1987 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1987 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas A&M (2nd title)
Winning coachShelby Metcalf (2nd title)
MVPWinston Crite (Texas A&M)
TelevisionRaycom Sports
1986–87 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 TCU 14 2   .875 24 7   .774
Baylor 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Houston 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Texas Tech 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Arkansas 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
SMU 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Texas 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
Rice 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1987 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10, 1987, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Number 8 seed Texas A&M defeated 2 seed Baylor 71-46 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament.