1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champion
Amana-Hawkeye Classic champion
Anteater Classic champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record30–5 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPs
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Indiana 15 3   .833 30 4   .882
No. 7 Purdue 15 3   .833 25 5   .833
No. 6 Iowa 14 4   .778 30 5   .857
No. 11 Illinois 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Michigan 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Ohio State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Michigan State 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Minnesota 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Northwestern 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
As of March 30, 1987
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 30–5 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. The Hawkeyes won their first 18 games and ascended to the first #1 ranking in school history in late January. The 30 overall wins and 14 conference wins remain single-season school records. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #2 seed in the West Region. After defeating Santa Clara in the first round, UTEP in the second round, and Oklahoma in a thrilling Sweet Sixteen matchup, they lost to #1 UNLV in the West Regional Final, 84–81.