1987 NAIA men's basketball tournament

The 1987 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 50th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: est. 1994.

1987 NAIA bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Elite Eight					NAIA National Semifinals					NAIA National Championship
	1	Oklahoma City	101
	-	Northwood (Mich.)	66
						1	Oklahoma City	67
						16	Georgetown	67
	16	Georgetown (Ky.)	57
	-	Minnesota-Duluth	46
											16	Georgetown	81
	TOP TIER
											9	Trevecca Nazarene	66
	9	Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)	82
	-	Wayland Baptist (Tex.)	68
						9	Trevecca Nazarene	73'
						8	St. Mary’s	68
	8	St. Mary’s (Tex.)	74
	-	Rio Grande (Ohio)	54
																16	Georgetown	67
																4	West Virginia State	74
	-	Valley City State (N.D.)	63
	5	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	61
						-	Valley City State	84
						-	Waynesburg	86
	-	Waynesburg (Pa.)	108
	12	Kearney State (Neb.)	104
											-	Waynesburg	67
	TOP TIER
											4	West Virginia State	73
	13	Oregon Tech	67
	-	Northwestern (Iowa)	63
						13	Oregon Tech	90
						4	West Virginia State	92*
	4	West Virginia State	98
	-	Harding (Ark.)	86
																					4	West Virginia State	77
																					6	Washburn	79
	3	Biola (Calif.)	66
	-	St. Joseph’s (Maine)	78
						-	St. Joseph’s	66
						14	Auburn-Montgomery	76
	14	Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)	85
	-	Eureka (Ill.)	54
											6	Washburn	69
	BOTTOM TIER
											14	Auburn-Montgomery	61
	11	Southern Tech (Ga.)	56
	-	Taylor (Ind.)	65
						-	Taylor	44
						6	Washburn	74
	6	Washburn (Kan.)	87
	-	Cabrini (Pa.)	64
																6	Washburn	65
																10	Central Washington	63
	7	St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)	83
	-	William Carey (Miss.)	68
						7	St. Thomas Aquinas	83
						10	Central Washington	84
	10	Central Washington	86
	-	Atlantic Christian (N.C.)	83
											10	Central Washington	92
	BOTTOM TIER
											15	Hawaii-Hilo	75
	15	Hawaii-Hilo	82
	-	Missouri Southern State	79
						15	Hawaii-Hilo	65
						2	Charleston (S.C.)	57
	2	College of Charleston (S.C.)	67
	-	Western State (Colo.)	51

•  * denotes overtime.

3rd place game

The third place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

	NAIA Third Place Game
	14	Central Washington	79
	10	Georgetown	69