1987 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1987 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–7, 1987 at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[1]

1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams8
SiteHammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsSW Missouri State (1st title)
Winning coachCharlie Spoonhour (1st title)
MVPWinston Garland (SW Missouri State)
1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Southwest Missouri State131 .929  286  .824
Cleveland State104 .714  258  .758
Illinois-Chicago95 .643  1715  .531
Wisconsin–Green Bay86 .571  1514  .517
Northern Iowa77 .500  1315  .464
Valparaiso410 .286  1216  .429
Eastern Illinois311 .214  919  .321
Western Illinois212 .143  1216  .429
1987 AMCU-8 Tournament winner

SW Missouri State defeated Cleveland State in the title game, 90–87, to win their first AMCU/Summit League championship. The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1987 Tournament.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
Semifinals
Friday, March 6
Finals
Saturday, March 7
                           
  1 SW Missouri State 81  
8 Western Illinois 60  
  1 SW Missouri State 61  
    4 UW–Green Bay 59  
4 UW–Green Bay 75
  5 Northern Iowa 69  
    1 SW Missouri State 90
  2 Cleveland State 87
  3 Illinois–Chicago 95  
6 Valparaiso 74  
3 Illinois–Chicago 78
    2 Cleveland State 94  
7 Eastern Illinois 53
  2 Cleveland State 60  

References

  1. "1986-87 Summit League Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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