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1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

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1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams7
SiteMarket Square Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsXavier (2nd title)
Winning coachPete Gillen (1st title)
MVPByron Larkin (Xavier)
← 1985
1987 →
1985–86 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Xavier 10 2   .833 25 5   .833
Saint Louis 8 4   .667 18 12   .600
Detroit 7 5   .583 14 15   .483
Loyola (IL) 7 5   .583 13 16   .448
Oral Roberts 5 7   .417 10 18   .357
Evansville 3 9   .250 8 19   .296
Butler 2 10   .167 9 19   .321
1986 MCC tournament winner


The 1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held February 27–March 1 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]

Xavier defeated Saint Louis in the championship game, 74–66, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament as the #12 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

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All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, February 27
Semifinals
Saturday, February 28
Championship
Sunday, March 1
         
1 Xavier 99
4 Loyola–Chicago 91
4 Loyola–Chicago 76
5 Oral Roberts 70
1 Xavier 74
2 Saint Louis 66
3 Detroit 70
6 Evansville 52
3 Detroit 49
2 Saint Louis 59
7 Butler 61
2 Saint Louis 63

References

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  1. ^ "1985-86 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.