1986 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1986 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 4–6. All three rounds of the tournament were played at Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.[1]

1986 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams8
SiteCharles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
ChampionsMarist (1st title)
Winning coachMatthew Furjanic Jr. (3rd title)
MVPRik Smits (Marist)
1985–86 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson133 .813  228  .733
Marist115 .688  1912  .613
Loyola (MD)106 .625  1612  .571
Wagner106 .625  1613  .552
Saint Francis (PA)88 .500  1018  .357
Robert Morris610 .375  1018  .357
Monmouth*610 .375  919  .321
St. Francis (NY)412 .250  919  .321
Long Island412 .250  919  .321
1986 ECAC Metro Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Marist defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the championship game, 57–56 in overtime, to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 4
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 5
Championship
Wednesday, March 6
         
1 Fairleigh Dickinson 86
8 Long Island 57
1 Fairleigh Dickinson 81
4 Wagner 77
4 Wagner 100
5 St. Francis (PA) 83
1 Fairleigh Dickinson 56
2 Marist 57*
3 Loyola (MD) 69
6 Robert Morris 75
6 Robert Morris 55
2 Marist 60
2 Marist 83
7 St. Francis (NY) 64

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References

  1. "1985-86 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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