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1986 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams7
Finals siteRockford MetroCentre
Rockford, IL
ChampionsBall State (2nd title)
Winning coachAl Brown (1st title)
MVPDan Palombizio (Ball State)
MAC men's basketball tournaments← 19851987 →
1985–86 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (OH) 16 – 2   .889 24 – 7   .774
Ohio 14 – 4   .778 22 – 8   .733
Ball State † 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677
Northern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 15 – 12   .556
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Central Michigan 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393
Kent State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 16   .407
Eastern Michigan 5 – 13   .278 9 – 18   .333
Bowling Green 5 – 13   .278 7 – 20   .259
† 1986 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at the Rockford MetroCentre in Rockford, Illinois. Third seeded Ball State defeated top-seeded Miami in the championship game by the score of 87–79 to win their second MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Memphis State in the first round. Dan Palombizio Ball State was named the tournament MVP.

Format

Seven of the ten MAC teams participated. All games were played at the Rockford MetroCentre in Rockford, Illinois.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 6 		Semifinals
March 7 		Final
March 8
         
1 Miami (OH) 93
5 Toledo 76
5 Toledo 82
4 Northern Illinois 79
1 Miami 79
3 Ball State 87
3 Ball State 87
6 Western Michigan 76
3 Ball State 93
2 Ohio 69
7 Central Michigan 62
2 Ohio 66

References

  1. ^ "1985-86 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. "1986 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, rounds". NCAA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. "1985-86 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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