1986 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

1986 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
SiteHammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsCleveland State (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Mackey (1st title)
MVPKevin Duckworth (Eastern Illinois)
AMCU-8 men's basketball tournaments
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1985–86 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State † 13 – 1   .929 29 – 4   .879
Southwest Missouri State 10 – 4   .714 24 – 8   .750
Eastern Illinois 8 – 6   .571 19 – 13   .594
Western Illinois 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464
UIC 7 – 7   .500 13 – 16   .448
Valparaiso 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321
Green Bay 3 – 11   .214 5 – 23   .179
Northern Iowa 3 – 11   .214 8 – 19   .296
† 1986 AMCU-8 tournament winner

The 1986 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1986, at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[1]

Cleveland State defeated Eastern Illinois in the title game, 70–66, to win their first AMCU/Summit League championship. The AMCU-8 did not receive an automatic bid to the 1986 Tournament. However, the Vikings earned an at-large bid and made a run to the Sweet Sixteen.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6 		Semifinals
Friday, March 7 		Finals
Saturday, March 8
         
1 Cleveland State 73
8 Northern Iowa 68
1 Cleveland State 100
5 UIC 84
5 UIC 71
4 Western Illinois 68
1 Cleveland State 70
3 Eastern Illinois 66
3 Eastern Illinois 85
6 Valparaiso 65
3 Eastern Illinois 71
2 Southwest Missouri State 67
7 Green Bay 50
2 Southwest Missouri State 63

References

  1. ^ "1985-86 Summit League Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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