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1987 SWAC men's basketball tournament

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1987 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteMississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, Mississippi
ChampionsSouthern (3rd title)
Winning coachBen Jobe (1st title)
MVPAvery Johnson (Southern)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grambling 11 3   .786 16 14   .533
Southern 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
Mississippi Valley State 9 5   .643 13 15   .464
Jackson State 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Alabama State 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Texas Southern 7 7   .500 11 11   .500
Alcorn State 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Prairie View A&M 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
1987 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 1987, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1] Southern defeated Grambling State, 105–55 in the championship game. The Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region.

Bracket and results

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Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Final
March 6
         
1 Grambling State 63
8 Prairie View A&M 61
1 Grambling State 56
4 Jackson State 55
4 Jackson State 84
5 Alabama State 73
1 Grambling State 55
2 Southern 105
3 Mississippi Valley State 65
6 Texas Southern 70
6 Texas Southern 87
2 Southern 100
2 Southern 103
7 Alcorn State 89

References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.