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1987 NAIA women's basketball tournament

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1987 (1987) NAIA women's basketball tournament
Teams16
Finals siteKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsSW Oklahoma State Bulldogs (4th title, 4th title game,
4th Fab Four)
Runner-upNorth Georgia Saints (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearJohn Loftin (SW Oklahoma State)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Susie Klaubauf (Wisconsin–Green Bay)
Chuck Taylor MVPBrenda Hill (North Georgia)
Top scorerBrenda 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.[1]

Qualification

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 13, 2022.