1986 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1986 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 1985–86 | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Site |
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Champions | Jacksonville (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Bob Wenzel (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Otis Smith (Jacksonville) | ||||
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The 1986 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27–March 1 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]
Jacksonville upset hosts UAB in the championship game, 70–69, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.
The Dolphins, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1986 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Sun Belt members Old Dominion, UAB, and Western Kentucky, all of whom received at-large bids.
Format
There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 | Championship Sunday, March 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Old Dominion | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UNC Charlotte | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Old Dominion | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | VCU | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UAB | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UAB | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | South Alabama | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UAB | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | South Florida | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 57 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "1985–86 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
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