1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
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
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1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 6   .824
Cleveland State 10 – 4   .714 25 – 8   .758
Illinois-Chicago 9 – 5   .643 17 – 15   .531
Wisconsin–Green Bay 8 – 6   .571 15 – 14   .517
Northern Iowa 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464
Valparaiso 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429
Eastern Illinois 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321
Western Illinois 2 – 12   .143 12 – 16   .429
† 1987 AMCU-8 tournament winner


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]

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.