1986 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1986 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 5 to March 8, 1986. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. St. John's had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1986 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's (2nd title)
Winning coachLou Carnesecca (2nd title)
MVPDwayne Washington (Syracuse)
TelevisionBig East Network, ESPN
1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 St. John's †14–2 .875  31–5  .861
No. 9 Syracuse14–2 .875  26–6  .813
No. 13 Georgetown11–5 .688  24–8  .750
Villanova10–6 .625  23–14  .622
Providence7–9 .438  17–14  .548
Pittsburgh6–10 .375  15–14  .517
Boston College4–12 .250  13–15  .464
Connecticut3–13 .188  12–16  .429
Seton Hall3–13 .188  14–18  .438
† 1986 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

St. John's defeated Syracuse in the championship game 70–69, to claim its second Big East Tournament championship.

Bracket
  First Round
March 5, 1986		 Quarterfinals
March 6, 1986		 Semifinals
March 7, 1986		 Championship Game
March 8, 1986
                                     
       
  1 #5 St. John's 87  
    8 Seton Hall 68  
8 Connecticut 66
9 Seton Hall 76  
  1 #5 St. John's 75  
  4 Villanova 64  
       
       
  4 Villanova 75
    5 Providence 68  
     
       
  1 #5 St. John's 70
  2 #8 Syracuse 69
       
       
  3 #14 Georgetown 57
    6 Pittsburgh 56  
     
       
  3 #14 Georgetown 73
  2 #8 Syracuse 75OT  
       
       
  2 #8 Syracuse 102
    7 Boston College 79  
     

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Washington, Syracuse

All Tournament Team

  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-05-27.

References
  1. sports-reference.com 1985-86 Big East Conference Season Summary
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