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1987 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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The 1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–7, 1987, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 79–58 in the championship game, to win its sixth consecutive MEAC Tournament title – all against Howard in the championship game.

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1987 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams7
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (12th title)
Winning coachDon Corbett (6th title)
MVPThomas Griffis (North Carolina A&T)
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1986–87 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Howard13–1 .92924–4  .857
North Carolina A&T †12–2 .85724–6  .800
South Carolina State9–5 .64314–15  .483
Coppin State7–6 .5388–19  .296
Bethune–Cookman6–8 .42910–19  .345
Morgan State5–9 .3578–20  .286
Delaware State3–11 .2144–24  .143
Maryland Eastern Shore0–13 .0002–24  .077
Florida A&M– –12–16  .429
† 1987 MEAC tournament winner
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The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament as a No. 15 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

Seven of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Final
March 7
         
1 Howard 63
4 Bethune–Cookman 56
4 Bethune–Cookman 64
5 Delaware State 63
1 Howard 58
2 North Carolina A&T 79
3 South Carolina State 81
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 76
3 South Carolina State 65
2 North Carolina A&T 73
2 North Carolina A&T 80
7 Florida A&M 65

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