The 1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 8 through 10. The top 4 regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held in Chicago, Illinois. won the tournament for the fourth time, en route to winning the first six titles.
Format and seeding The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the second round. + Blue Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 8 4 .667 — 1B 5 5 .500 2 2B 3 7 .300 4 —+ Gray Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 9 3 .750 — 1G 7 3 .700 1 2G 3 7 .300 5 — 3 9 .250 6 —
Tournament
All-Tournament Team Name School Tim Bogar Eastern Illinois Shannon Coppell Eastern Illinois Larry Doss Southwest Missouri State Jim Gibbs Southwest Missouri State Dan Hickman Southwest Missouri State Al Kieboom Eastern Illinois Kevin Miller Cleveland State Mike Rooney Eastern Illinois Stan Royer Eastern Illinois Al Stacey Cleveland State
Tournament Most Valuable Player Larry Doss of Southwest Missouri State was named Tournament MVP.
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