1987 ECAC North men's basketball tournament

1987 ECAC North men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
ChampionsNortheastern (6th title)
Winning coachKarl Fogel (1st title)
MVPReggie Lewis (Northeastern)
ECAC North men's basketball tournaments
1986–87 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeastern171 .944277  .794
Niagara144 .7782110  .677
Boston University126 .6671812  .600
Canisius126 .6671612  .571
Siena126 .6671712  .586
Hartford810 .4441414  .500
Maine612 .3331018  .357
Vermont315 .167523  .179
New Hampshire315 .167424  .143
Colgate315 .167423  .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.