1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1987 and ended with the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri on April 4, 1988.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1987–88, the following rules changes were implemented:

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[1]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Syracuse
2 Purdue
3 North Carolina
4 Pittsburgh
5 Kentucky
6 Indiana
7 Kansas
8 Missouri
9 Michigan
10 Wyoming
11 Iowa
12 Temple
13 Louisville
14 Florida
15 Duke
16 Georgetown
17 Arizona
18 Georgia Tech
19 Oklahoma
20 DePaul

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1987–88 season.

School Former conference New conference
Arkansas State Southland Conference American South Conference
Lamar Southland Conference American South Conference
Louisiana Tech Southland Conference American South Conference
New Orleans NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
SW Louisiana NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
Texas-Rio Grande Valley NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
UCF NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference

Regular season

Conference standings

1987-88 American South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana Tech †7–3 .700  22–9  .710
New Orleans7–3 .700  21–11  .656
Lamar5–5 .500  20–11  .645
Arkansas State4–6 .400  21–14  .600
Texas-Rio Grande Valley4–6 .400  14–14  .500
Louisiana-Lafayette3–7 .300  12–16  .429
† 1988 American South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[2]
1987–88 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Missouri State12–2 .857  22–7  .759
Cleveland State11–3 .786  22–8  .733
Wisconsin–Green Bay9–5 .643  18–9  .667
Eastern Illinois7–7 .500  17–11  .607
Western Illinois6–8 .429  15–12  .556
Northern Iowa4–10 .286  10–18  .357
Illinois-Chicago4–10 .286  8–20  .286
Valparaiso3–11 .214  12–16  .429
† 1988 AMCU-8 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Temple †18–0 1.000  32–2  .941
Rhode Island14–4 .778  28–7  .800
West Virginia12–6 .667  18–14  .563
Saint Joseph's9–9 .500  15–14  .517
Penn State9–9 .500  13–14  .481
George Washington7–11 .389  13–15  .464
St. Bonaventure7–11 .389  13–15  .464
Duquesne6–12 .333  11–21  .344
UMass5–13 .278  10–17  .370
Rutgers3–15 .167  7–22  .241
† 1988 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 North Carolina11–3 .786  27–7  .794
No. 14 NC State10–4 .714  24–8  .750
No. 5 Duke †9–5 .643  28–7  .800
Georgia Tech8–6 .571  22–10  .688
Maryland6–8 .429  18–13  .581
Virginia5–9 .357  13–18  .419
Clemson4–10 .286  14–15  .483
Wake Forest3–11 .214  10–18  .357
† 1988 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh12–4 .750  24–7  .774
No. 9 Syracuse†11–5 .688  26–9  .743
Georgetown9–7 .563  20–10  .667
Villanova9–7 .563  24–13  .649
St. John's8–8 .500  17–12  .586
Seton Hall8–8 .500  22–13  .629
Boston College6–10 .375  18–15  .545
Providence5–11 .313  11–17  .393
Connecticut4–12 .250  20–14  .588
† 1988 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[3]; Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma†12–2 .857  35–4  .897
No. 20 Kansas State11–3 .786  25–9  .735
Kansas9–5 .643  27–11  .711
Missouri7–7 .500  19–11  .633
Iowa State6–8 .429  20–12  .625
Oklahoma State4–10 .286  14–16  .467
Nebraska4–10 .286  13–18  .419
Colorado3–11 .214  7–21  .250
† 1988 Big Eight Tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
1987-88 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Boise State †13–3 .813  24–6  .800
Idaho11–5 .688  19–11  .633
Montana State10–6 .625  19–11  .633
Idaho State8–8 .500  15–13  .536
Nevada8–8 .500  15–13  .536
Montana7–9 .438  18–11  .621
Northern Arizona7–9 .438  10–18  .357
Weber State6–10 .375  9–21  .300
Eastern Washington2–14 .125  6–21  .222
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[4]
1987–88 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Coastal Carolina9–3 .750  17–11  .607
Baptist College8–4 .667  17–12  .586
Radford8–4 .667  16–14  .533
Winthrop †5–7 .417  17–13  .567
UNC Asheville5–7 .417  13–15  .464
Augusta State4–8 .333  8–18  .308
Campbell3–9 .250  11–16  .407
† 1988 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Purdue16–2 .889  29–4  .879
No. 10 Michigan13–5 .722  26–8  .765
No. 17 Iowa12–6 .667  24–10  .706
No. 16 Illinois12–6 .667  23–10  .697
Indiana11–7 .611  19–10  .655
Ohio State9–9 .500  20–13  .606
Wisconsin6–12 .333  12–16  .429
Michigan State5–13 .278  10–18  .357
Minnesota4–14 .222  10–18  .357
Northwestern2–16 .111  7–21  .250
Rankings from AP Poll
1987-88 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Richmond †11–3 .786  26–7  .788
American9–5 .643  14–14  .500
George Mason9–5 .643  20–10  .667
North Carolina-Wilmington8–6 .571  15–14  .517
Navy6–8 .429  12–16  .429
James Madison5–9 .357  10–18  .357
William & Mary5–9 .357  10–19  .345
East Carolina3–11 .214  8–20  .286
† 1988 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[5]
1987–88 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lafayette11–3 .786  19–10  .655
Delaware9–5 .643  19–9  .679
Drexel9–5 .643  18–10  .643
Lehigh †8–6 .571  21–10  .677
Bucknell7–7 .500  16–12  .571
Rider6–8 .429  10–19  .345
Towson4–10 .286  14–16  .467
Hofstra2–12 .143  6–21  .222
† 1988 ECC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Siena16–2 .889  23–6  .793
Boston University †14–4 .778  23–8  .742
Hartford12–6 .667  15–16  .484
Niagara12–6 .667  15–15  .500
Northeastern11–7 .611  15–13  .536
Maine10–8 .556  13–15  .464
Canisius7–11 .389  7–20  .259
New Hampshire3–15 .167  4–25  .138
Colgate3–15 .167  4–23  .148
Vermont2–16 .111  3–24  .111
† 1988 ECAC North Tournament[6] winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Independent
1987–88 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cornell11–3 .786  17–10  .630
Dartmouth10–4 .714  18–8  .692
Princeton9–5 .643  17–9  .654
Yale8–6 .571  12–14  .462
Penn8–6 .571  10–16  .385
Harvard6–8 .429  11–15  .423
Brown2–12 .143  6–20  .231
Columbia2–12 .143  6–20  .231
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
La Salle †14–0 1.000  24–10  .706
Saint Peter's11–3 .786  20–9  .690
Fordham9–5 .643  18–15  .545
Holy Cross8–6 .571  14–15  .483
Iona5–9 .357  11–16  .407
Army4–10 .286  9–19  .321
Fairfield4–10 .286  8–20  .286
Manhattan1–13 .071  7–23  .233
† 1988 MAAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisville †9–3 .750  24–11  .686
Florida State7–5 .583  19–11  .633
South Carolina6–6 .500  19–10  .655
Virginia Tech6–6 .500  19–10  .655
Memphis State6–6 .500  20–12  .625
Southern Miss5–7 .417  19–11  .633
Cincinnati3–9 .250  11–17  .393
† 1988 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[7]
1987–88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 Xavier †9–1 .900  26–4  .867
Evansville6–4 .600  21–8  .724
Saint Louis5–5 .500  14–14  .500
Butler5–5 .500  14–14  .500
Loyola (IL)3–7 .300  13–16  .448
Detroit Mercy2–8 .200  7–23  .233
† 1988 MCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP
1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Michigan†14–2 .875  22–8  .733
Central Michigan10–6 .625  19–13  .594
Ohio9–7 .563  16–14  .533
Ball State8–8 .500  14–14  .500
Western Michigan7–9 .438  12–17  .414
Bowling Green7–9 .438  12–16  .429
Kent State6–10 .375  10–18  .357
Miami6–10 .375  9–18  .333
Toledo5–11 .313  15–12  .556
† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina A&T †16–0 1.000  26–3  .897
Florida A&M11–5 .688  22–8  .733
South Carolina State10–6 .625  16–13  .552
Howard9–7 .563  15–12  .556
Coppin State8–7 .533  13–14  .481
Morgan State7–8 .467  13–17  .433
Maryland-Eastern Shore5–11 .313  7–20  .259
Bethune-Cookman4–12 .250  6–21  .222
Delaware State1–15 .063  3–25  .107
† 1988 MEAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[8]
1987–88 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Bradley †12–2 .857  26–5  .839
Wichita State11–3 .786  20–10  .667
Illinois State9–5 .643  18–13  .581
Southern Illinois6–8 .429  12–16  .429
Creighton6–8 .429  16–16  .500
Drake5–9 .357  14–14  .500
Tulsa4–10 .286  8–20  .286
Indiana State3–11 .214  7–21  .250
† 1988 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[9]
1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson†13–3 .813  23–7  .767
Marist*13–3 .813  18–9  .667
Monmouth11–5 .688  16–13  .552
Robert Morris9–7 .563  14–14  .500
Long Island8–8 .500  14–14  .500
Loyola (MD)6–10 .375  8–22  .267
St. Francis (NY)5–11 .313  11–18  .379
Saint Francis (PA)4–12 .250  7–20  .259
Wagner3–13 .188  9–18  .333
† 1988 ECAC Metro Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament

1987–88 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Murray State12–4 .750  19–10  .655
Tennessee State11–5 .688  15–13  .536
Austin Peay †10–6 .625  19–11  .633
Middle Tennessee9–7 .563  15–12  .556
Tennessee-Martin9–7 .563  13–14  .481
Tennessee Tech7–9 .438  13–15  .464
Eastern Kentucky7–9 .438  13–14  .481
Southeast Missouri State5–11 .313  8–19  .296
Morehead State2–14 .125  7–20  .259
† 1996 Ohio Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[10]
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 UNLV15–3 .833  28–6  .824
UC Santa Barbara13–5 .722  22–8  .733
Utah State13–5 .722  21–10  .677
Long Beach State11–7 .611  17–12  .586
UC Irvine9–9 .500  16–14  .533
New Mexico State8–10 .444  16–16  .500
San Jose State8–10 .444  14–15  .483
Cal State Fullerton7–11 .389  12–17  .414
Fresno State6–12 .333  9–19  .321
Pacific0–18 .000  5–24  .172
† 1988 PCAA Tournament winner
1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Arizona †17–1 .944  35–3  .921
Oregon State12–6 .667  20–11  .645
UCLA12–6 .667  16–14  .533
Stanford11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Oregon10–8 .556  16–14  .533
Washington State7–11 .389  13–16  .448
Arizona State6–12 .333  13–16  .448
USC5–13 .278  7–21  .250
California5–13 .278  9–20  .310
Washington5–13 .278  10–19  .345
† 1988 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of April 15, 1988[11]; Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Kentucky †13–5 .722  27–6  .818
Auburn11–7 .611  19–11  .633
Florida11–7 .611  23–12  .657
LSU10–8 .556  16–14  .533
Vanderbilt10–8 .556  20–11  .645
Tennessee9–9 .500  16–13  .552
Georgia8–10 .444  20–16  .556
Ole Miss6–12 .333  13–16  .448
Alabama6–12 .333  14–17  .452
Mississippi State6–12 .333  14–15  .483
† 1988 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Marshall14–2 .875  24–8  .750
Furman11–5 .688  18–10  .643
Davidson9–7 .563  15–13  .536
East Tennessee State9–7 .563  14–15  .483
Appalachian State8–8 .500  16–13  .552
Chattanooga†8–8 .500  20–13  .606
VMI6–10 .375  13–17  .433
The Citadel5–11 .313  8–20  .286
Western Carolina2–14 .125  8–19  .296
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1988; Rankings from AP Poll
Southland Conference
1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
SMU †12–4 .750  28–7  .800
Arkansas11–5 .688  21–9  .700
Baylor11–5 .688  23–11  .676
Houston10–6 .625  18–13  .581
Texas10–6 .625  16–13  .552
Texas A&M8–8 .500  16–15  .516
Texas Tech4–12 .250  9–19  .321
TCU3–13 .188  9–19  .321
Rice3–13 .188  6–21  .222
† 1988 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987-88 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Southern †12–2 .857  24–7  .774
Texas Southern11–3 .786  21–8  .724
Grambling9–5 .643  13–17  .433
Jackson State7–7 .500  13–15  .464
Mississippi Valley State5–9 .357  8–20  .286
Alcorn State5–9 .357  8–21  .276
Alabama State4–10 .286  8–20  .286
Prairie View3–11 .214  5–22  .185
† 1988 SWAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[12]
1987–88 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Charlotte †11–3 .786  22–9  .710
VCU10–4 .714  23–12  .657
Old Dominion9–5 .643  18–12  .600
South Alabama8–6 .571  15–14  .517
UAB7–7 .500  16–15  .516
Western Kentucky6–8 .429  15–13  .536
South Florida3–11 .214  6–22  .214
Jacksonville2–12 .143  8–21  .276
† 1988 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[13]
Trans America Athletic Conference
1987–88 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Loyola Marymount †14–0 1.000  28–4  .875
Saint Mary's9–5 .643  19–9  .679
Santa Clara9–5 .643  20–11  .645
Pepperdine8–6 .571  17–13  .567
Gonzaga7–7 .500  16–12  .571
San Francisco5–9 .357  13–15  .464
San Diego3–11 .214  11–17  .393
Portland1–13 .071  6–22  .214
† 1988 WCAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 BYU13–3 .813  26–6  .813
No. 13 Wyoming †11–5 .688  26–6  .813
Utah11–5 .688  19–11  .633
UTEP10–6 .625  23–10  .697
New Mexico8–8 .500  22–14  .611
Colorado State8–8 .500  22–13  .629
San Diego State5–11 .313  12–17  .414
Air Force4–12 .250  11–17  .393
Hawaii2–14 .125  4–25  .138
† 1988 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[14]

Statistical leaders

Points Per Game
Rebounds Per Game
Assists Per Game
Steals Per Game
PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolSPG
Hersey HawkinsBradley36.3Kenny MillerLoyola (IL)13.5Avery JohnsonSouthern13.3Aldwin WareFlorida A&M4.9
Daren QueenanLehigh28.5Rodney MackSouth Carolina St.13.3Anthony ManuelBradley12.0Marty JohnsonTowson St.4.1
Anthony MasonTennessee St.28.0Jerome LanePittsburgh12.2Craig NealGeorgia Tech9.5Mookie BlaylockOklahoma3.8
Grant HaywardLoyola (IL)26.1Kenny SandersGeorge Mason11.7Corey GainesLoyola Marymount8.7Haywoode WorkmanOral Roberts3.6
Jeff MartinMurray St.26.0Randy WhiteLouisiana Tech11.6Howard EvansTemple8.6Avery JohnsonSouthern3.5
Blocked Shots Per Game
Field Goal Percentage
Three-Point FG Percentage
Free Throw Percentage
PlayerSchoolBPGPlayerSchoolFG%PlayerSchool3FG%PlayerSchoolFT%
Rodney BlakeSt. Joseph's4.0Arnell JonesBoise St.66.1Glenn TropfHoly Cross63.4Steve HensonKansas St.92.5
Rik SmitsMarist3.9Stanley BrundyDePaul65.8Steve KerrArizona57.3Archie TullosDetroit90.8
Mike BrownCanisius3.7Tony HolifieldIllinois St.64.8Mike JosephBucknell56.0Jay EdwardsIndiana90.8
Tim PerryTemple3.6Jarvis BasnightUNLV64.8Reginald JonesPrairie View A&M54.8Jim BartonDartmouth90.6
Roy BrowVirginia Tech3.6Eric LecknerWyoming64.4Dave OrlandiniPrinceton54.5LaBradford SmithLouisville90.5

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament

Final Four - Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E2 Duke 59
M6 Kansas 66
M6 Kansas 83
S1 Oklahoma 79
S1 Oklahoma 86
W1 Arizona 78

National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

Semifinals Finals
      
  Boston College 67
  Connecticut 73
  Connecticut 72
  Ohio State 67
  Ohio State 64
  Colorado State 62
Third place game
   
  Boston College 57
  Colorado State 58

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Sean Elliott F Junior Arizona
Gary Grant G Senior Michigan
Hersey Hawkins G Senior Bradley
Danny Manning F Senior Kansas
J.R. Reid F/C Sophomore North Carolina


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Danny Ferry F Junior Duke
Jerome Lane F Junior Pittsburgh
Mark Macon G Freshman Temple
Mitch Richmond G Senior Kansas State
Rony Seikaly C Senior Syracuse
Michael Smith F/C Junior Brigham Young

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

References

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