohio Valley Conference Middle Tennessee State Bob McCann, Morehead State[15] Max Good, Eastern Kentucky 1987 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Murphy Center
(Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
Austin Peay
Pacific-10 Conference UCLA José Ortiz, Oregon State[16] Walt Hazzard, UCLA 1987 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Pauley Pavilion
(Los Angeles, California)
UCLA
Pacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV
Armon Gilliam, UNLV[17]
Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament ) UNLV
Southeastern Conference Alabama Derrick McKey, Alabama[18] Wimp Sanderson, Alabama 1987 SEC men's basketball tournament
Atlanta, Georgia
)
Alabama
Southern Conference Marshall Gay Elmore, VMI[19] Butch Estes, Furman 1987 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina
)
Marshall
Southland Conference Louisiana Tech
McNeese State[20]
Tommy Joe Eagles, Louisiana Tech 1987 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Thomas Assembly Center
(Ruston, Louisiana)
Louisiana Tech
Southwest Conference TCU Carven Holcombe, TCU Jim Killingsworth, TCU 1987 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Dallas, Texas
)
Texas A&M
Southwestern Athletic Conference Grambling State
Southern[21]
Bob Hopkins, Grambling State 1987 SWAC men's basketball tournament Southern
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky Tellis Frank, Western Kentucky[22] Murray Arnold, Western Kentucky 1987 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament E. A. Diddle Arena
(Bowling Green, Kentucky)
UAB
Trans America Athletic Conference
Arkansas–Little Rock Brian Newton, Georgia Southern[23] Frank Kerns, Georgia Southern 1987 TAAC men's basketball tournament Barton Coliseum
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
Georgia Southern
West Coast Athletic Conference San Diego Scott Thompson, San Diego[24] Hank Egan, San Diego 1987 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
War Memorial Gymnasium
(San Francisco, California
)
Santa Clara
Western Athletic Conference UTEP Fennis Dembo, Wyoming[25] Don Haskins, UTEP 1987 WAC men's basketball tournament The Pit
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Wyoming

Statistical leaders

Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
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
Field goal percentage
Three-point field goal percentage
Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
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

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Conference standings

1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 13 1   .929 28 6   .824
Cleveland State 10 4   .714 25 8   .758
Illinois-Chicago
9 5   .643 17 15   .531
Wisconsin–Green Bay
8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Northern Iowa 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
Valparaiso
4 10   .286 12 16   .429
Eastern Illinois 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
Western Illinois 2 12   .143 12 16   .429
1987 AMCU-8 tournament winner
1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 14 0   1.000 32 4   .889
No. 13
Clemson
10 4   .714 25 6   .806
No. 17 Duke 9 5   .643 24 9   .727
Virginia 8 6   .571 21 10   .677
Georgia Tech 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
NC State 6 8   .429 20 14   .588
Wake Forest 2 12   .143 14 15   .483
Maryland 0 14   .000 9 17   .346
AP Poll
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
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
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
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 State
2 6   .250 6 22   .214
Augusta State
3 11   .214 8 19   .296
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[28]
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
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
Rider 8 6   .571 12 16   .429
Lehigh
8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Drexel 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Towson State
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
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
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
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
AP Poll
1986–87 MEAC 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
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
AP Poll[29]
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
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
9 5   .643 19 11   .633
Austin Peay 8 6   .571 14 14   .500
Morehead State 8 6   .571 14 14   .500
Murray State 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Youngstown State 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Tennessee Tech 1 13   .071 7 20   .259
Tennessee State - -   15 12   .556
1987 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[30]
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[31]
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
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
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
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
AP Poll
1986–87 SWAC 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 A&M 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
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
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
AP Poll

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four -
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

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Canisius Nick Macarchuk Marty Marbach
George Mason Joe Harrington Rick Barnes
Long Beach State Ron Palmer Joe Harrington
Providence Rick Pitino Gordon Chiesa Following a season in which he led Providence to the Final Four, Pitino accepted the head coaching position for the New York Knicks.[32] He was replaced with top assistant Chiesa.

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