1987 ECAC North Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1987 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. The final was held at Matthews Arena on the campus of the Northeastern University. Only the top-8 schools made it to the 1987 tournament, therefore excluding both Colgate and Hartford. Northeastern gained its fourth consecutive and sixth overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Boston University. Northeastern was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Purdue 104–95. Niagara University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the second round to La Salle 89–81, after beating Seton Hall 74–65.

1987 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
ChampionsNortheastern (6 title)
Winning coachKarl Fogel (1 title)
MVPReggie Lewis (Northeastern)
1986–87 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northeastern171 .944  277  .794
Niagara144 .778  2110  .677
Boston University126 .667  1812  .600
Canisius126 .667  1612  .571
Siena126 .667  1712  .586
Hartford810 .444  1414  .500
Maine612 .333  1018  .357
Vermont315 .167  523  .179
New Hampshire315 .167  424  .143
Colgate315 .167  423  .148
1987 ECAC North Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and Results

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Northeastern 85
8 New Hampshire 71
1 Northeastern 89
5 Siena 79
4 Canisius 65
5 Siena 67
1 Northeastern 71
3 Boston U. 68
3 Boston U. 76
6 Maine 57
3 Boston U. 84
2 Niagara 82
2 Niagara 109
7 Vermont 90

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