1986 SEC men's basketball tournament

1986 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams10
SiteRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky[1]
ChampionsKentucky[1] (15th title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (1st title)
MVPJohn Williams (LSU)
Attendance148,005
TelevisionLorimar Sports Network (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals)
NBC (Championship Game)
← 1985
1987 →
1985–86 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky † 17 – 1   .944 32 – 4   .889
Alabama 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Auburn 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Florida 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
LSU 9 – 9   .500 26 – 12   .684
Georgia 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
Tennessee 5 – 13   .278 12 – 16   .429
Ole Miss 4 – 14   .222 12 – 17   .414
Mississippi State 3 – 15   .167 6 – 22   .214
† 1986 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 SEC men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–8, 1986 at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, home to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. Kentucky won the SEC tournament championship title and the SEC's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball tournament by defeating Alabama 83–72.[1][2][3]

Coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals and semifinals was produced and regionally syndicated by the Lorimar Sports Network, the sports broadcasting arm of Lorimar-Telepictures. The semifinals of this tournament marks the LSN's final broadcast before going defunct; Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions would win syndication rights to SEC Basketball before the following season. The championship game in this tournament was nationally televised by NBC, through its sports division, NBC Sports.

Bracket

[2][3]

First Round
Wednesday, March 5
Lorimar Sports Network 		Second Round
Thursday, March 6
Lorimar Sports Network 		Semi-Finals
Friday, March 7
Lorimar Sports Network 		Finals
Saturday, March 8
NBC
            
8 Tennessee 56
9 Mississippi 73
9 Mississippi 69
1 #3 Kentucky 95
1 #3 Kentucky 61
5 LSU 58
5 LSU 72
4 Florida 66
1 #3 Kentucky 83
3 Alabama 72
6 Georgia 59
3 Alabama 77
3 Alabama 77
10 Mississippi State 65
2 Auburn 63
10 Mississippi State 65
7 Vanderbilt 54
10 Mississippi State 62

References

  1. ^ a b c 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
  2. ^ a b 1985-86 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b 1985-86 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com