1987 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
# 1987 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the seventh annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among its Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1987 NCAA Division I field hockey season.

Maryland won their first championship, defeating hosts North Carolina in the final, 2–1 after one overtime period.

The championship rounds were held at Navy Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

## Qualifying

| Team | Record | Appearance | Previous |
| - | - | - | - |
| Iowa | 16–3–2 | 6th | 1986 |
| Maryland | 15–4–1 | 2nd | 1985 |
| Massachusetts | 11–5–3 | 7th | 1986 |
| New Hampshire | 10–6–1 | 5th | 1986 |
| North Carolina | 17–1 | 5th | 1986 |
| Northwestern | 13–5–3 | 6th | 1986 |
| Old Dominion | 15–4–2 | 7th | 1986 |
| Penn State | 14–4–2 | 6th | 1986 |
| Providence | 18–0–3 | 1st | Never |
| Stanford | 10–5–1 | 3rd | 1986 |
| Virginia | 12–3 | 4th | 1985 |
| West Chester | 18–2–1 | 2nd | 1986 |

## Bracket

| First round November 14 Campus sites | First round November 14 Campus sites | Second round November 15 Campus sites | Second round November 15 Campus sites | Semifinals November 21 Chapel Hill, NC | Semifinals November 21 Chapel Hill, NC | | Championship November 22 Chapel Hill, NC | Championship November 22 Chapel Hill, NC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Old Dominion | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | 0 | North Carolina | 3 | | | | | |
| Chapel Hill, NC regional | Chapel Hill, NC regional | North Carolina | 3 | | | | | |
| Chapel Hill, NC regional | Chapel Hill, NC regional | Old Dominion | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | North Carolina | 3 | | | |
| | | | | Massachusetts | 0 | | | |
| Massachusetts | 2 | | | | | Massachusetts | 0 | | | |
| New Hampshire | 0 | | | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | 0 | Providence | 1 | | | | | |
| Durham, NH regional | Durham, NH regional | Providence | 1 | | | | | |
| Durham, NH regional | Durham, NH regional | Massachusetts | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | North Carolina | 1 |
| | | | | | | | Maryland (OT) | 2 |
| Northwestern | 2 | | | | | | | | Maryland (OT) | 2 |
| Stanford | 0 | | | | |
| Stanford | 0 | Iowa | 1 | | |
| Iowa City, IA regional | Iowa City, IA regional | Iowa | 1 | | |
| Iowa City, IA regional | Iowa City, IA regional | Northwestern | 0 | | |
| | | | | Iowa | 1 |
| | | | | Maryland | 2 |
| West Chester | 2 | | | Maryland | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Penn State | 0 | | | | |
| Penn State | 0 | Maryland | 2 | | | | Massachusetts | 3 |
| West Chester, PA regional | West Chester, PA regional | Maryland | 2 | | | | Massachusetts | 3 |
| West Chester, PA regional | West Chester, PA regional | West Chester | 1 | | | | Iowa | 1 |
