1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | , Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (5th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Gannon Knights (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Wayne Chapman (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Sam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan) | ||||
| Attendance | 65,162 | ||||
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The 1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1986–87 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Kentucky Wesleyan's Sam Smith named the Most Outstanding Player.
