1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

August 2023 August 2020 1987 AMCU-8 Men's 8 John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Southwest Missouri State 1st Charlie Spoonhour 1st Winston Garland Southwest Missouri State 1989 The 1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1987, at the John Q. Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.1986-87 Summit League Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mid-continent/1987.html March 14, 2020 Southwest Missouri State defeated 1986 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State in the title game, 90–87, to win their first AMCU-8 championship. The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1987 tournament. Format All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record. Bracket Quarterfinals Thursday, March 5 Semifinals Friday, March 6 Final Saturday, March 7 yes 1 Southwest Missouri State 81 8 1986 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 60 4 1986 men Green Bay Phoenix Wisconsin–Green Bay 75 5 1986 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa 69 2 1986 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State 60 7 1986 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 53 3 1986 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago 95 6 1986 men Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 74 1 Southwest Missouri State 61 4 Wisconsin–Green Bay 59 2 Cleveland State 94 3 Illinois–Chicago 78 1 Southwest Missouri State 90 2 Cleveland State 87 References Category:Summit League men's basketball tournament Category:1986–87 AMCU-8 men's basketball season Category:1987 in sports in Missouri