The 1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1987, at the John Q. Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.
[1] SW Missouri State defeated Cleveland State in the title game, 90–87, to win their first AMCU-8 championship.
The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1987 tournament.
All eight conference members qualified for the tournament.
First round seedings were based on regular season record.