1987 Big East men's basketball tournament

1987 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsGeorgetown (5th title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (5th title)
MVPReggie Williams (Georgetown)
TelevisionBig East Network
CBS (Semi-Finals and Championship game)
1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Georgetown 12 4   .750 29 5   .853
No. 12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 10 Syracuse 12 4   .750 31 7   .816
Providence 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
St. John's 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Villanova 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 15 14   .517
Boston College 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
Connecticut 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
1987 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1987
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 5 to March 8, 1987. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 69–59, to claim its fifth Big East tournament championship.