1987 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1987 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
Champions Marshall (3rd title)
Winning coach Rick Huckabay (3rd title)
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
† 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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