1986 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1986 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
SiteTulsa Convention Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsTulsa (3rd title)
Winning coachJ. D. Barnett (1st title)
MVPBrian Rahilly (Tulsa)
← 1985
1987 →
1985–86 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Bradley 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 3   .914
Tulsa † 10 – 6   .625 23 – 9   .719
Drake 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633
Illinois State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 14   .517
Wichita State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500
Creighton 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429
Indiana State 7 – 9   .438 11 – 17   .393
West Texas State 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Southern Illinois 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
† 1986 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1986 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1985–1986 regular season at the Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the ninth ranked Bradley Braves, 74-58, in the championship game and as a result won their 3rd MVC Tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
March 4, 1986 		Semifinals
March 5, 1986 		Final
March 6, 1986
         
1 No. 9 Bradley 61
8 West Texas State 55
1 No. 9 Bradley 65
4 Illinois State 64
4 Illinois State 78
5 Wichita State 70
1 No. 9 Bradley 58
2 Tulsa 74
2 Tulsa 68
7 Indiana State 50
2 Tulsa 68
3 Drake 67
3 Drake 82
6 Creighton 56

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 29, 2019.


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