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1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament

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1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, California
Quarterfinals siteCampus sites
Campus sites
ChampionsLong Beach State (1st title)
Winning coachJoan Bonvicini (1st title)
MVPPenny Toler (Long Beach State)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Long Beach State 17 1   .944 33 3   .917
Hawaii 13 5   .722 21 7   .750
UNLV 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Fresno State 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
UC Irvine 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Cal State Fullerton 9 9   .500 12 16   .429
San Diego State 9 9   .500 13 16   .448
Pacific 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
UC Santa Barbara 1 17   .056 4 22   .154
San Jose State 1 17   .056 3 23   .115
1987 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament took place March 4–7, 1987. The quarterfinal round was played at the home arena of the higher seed, while the semifinals and championship were held at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Long Beach State cruised to the tournament title and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 49ers would go on to reach the Final Four.

Format

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The top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament.

All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 5
Semifinals (Re-Seeded)
Friday, March 6
Championship game
Saturday, March 7
         
1 Long Beach State 123
8 Pacific 65
1 Long Beach State 108
7 San Diego State 74
4 Fresno State 64
5 UC Irvine 49
1 Long Beach State 98
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 UNLV 57
3 UNLV 85
6 Cal State Fullerton 51
4 Fresno State 69
3 UNLV 86
2 Hawaii 62
7 San Diego State 68

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All-Tournament Team

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  • Cindy Brown, Long Beach State
  • Angela Christian, UNLV
  • Shannon McGee, Fresno State
  • Brook Meadows, San Diego State
  • Shannon Smith, Long Beach State
  • Penny Toler, Long Beach State (MVP)

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Big West Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big West Conference. p. 30. Retrieved June 9, 2024.