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1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
ChampionsFairfield (2nd title)
Winning coachMitch Buonaguro (2nd title)
MVPKevin Houston (Army)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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

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

Bracket

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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 70OT
7 Fairfield 73
3 Army 98
6 Fordham 94OT
3 Army 60
7 Fairfield 65
2 La Salle 62
7 Fairfield 75

References

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  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.