1987 ECAC North men's basketball tournament

1987 ECAC North men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
ChampionsNortheastern (6th title)
Winning coachKarl Fogel (1st title)
MVPReggie Lewis (Northeastern)
ECAC North men's basketball tournaments
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1986–87 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern 17 1   .944 27 7   .794
Niagara 14 4   .778 21 10   .677
Boston University 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Canisius 12 6   .667 16 12   .571
Siena 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Hartford 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Maine 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Vermont 3 15   .167 5 23   .179
New Hampshire 3 15   .167 4 24   .143
Colgate 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
1987 ECAC North tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1987 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. The final was held at Matthews Arena on the campus of the Northeastern University. Only the top-8 schools made it to the 1987 tournament, therefore excluding both Colgate and Hartford. Northeastern gained its fourth consecutive and sixth overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Boston University. Northeastern was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Purdue 104–95. Niagara University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the second round to La Salle 89–81, after beating Seton Hall 74–65.