1987 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

1987 NCAA Women's Division I
Volleyball Tournament

1987 NCAA Final Four logo
Champions Hawaiʻi (3rd title)
Runner-Up Stanford (3rd title match)
Semifinalists Illinois (1st Final Four)
Texas (2nd Final Four)
Winning Coach Dave Shoji (3rd title)
NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournaments
«1986  1988»

The 1987 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 19, 1987 when Hawaiʻi defeated Stanford 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.[1]

Hawaiʻi won the school's third national title in women's volleyball, while Stanford finished as runners-up for the third time in four years. Hawaiʻi was led by AVCA National Player of the Year Teee Williams' 17 kills.

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Brackets

Northwest regional

  First Round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                           
     Hawaiʻi 3  
   Arizona 0  
     Hawaiʻi 3  
     Cal Poly 0  
   Cal Poly 3
     UCSB 1  
       Hawaiʻi 3
     Pacific 1
     San Jose State 3  
   Idaho State 0  
     San Jose State 0
     Pacific 3  
   Long Beach State 0
     Pacific 3  

Mideast regional

  First Round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                           
     Illinois 3  
   Pittsburgh 1  
     Illinois 3  
     Western Michigan 2  
   Oklahoma 0
     Western Michigan 3  
       Illinois 3
     Nebraska 0
     Northern Iowa 0  
   Nebraska 3  
     Nebraska 3
     Purdue 0  
   Purdue 3
     Penn State 0  

South regional

  First Round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                           
     Texas 3  
   Florida State 0  
     Texas 3  
     Florida 0  
   Florida 3
     LSU 2  
       Texas 3
     Kentucky 1
     Texas-Arlington 3  
   Arizona State 0  
     Texas-Arlington 1
     Kentucky 3  
   North Carolina State 1
     Kentucky 3  

West regional

  First Round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                           
     BYU 3  
   Pepperdine 0  
     BYU 3  
     UCLA 1  
   California 1
     UCLA 3  
       BYU 1
     Stanford 3
     Colorado State 3  
   Southern California 2  
     Colorado State 0
     Stanford 3  
   Oregon 0
     Stanford 3  

Final Four - Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana

  National Semifinals
December 17
National Championship
December 19
                 
 Hawaiʻi 3  
 Illinois 0  
     Hawaiʻi 3
   Stanford 1
 Texas 2
 Stanford 3  

See also

References

  1. ^ (12-20-1987). "Hawaii defeats Stanford to win volleyball title". Los Angeles Times.