1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1986 and concluded with the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 28, 1987 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 40th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 92nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Notre Dame and Kent State formed the ACHA with two other schools, however, the two other universities didn't play at the Division I level and its standings are not official.Regular season
Season tournaments
Standings
Note: * denotes overtime periodPlayer stats
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Sophomore | North Dakota | 48 | 46 | 70 | 116 | 48 |
| Senior | Michigan State | 45 | 44 | 48 | 92 | 89 |
| Junior | North Dakota | 48 | 52 | 37 | 89 | 42 |
| Senior | Western Michigan | 43 | 13 | 76 | 89 | 38 |
| Junior | Ohio State | 42 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 50 |
| Junior | Bowling Green | 45 | 27 | 58 | 85 | 44 |
| Sophomore | Boston College | 37 | 28 | 55 | 83 | 6 |
| Junior | Michigan State | 45 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 63 |
| Senior | Michigan State | 42 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 100 |
| Senior | Western Michigan | 43 | 46 | 32 | 78 | 82 |
| Senior | Michigan | 40 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 64 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Senior | Harvard | 24 | 1460 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 4 | .915 | 2.22 |
| Freshman | North Dakota | 33 | 2049 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 3 | .915 | 2.43 |
| Senior | Michigan State | 25 | 1381 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 0 | .884 | 2.78 |
| Junior | St. Lawrence | 28 | 1456 | - | - | - | 72 | 1 | .905 | 2.94 |
| Freshman | Clarkson | 23 | 1240 | 11 | 8 | - | 62 | 4 | .907 | 3.00 |
| Junior | North Dakota | 15 | 803 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | .865 | 3.09 |
| Freshman | Maine | 21 | 1111 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 0 | .894 | 3.13 |
| Junior | Minnesota | 33 | 1889 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 99 | 3 | .889 | 3.14 |
| Freshman | Rensselaer | 12 | 398 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .904 | 3.16 |
| Junior | Illinois-Chicago | 16 | 925 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 0 | .889 | 3.18 |
Awards
NCAA
CCHA
ECAC
Hockey East
WCHA
