1986 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

1986 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
SiteBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, AL
ChampionsJacksonville (2nd title)
Winning coachBob Wenzel (1st title)
MVPOtis Smith (Jacksonville)
← 1985
1987 →
1985–86 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 11 – 3   .786 23 – 8   .742
Western Kentucky 10 – 4   .714 23 – 8   .742
UAB 9 – 5   .643 25 – 11   .694
Jacksonville † 9 – 5   .643 21 – 10   .677
VCU 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429
South Alabama 5 – 9   .357 16 – 16   .500
South Florida 5 – 9   .357 14 – 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 1 – 13   .071 8 – 20   .286
† 1986 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


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 second 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, February 27 		Semifinals
Saturday, February 28 		Championship
Sunday, March 1
         
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

  1. ^ "1985–86 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.