1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
| Finals site |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Champions |
Syracuse (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Final Four) |
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| Runner-up |
Indiana (5th title game, 6th Final Four) |
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| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Bob Knight (3rd title) | ||||
| MOP | Keith Smart Indiana | ||||
| Attendance | 654,744 | ||||
| Top scorers |
Steve Alford Indiana Rony Seikaly Syracuse (138 points) |
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The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 63 games were played.
Indiana, coached by Bob Knight, won the national title with a 74-73 victory in the final game over Syracuse, coached by Jim Boeheim. Keith Smart of Indiana, who hit the game-winner in the final seconds, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The tournament also featured a "Cinderella team" in the Final Four, as Providence College, led by a then-unknown Rick Pitino, made their first Final Four appearance since 1973. This was also the last tournament in which teams were allowed to have home court advantage: Syracuse (2E), DePaul (3MW), Arizona (10W) and UAB (11SE) all opened the tournament playing on their home courts. The 1987 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was also the first tournament to use the Three-Point Shot.
* – Denotes overtime period
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