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1986 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
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
1987 →
1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
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Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 St. John's †14–2 .875  31–5 .861
No. 9 Syracuse14–2 .875  26–6 .813
No. 13 Georgetown11–5 .688  24–8 .750
Villanova10–6 .625  23–14 .622
Providence7–9 .438  17–14 .548
Pittsburgh6–10 .375  15–14 .517
Boston College4–12 .250  13–15 .464
Connecticut3–13 .188  12–16 .429
Seton Hall3–13 .188  14–18 .438
† 1986 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

St. John's defeated Syracuse in the championship game 70–69, 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's87
8Seton Hall68
8Connecticut66
9Seton Hall76
1#5 St. John's75
4Villanova64
4Villanova75
5Providence68
1#5 St. John's70
2#8 Syracuse69
3#14 Georgetown57
6Pittsburgh56
3#14 Georgetown73
2#8 Syracuse75OT
2#8 Syracuse102
7Boston College79

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Washington, Syracuse

All Tournament Team

External links

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Big East Conference Season Summary