1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship

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The 1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship was the national collegiate tournament that determined the top women's basketball team in the United States for the 1986–87 season.

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instanceOf NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
alsoKnownAs 1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament NERFINISHED
category 1987 in women's basketball
Basketball competitions in Texas
NCAA women's basketball championship tournaments NERFINISHED
Sports competitions in Austin, Texas
champion Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team NERFINISHED
championConference Southeastern Conference NERFINISHED
championSeed 2
coachTitleCount 1
competitionLevel NCAA Division I
country United States of America
surface form: United States
determines national champion of NCAA Division I women's basketball
finalFourCity Austin, Texas NERFINISHED
finalFourDateMonth March 1987
finalFourHostInstitution University of Texas at Austin NERFINISHED
finalFourVenue Frank Erwin Center NERFINISHED
finalGameType national championship game
finalScore 67–44
followedBy 1988 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship NERFINISHED
gender women's
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
headCoachOfChampion Pat Summitt NERFINISHED
hostCityState Austin, Texas NERFINISHED
level college
mostOutstandingPlayer Tonya Edwards NERFINISHED
mostOutstandingPlayerTeam Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team NERFINISHED
numberOfFinalFourTeamsFromHostState 1 GENERATED
numberOfTeams 64
organizedBy National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED
precededBy 1986 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship NERFINISHED
regionFormat four regional brackets
runnerUp Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team NERFINISHED
runnerUpConference American South Conference NERFINISHED
season 1986–87 NCAA women's basketball season
semifinalist Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball NERFINISHED
Texas Longhorns women's basketball NERFINISHED
shortName 1987 NCAA women's basketball tournament NERFINISHED
sport basketball
televisionCoverage CBS NERFINISHED
ESPN NERFINISHED
titleCountForChampion 1
tournamentFormat single-elimination
venueCapacityApprox 16000
year 1987

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1988 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship precededBy 1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship