1987 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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1987 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams10
SiteMcGonigle Hall
Philadelphia
ChampionsTemple University (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Chaney (2nd title)
MVPNate Blackwell (Temple)
← 1986
1988 →
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
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

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References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide - Atlantic 10". Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 122. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

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