1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2, 1987 at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1]

1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams8
SiteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
ChampionsFairfield (2nd title)
Winning coachMitch Buonaguro (2nd title)
MVPKevin Houston (Army)
1986–87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Peter's113 .786218  .724
La Salle104 .7142013  .606
Army86 .5711415  .483
Iona86 .5711614  .533
Holy Cross68 .429919  .321
Fordham68 .4291416  .467
Fairfield59 .3571516  .484
Manhattan212 .143621  .222
1987 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seventh-seeded Fairfield defeated Iona in the championship game, 73–70, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]

The Stags received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, February 28
Semifinals
Sunday, March 1
Championship
Monday, March 2
         
1 Saint Peter's 68
8 Manhattan 53
1 Saint Peter's 59
4 Iona 66
4 Iona 70
5 Holy Cross 57
4 Iona 70OT
7 Fairfield 73
3 Army 98
6 Fordham 94OT
3 Army 60
7 Fairfield 65
2 La Salle 62
7 Fairfield 75

References

  1. "1986-87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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