1987 SEC men's basketball tournament

American college basketball postseason tournament August 2023 March 2026 1987 SEC Men's 10 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134 Alabama Crimson Tide 3rd Wimp Sanderson 1st Derrick McKey Alabama 105,616 Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (First two rounds and semifinals) ABC (Championship Game) The 1987 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–8, 1987 at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. Alabama won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament by defeating Louisiana State (LSU) by a score of 69–62.1986-87 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com1986-87 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com2005-06 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 88 Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions, in its first season of producing regionally syndicated SEC basketball games, provided television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals.https://books.google.com/books?id=imMeAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=SEC+Basketball+Jefferson+Pilot&article_id=1835,1765930&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn_5-Sh5WPAxXD78kDHc-7PEo4HhDoAXoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=SEC%20Basketball%20Jefferson%20Pilot&f=false Bottom four teams vie for dark horse role McCain Greg March 5, 1987 TimesDaily Florence, Alabama August 18, 2025 Google News Archive Coverage of the championship game was broadcast on ABC through its sports broadcasting division, ABC Sports. Bracket First Round Thursday, March 5 Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions Second Round Friday, March 6 Jefferson-Pilot Semi-Finals Saturday, March 7 Jefferson-Pilot Championship game Sunday, March 8 ABC 8 Tennessee 74 9 Vanderbilt 57 7 LSU 68 10 Mississippi State 54 8 Tennessee 60 1 #9 Alabama 68 4 Kentucky 72 5 Auburn 79 3 Georgia 65 6 Mississippi 63 2 Florida 66 7 LSU 72 5 Auburn 68 1 #9 Alabama 87 3 Georgia 88 7 LSU 892OT 1 #9 Alabama 69 7 LSU 62 References Category:SEC men's basketball tournament Category:1986–87 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season Category:1987 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Basketball competitions in Atlanta Category:College basketball tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state)