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1986 MAC men's basketball tournament

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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
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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.[1] 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.[2][3] Dan Palombizio Ball State was named the tournament MVP.[4]

Format

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

Bracket

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.