1987 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1987 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsMarshall (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Huckabay (3rd title)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall † 15 – 1   .938 25 – 6   .806
Chattanooga 14 – 2   .875 21 – 8   .724
Davidson 12 – 4   .750 20 – 10   .667
Furman 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586
The Citadel 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464
VMI 5 – 11   .313 11 – 17   .393
Western Carolina 4 – 12   .250 10 – 19   .345
Appalachian State 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
East Tennessee State 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
† 1987 Southern Conference Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1987; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27–March 1, 1987, at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Marshall Thundering Herd, led by head coach Rick Huckabay, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1987 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format[]

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
February 27 		Semifinals
February 28 		Finals
March 1
         
1 Marshall 76
8 Appalachian State 61
1 Marshall 77
4 Furman 64
4 Furman 85
5 The Citadel 78
1 Marshall 66*
3 Davidson 64
2 Chattanooga 72
7 Western Carolina 73*
3 Davidson 85
7 Western Carolina 76
3 Davidson 92
6 VMI 63

* Overtime game

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1986–87 Southern Conference Season Summary
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