1987 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1987 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 8 E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY UAB 4th Gene Bartow 4th Tracy Foster UAB 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.1986–87 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1987.html April 22, 2016 UAB upset hosts 1986 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 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 QuarterfinalsThursday, February 26 SemifinalsFriday, February 27 ChampionshipSaturday, February 28 1 1986 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 60 8 1986 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 58 5 1986 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte 88 4 VCU 73 3 UAB 77 6 1986 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 64 7 1986 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 63 2 1986 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 68 1 Western Kentucky 99 5 UNC Charlotte 95 3 UAB 93 2 Jacksonville 86 1 Western Kentucky 70 3 UAB 72 See also Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Sports in Bowling Green, Kentucky Category:College basketball tournaments in Kentucky