1986 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1986 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1985–86
Teams 8
Site Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
Champions Davidson (5th title)
Winning coach Bobby Hussey (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1985  1987»
1985–86 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 12 – 4   .750     21 – 10   .677
Davidson† 10 – 6   .625     20 – 11   .645
Marshall 10 – 6   .625     19 – 11   .633
Appalachian State 9 – 7   .563     17 – 12   .586
Western Carolina 8 – 8   .500     14 – 14   .500
East Tennessee State 8 – 8   .500     13 – 16   .448
VMI 5 – 11   .313     11 – 17   .393
The Citadel 5 – 11   .313     10 – 18   .357
Furman 5 – 11   .313     10 – 17   .370
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1986; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 28–March 2, 1986 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Bobby Hussey, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1986 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
1 Chattanooga 69
8 The Citadel 66
1 Chattanooga 68
4 Appalachian State 57
4 Appalachian State 63*
5 Western Carolina 62
1 Chattanooga 40
2 Davidson 42
2 Davidson 71
7 VMI 62
2 Davidson 74
6 East Tennessee St. 65
3 Marshall 80
6 East Tennessee St. 82

* Overtime game

See also

References

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