1987 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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.

1987 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1986–87
Teams	7
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	North Carolina A&T (12th title)
Winning coach	Don Corbett (6th title)
MVP	Thomas Griffis (North Carolina A&T)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

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

Format

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

Bracket

	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