1987 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

1987 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1986–87
Teams	10
Site	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia
Champions	Temple University (2nd title)
Winning coach	John Chaney (2nd title)
MVP	Nate Blackwell (Temple)
Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournaments

1986–87 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Temple †	17	–	1		.944			32	–	4		.889
West Virginia	15	–	3		.833			23	–	8		.742
Rhode Island	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
Penn State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	12		.556
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9		.500			16	–	13		.552
Duquesne	7	–	11		.389			12	–	17		.414
UMass	7	–	11		.389			11	–	16		.407
George Washington	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
Rutgers	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
St. Bonaventure	3	–	15		.167			5	–	23		.179
† 1987 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held from February 27 to March 5, 1987. Temple defeated West Virginia 70-57 to win their second tournament championship. Nate Blackwell of Temple was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Bracket

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	#8 Temple	77
						8	George Washington	69
	8	George Washington	94
	9	Rutgers	85
											1	#8 Temple	84
											5	Saint Joseph's	68
						4	Penn State	78
						5	Saint Joseph's	81
																1	#8 Temple	70
																2	West Virginia	57
						2	West Virginia	74
						10	Duquesne	60
	7	Duquesne	82
	10	St. Bonaventure	65
											2	West Virginia	80
											3	Rhode Island	58
						3	Rhode Island	86
						6	Massachusetts	76

* - Overtime

External links

• Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament History Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine