The 1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States .
Held during March 1987, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan .[ 1]
North Park defeated Clark (MA) , 106–100, to claim their record-fifth NCAA Division III national title.
First Round Regional Championship Hope 80 Otterbein 95 Otterbein 71 Wittenberg 78 Calvin 69 Wittenberg 70 Regional Third-place Hope 90 Calvin 92*
National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship Clark 65 Potsdam 63 Clark 77 Stockton State 71 Widener 65 Stockton State 68* Clark 100 North Park 106 North Carolina Wesleyan 64 Wittenberg 77 Wittenberg 70 National third-place game North Park 75 Wartburg 63 Stockton State 80 North Park 88 Wittenberg 82*
All tournament team [ edit ] Michael Starks , North Park Mike Barach, North Park Steve Iannarino, Wittenberg Kermit Sharp, Clark (MA) Donald Ellison, Stockton State