1987 NAIA women's basketball tournament

1987 (1987) NAIA women's basketball tournament

Teams	16
Finals site	Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	SW Oklahoma State Bulldogs (4th title, 4th title game, 4th Fab Four)
Runner-up	North Georgia Saints (1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix (1st Fab Four) Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (1st Fab Four)
Coach of the year	John Loftin (SW Oklahoma State)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Susie Klaubauf (Wisconsin–Green Bay)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Brenda Hill (North Georgia)
Top scorer	Brenda Hill (North Georgia) (115 points)
NAIA women's tournaments «1986 1988»

The 1987 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the seventh annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.

SW Oklahoma State defeated North Georgia in the championship game, 60–58, to claim the Bulldogs' fourth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri.

Qualification

See also: 1986–87 NAIA women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.

The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals.

Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
	1	Wayland Baptist	95
		St. Joseph's (ME)	61
						1	Wayland Baptist	73
						8	Wisconsin–Green Bay	74
		Auburn Montgomery	61
	8	Wisconsin–Green Bay	87
											8	Wisconsin–Green Bay	76
											4	North Georgia	85
	5	Wingate	66
		Fresno Pacific	52
						5	Wingate	51
						4	North Georgia	82
		IUPUI	70
	4	North Georgia	86
																4	North Georgia	58
																2	SW Oklahoma State	60
	3	Saginaw Valley	87
		Bluefield State	70
						3	Saginaw Valley	56
						6	Arkansas Tech	58
		Bemidji State	68
	6	Arkansas Tech	69
											6	Arkansas Tech	58
											2	SW Oklahoma State	70
	7	Western Oregon State	80													National third place
		St. Ambrose	90
							St. Ambrose	63								8	Wisconsin–Green Bay	82
						2	SW Oklahoma State	78								6	Arkansas Tech	56
		Kearney State	69
	2	SW Oklahoma State	74*

See also

• 1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1987 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1987 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1987 NAIA men's basketball tournament