The 1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 11 and ended on March 29. The tournament featured 40 teams. The Final Four consisted of Texas, Tennessee

Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball

The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA women's basketball competition...

, Louisiana Tech, and Long Beach State, with Tennessee winning its first title with a 67-44 victory over Louisiana Tech. Tennessee's Tonya Edwards

Tonya Edwards

Tonya Edwards is a former professional basketball player and is currently a college coach.- Professional career :...

 was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

East Regional - Fayetteville, NC (Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium)

Midwest Regional - Northeast Louisiana University - Monroe, LA (Fant–Ewing Coliseum)

Mideast Regional - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN (Stokely Athletic Center

Stokely Athletic Center

The Stokely Athletic Center is an on-campus arena located at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Prior to the opening of Thompson-Boling Arena in 1987, it was home to the men's and women's basketball teams starting. In 2008, the Lady Vol volleyball team also left Stokely for...

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West Regional - University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in the University Park neighborhood, of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park. It is located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, just south of the campus of the University of Southern California.-History:The Los Angeles...

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Final Four - University of Texas - Austin, TX (Frank Erwin Center

Frank Erwin Center

Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin...

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