1987 MEAC men's basketball tournament

1987 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams7
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (12th title)
Winning coachDon Corbett (6th title)
MVPThomas Griffis (North Carolina A&T)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Howard 13 1   .929 24 4   .857
North Carolina A&T 12 2   .857 24 6   .800
South Carolina State 9 5   .643 14 15   .483
Coppin State 7 6   .538 8 19   .296
Bethune–Cookman 6 8   .429 10 19   .345
Morgan State 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
Delaware State 3 11   .214 4 24   .143
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 13   .000 2 24   .077
Florida A&M   12 16   .429
1987 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–7, 1987, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 79–58 in the championship game, to win its sixth consecutive MEAC Tournament title – all against Howard in the championship game.

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament as a No. 15 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

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Seven of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Final
March 7
         
1 Howard 63
4 Bethune–Cookman 56
4 Bethune–Cookman 64
5 Delaware State 63
1 Howard 58
2 North Carolina A&T 79
3 South Carolina State 81
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 76
3 South Carolina State 65
2 North Carolina A&T 73
2 North Carolina A&T 80
7 Florida A&M 65

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References

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  1. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2022.