1986 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1986 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 5 to March 8, 1986. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. St. John's had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1986 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's (2nd title)
Winning coachLou Carnesecca (2nd title)
MVPDwayne Washington (Syracuse)
TelevisionBig East Network, ESPN
1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 St. John's142 .875315  .861
No. 9 Syracuse142 .875266  .813
No. 13 Georgetown115 .688248  .750
Villanova106 .6252314  .622
Providence79 .4381714  .548
Pittsburgh610 .3751514  .517
Boston College412 .2501315  .464
Connecticut313 .1881216  .429
Seton Hall313 .1881418  .438
1986 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

St. John's defeated Syracuse in the championship game 7069, to claim its second Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

First round
March 5, 1986
Quarterfinals
March 6, 1986
Semifinals
March 7, 1986
Championship Game
March 8, 1986
            
1 #5 St. John's 87
8 Seton Hall 68
8 Connecticut 66
9 Seton Hall 76
1 #5 St. John's 75
4 Villanova 64
4 Villanova 75
5 Providence 68
1 #5 St. John's 70
2 #8 Syracuse 69
3 #14 Georgetown 57
6 Pittsburgh 56
3 #14 Georgetown 73
2 #8 Syracuse 75OT
2 #8 Syracuse 102
7 Boston College 79

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Washington, Syracuse

All Tournament Team

  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.

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