1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 6–8 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[1]

1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, CA
ChampionsUNLV (3rd title)
Winning coachJerry Tarkanian (3rd title)
MVPAnthony Jones (UNLV)
1985–86 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 UNLV162 .889  335  .868
UC Irvine126 .667  1713  .567
New Mexico State108 .556  1812  .600
San Jose State99 .500  1612  .571
Pacific99 .500  1714  .548
Cal State Fullerton810 .444  1616  .500
Fresno State810 .444  1515  .500
Utah State810 .444  1216  .429
UC Santa Barbara711 .389  1215  .444
Long Beach State315 .167  722  .241
1986 PCAA Tournament winner

Top-seeded UNLV defended their title and defeated New Mexico State in the final, 75–55, and captured their third PCAA/Big West championship (and third in four seasons).

The Runnin' Rebels, in turn, received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, their seventh in program history, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.

Format

The tournament field remained the same as 1985, with eight total teams. Again, only the top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament.

All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

  First Round
Thursday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 7
Championship
Saturday, March 8
                           
  1 #13 UNLV 68
8 Fresno State 49
1 #13 UNLV 75  
7 Cal State Fullerton 65  
5 Pacific 55
  4 San José State 53
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 #13 UNLV 75
  3 New Mexico State 55
  3 New Mexico State 74
6 Utah State 71
3 New Mexico State 75
5 Pacific 61  
7 Cal State Fullerton 66
  2 UC Irvine 58

References

  1. "1985-86 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
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