The 1987 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 49th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 7th annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States.
In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.
The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).
The individual championship was won by Joe Falcon, also from Arkansas, with a time of 29:14.97.
The individual championship was won by Kimberly Betz, from Indiana, with a then-event record time of 16:10.85.