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College 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← 19851987 →
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.

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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