1987 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

1987 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1986–87
Teams	8
Site	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
Champions	Marshall (3rd title)
Winning coach	Rick Huckabay (3rd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

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

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

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions