1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1986–87
Teams	8
Site	John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Champions	Southwest Missouri State (1st title)
Winning coach	Charlie Spoonhour (1st title)
MVP	Winston Garland (Southwest Missouri State)
AMCU-8 men's basketball tournaments

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 John Q. Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. Southwest Missouri State defeated Cleveland State in the title game, 90–87, to win their first AMCU-8 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					Final Saturday, March 7
	1	Southwest Missouri State	81
	8	Western Illinois	60
						1	Southwest Missouri State	61
						4	Wisconsin–Green Bay	59
	4	Wisconsin–Green Bay	75
	5	Northern Iowa	69
											1	Southwest Missouri State	90
											2	Cleveland State	87
	2	Cleveland State	60
	7	Eastern Illinois	53
						2	Cleveland State	94
						3	Illinois–Chicago	78
	3	Illinois–Chicago	95
	6	Valparaiso	74