1987 MAC men's basketball tournament

1987 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams7
First round siteCampus Arenas
Campus Sites
Finals siteCentennial Hall
Toledo, OH
ChampionsCentral Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachCharlie Coles (1st title)
MVPDan Majerle (Central Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Central Michigan† 14 – 2   .875 22 – 8   .733
Kent State 11 – 5   .688 19 – 10   .655
Bowling Green 10 – 6   .625 15 – 14   .517
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483
Miami 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500
Ohio 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500
Western Michigan 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429
Toledo 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Ball State 4 – 12   .250 9 – 18   .333
† Mid-American Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.[1] Top-seeded Central Michigan defeated Kent State in the championship game by the score of 64–63 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to UCLA in the first round.[2][3] Dan Majerle of Central Michigan was named the tournament MVP.[4]

Format

Seven of the nine MAC teams participated. All games were played at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 5 		Semifinals
March 6 		Final
March 7
         
1 Central Michigan 80
4 Eastern Michigan 76
5 Miami (OH) 64
4 Eastern Michigan 87
1 Central Michigan 64
2 Kent State 63
3 Bowling Green 52
6 Ohio 51
3 Bowling Green 59
2 Kent State 66
7 Western Michigan 75
2 Kent State 84

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References

  1. ^ a b "1986-87 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "1987 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "1986-87 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved February 18, 2022.