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 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams8
SiteHammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsSouthwest Missouri State (1st title)
Winning coachCharlie Spoonhour (1st title)
MVPWinston Garland (Southwest Missouri State)
AMCU-8 men's basketball tournaments
1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southwest Missouri State131 .929286  .824
Cleveland State104 .714258  .758
Illinois-Chicago95 .6431715  .531
Wisconsin–Green Bay86 .5711514  .517
Northern Iowa77 .5001315  .464
Valparaiso410 .2861216  .429
Eastern Illinois311 .214919  .321
Western Illinois212 .1431216  .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 Southwest Missouri State 81
8 Western Illinois 60
1 Southwest Missouri State 61
4 Green Bay 59
4 Green Bay 75
5 Northern Iowa 69
1 Southwest Missouri State 90
2 Cleveland State 87
3 UIC 95
6 Valparaiso 74
3 UIC 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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