1987 National Invitation Tournament

1987 National Invitation Tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Southern Miss (1st title)
Runner-up	La Salle (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Nebraska (2nd semifinal) Arkansas-Little Rock (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	M. K. Turk (1st title)
MVP	Randolph Keys Southern Miss
National Invitation Tournaments «1986  1988»

The 1987 National Invitation Tournament was the 1987 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.

Participants
Akron
Arkansas
Arkansas-Little Rock
Arkansas State
Baylor
Boise State
California
Cal State Fullerton
Chattanooga
Cleveland State
Florida State
Illinois State
Jacksonville
James Madison
La Salle
Marquette
Mississippi
Montana State
Nebraska
New Mexico
Niagara
Oregon State
Rhode Island
Saint Louis
Saint Peter's
Seton Hall
Southern Miss
Stephen F. Austin
Utah
Vanderbilt
Villanova
Washington

Brackets/Results

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Niagara	74
		Seton Hall	65
							Niagara	81
							La Salle	89
		La Salle	86
		Villanova	84
												La Salle	70
												Illinois State	50
		Cleveland State	92
		Chattanooga	73
							Cleveland State	77
							Illinois State	79
		Illinois State	79
		Akron	72

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Arkansas-Little Rock	42
		Baylor	41
							Arkansas-Little Rock	54
							Stephen F. Austin	48
		Stephen F. Austin	70
		James Madison	63
												Arkansas-Little Rock	80
												California	73
		Oregon State	85
		New Mexico	82
							Oregon State	62
							California	65
		California	72
		Cal State Fullerton	68

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Vanderbilt	74
		Jacksonville	72
							Vanderbilt	109
							Florida State	92
		Florida State	107
		Rhode Island	92
												Vanderbilt	88
												Southern Miss	95
		Saint Louis	76
		Saint Peter's	60
							Saint Louis	78
							Southern Miss	83
		Southern Miss	93
		Mississippi	75

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Nebraska	78
		Marquette	76
							Nebraska	78
							Arkansas	71
		Arkansas	67
		Arkansas State	64
												Nebraska	81
												Washington	76
		Washington	98
		Montana State	90
							Washington	73
							Boise State	68
		Boise State	62
		Utah	61

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		La Salle	92
		Arkansas-Little Rock	73
							La Salle	80
							Southern Miss	84
		Southern Miss	82
		Nebraska	75

• Third Place - Nebraska 76, Arkansas-Little Rock 67