1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1986 and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans on March 30, 1987.

Season headlines

 * All NCAA tournament teams are subject to drug testing for the first time.

Major rule changes
Beginning in 1986–87, the following rules changes were implemented:
 * The three-point field goal was introduced and set at 19 feet from the center of the basket.
 * A television replay could be used to prevent or rectify a scorer’s or timer’s mistake or a malfunction of the clock.

Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.

Major player of the year awards

 * Wooden Award: David Robinson, Navy
 * Naismith Award: David Robinson, Navy
 * Associated Press Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
 * UPI Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
 * NABC Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
 * Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): David Robinson, Navy
 * Adolph Rupp Trophy: David Robinson, Navy
 * Sporting News Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy

Major coach of the year awards

 * Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tom Davis, Iowa
 * UPI Coach of the Year: John Thompson, Georgetown
 * Henry Iba Award (USBWA): John Chaney, Temple
 * NABC Coach of the Year: Rick Pitino, Providence
 * Naismith College Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana
 * CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Joey Meyer, DePaul
 * Sporting News Coach of the Year: Rick Pitino, Providence

Other major awards

 * Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Muggsy Bogues, Wake Forest
 * Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Nate Blackwell, Temple
 * NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Mark Jackson, St. John's and Kevin Houston, Army

Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.