1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1986–87 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 28–6 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles. Southwest Missouri State upset No. 4 seed Clemson, then lost to No. 5 seed Kansas in the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.

1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions
AMCU-8 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record28–6 (13–1 AMCU-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHammons Student Center
1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southwest Missouri State131 .929286  .824
Cleveland State104 .714258  .758
Illinois-Chicago95 .6431715  .531
Wisconsin–Green Bay86 .5711514  .517
Northern Iowa77 .5001315  .464
Valparaiso410 .2861216  .429
Eastern Illinois311 .214919  .321
Western Illinois212 .1431216  .429
1987 AMCU-8 tournament winner
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