1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament

1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1986–87
Teams	8
Site	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Champions	Fairfield (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mitch Buonaguro (2nd title)
MVP	Kevin Houston (Army)
MAAC men's basketball tournaments

1986–87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Saint Peter's	11	–	3		.786			21	–	8		.724
La Salle	10	–	4		.714			20	–	13		.606
Army	8	–	6		.571			14	–	15		.483
Iona	8	–	6		.571			16	–	14		.533
Holy Cross	6	–	8		.429			9	–	19		.321
Fordham	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Fairfield †	5	–	9		.357			15	–	16		.484
Manhattan	2	–	12		.143			6	–	21		.222
† 1987 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2, 1987 at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.^[1]

Seventh-seeded Fairfield defeated Iona in the championship game, 73–70, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament.^[2]

The Stags received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Saturday, February 28					Semifinals Sunday, March 1					Championship Monday, March 2
	1	Saint Peter's	68
	8	Manhattan	53
						1	Saint Peter's	59
						4	Iona	66
	4	Iona	70
	5	Holy Cross	57
											4	Iona	70^OT
											7	Fairfield	73
	3	Army	98
	6	Fordham	94^OT
						3	Army	60
						7	Fairfield	65
	2	La Salle	62
	7	Fairfield	75

References

1. "1986-87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
2. "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.