1987 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1987 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7-0, 1987 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX.
Number 8 seed defeated 2 seed 71-46 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament.The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament.
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| Place | Seed | Team | W | L | % | W | L | % |
| 1 | 1 | | 14 | 2 | | 24 | 7 | |
| 2 | 2 | | 10 | 6 | | 18 | 13 | |
| 3 | 3 | | 9 | 7 | | 18 | 12 | |
| 3 | 4 | Texas Tech | 9 | 7 | | 15 | 14 | |
| 5 | 5 | Arkansas | 8 | 8 | | 19 | 14 | |
| 6 | 6 | | 7 | 9 | | 14 | 17 | |
| 6 | 7 | | 7 | 9 | | 16 | 13 | |
| 8 | 8 | | 6 | 10 | | 17 | 14 | |
| 9 | - | | 2 | 14 | | 8 | 19 | |
