1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Tournament dates

March 12, 1987 – March 30, 1987

National Championship

Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana

NCAA Champions

Indiana

Other champions

Southern Miss (NIT)

Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)

David Robinson, Navy

NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1985–86	1987–88»

1986–87 AMCU-8 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 Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 North Carolina	14	–	0	1.000	32	–	4	.889
#13 Clemson	10	–	4	.714	25	–	6	.806
#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

† 1987 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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

† 1987 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Georgetown†	12	–	4	.750	29	–	5	.853
#12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
#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

† 1987 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 1987; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Big Eight men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Missouri †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	10	.706
#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 College †	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	2	–	6	.250	6	–	22	.214
Augusta State	3	–	11	.214	8	–	19	.296

† 1987 Big South Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Big Ten men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	30	–	4	.882
#7 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	25	–	5	.833
#6 Iowa	14	–	4	.778	30	–	5	.857
#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; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 PCAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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

The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1986 and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 30, 1987.

Beginning in 1986–87, the following rules changes were implemented:

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.

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