1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams7
SiteMarket Square Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsXavier (2nd title)
Winning coachPete Gillen (1st title)
MVPByron Larkin (Xavier)
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1987 →
1985–86 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Xavier † 10 – 2   .833 25 – 5   .833
Saint Louis 8 – 4   .667 18 – 12   .600
Detroit 7 – 5   .583 14 – 15   .483
Loyola (IL) 7 – 5   .583 13 – 16   .448
Oral Roberts 5 – 7   .417 10 – 18   .357
Evansville 3 – 9   .250 8 – 19   .296
Butler 2 – 10   .167 9 – 19   .321
† 1986 MCC tournament winner


The 1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held February 27–March 1 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]

Xavier defeated Saint Louis in the championship game, 74–66, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament as the #12 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, February 27 		Semifinals
Saturday, February 28 		Championship
Sunday, March 1
         
1 Xavier 99
4 Loyola–Chicago 91
4 Loyola–Chicago 76
5 Oral Roberts 70
1 Xavier 74
2 Saint Louis 66
3 Detroit 70
6 Evansville 52
3 Detroit 49
2 Saint Louis 59
7 Butler 61
2 Saint Louis 63

References

  1. ^ "1985-86 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.