# 1986–87 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Charlie Coles and played their home games at the Daniel P. Rose Center. After finishing atop the MAC regular season standings, the Chippewas won the MAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. Central Michigan lost to No. 4 seed UCLA in the opening round. The team finished with a record of 22–8 (14–2 MAC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1986* | | Tri-State | W 100–54 | 1–0 | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Dec 3, 1986* | | at Michigan | L 56–76 | 1–1 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Dec 6, 1986* | | Wisconsin | W 80–66 | 2–1 | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Dec 11, 1986* | | at No. 8 Western Kentucky | W 73–65 | 3–1 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Dec 15, 1986* | | Oakland | W 68–51 | 4–1 | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Dec 18, 1986* | | at California | L 57–70 | 4–2 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Dec 19, 1986* | | at Saint Mary's | L 39–55 | 4–3 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Dec 23, 1986* | | Grand Valley State | W 89–47 | 5–3 | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Dec 29, 1986* | | at Notre Dame | L 54–55 | 5–4 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| MAC Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 31, 1986 | | Kent State | W 75–58 | 6–4 (1–0) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Jan 3, 1987 | | Bowling Green | W 73–61 | 7–4 (2–0) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Jan 7, 1987 | | at Ball State | L 79–81 | 7–5 (2–1) | Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana |
| Jan 10, 1987 | | Eastern Michigan | W 91–64 | 8–5 (3–1) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Jan 14, 1987 | | at Miami (OH) | W 82–58 | 9–5 (4–1) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 17, 1987 | | Toledo | W 76–59 | 10–5 (5–1) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Jan 21, 1987 | | at Western Michigan | L 69–73 | 10–6 (5–2) | University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Jan 24, 1987* | | Chicago State | W 76–66 | 11–6 | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Jan 28, 1987 | | at Ohio | W 70–61 | 12–6 (6–2) | Convocation Center Athens, Ohio |
| Jan 31, 1987 | | at Bowling Green | W 71–70 | 13–6 (7–2) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Feb 4, 1987 | | Ball State | W 80–57 | 14–6 (8–2) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Feb 7, 1987 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 59–58 | 15–6 (9–2) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Feb 11, 1987 | | Miami (OH) | W 83–67 | 16–6 (10–2) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Feb 14, 1987 | | at Toledo | W 80–67 | 17–6 (11–2) | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Feb 18, 1987 | | Western Michigan | W 85–71 | 18–6 (12–2) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Feb 21, 1987* | | at Cleveland State | L 101–111 | 18–7 | Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio |
| Feb 25, 1987 | | Ohio | W 75–50 | 19–7 (13–2) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Feb 28, 1987 | | at Kent State | W 76–68 | 20–7 (14–2) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1987* | | vs. Eastern Michigan Semifinals | W 80–76 | 21–7 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Mar 7, 1987* | | vs. Kent State Championship game | W 64–63 | 22–7 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1987* | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 15 UCLA First round | L 73–92 | 22–8 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||