1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament
# 1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2, 1987 at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Seventh-seeded Fairfield defeated Iona in the championship game, 73–70, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Stags received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament.

## Format

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

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Saturday, February 28 | Quarterfinals Saturday, February 28 | Quarterfinals Saturday, February 28 | Semifinals Sunday, March 1 | Semifinals Sunday, March 1 | Semifinals Sunday, March 1 | Championship Monday, March 2 | Championship Monday, March 2 | Championship Monday, March 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saint Peter's | 68 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Manhattan | 53 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Manhattan | 53 | 1 | Saint Peter's | 59 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Iona | 66 | | | |
| 4 | Iona | 70 | 4 | Iona | 66 | | | |
| 5 | Holy Cross | 57 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Holy Cross | 57 | | | | 4 | Iona | $70^{OT}$ |
| | | | | | | 7 | Fairfield | 73 |
| 3 | Army | 98 | | | | | | | 7 | Fairfield | 73 |
| 6 | Fordham | $94^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fordham | $94^{OT}$ | 3 | Army | 60 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Fairfield | 65 | | | |
| 2 | La Salle | 62 | 7 | Fairfield | 65 | | | |
| 7 | Fairfield | 75 | | | | | | |
