1987 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1987 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 26–28 at E.A. Diddle Arena at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1]

1987 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams8
SiteE.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY
ChampionsUAB (4th title)
Winning coachGene Bartow (4th title)
MVPTracy Foster (UAB)
1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Kentucky122 .857  299  .763
Jacksonville113 .786  1911  .633
UAB104 .714  2111  .656
Virginia Commonwealth77 .500  1714  .548
UNC Charlotte68 .429  1814  .563
South Alabama68 .429  1414  .500
South Florida311 .214  820  .286
Old Dominion113 .071  622  .214
1987 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

UAB upset hosts Western Kentucky in the championship game, 72–70, to win their fourth Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Sun Belt member Western Kentucky, who received an at-large bid.

Format

There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, February 26
Semifinals
Friday, February 27
Championship
Saturday, February 28
         
1 Western Kentucky 60
8 Old Dominion 58
1 Western Kentucky 99
5 UNC Charlotte 95
5 UNC Charlotte 88
4 VCU 73
1 Western Kentucky 70
3 UAB 72
3 UAB 77
6 South Alabama 64
3 UAB 93
2 Jacksonville 86
7 South Florida 63
2 Jacksonville 68

See also

References

  1. "1986–87 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
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