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1986 MAAC men's basketball tournament

1986 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
SiteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
ChampionsFairfield (1st title)
Winning coachMitch Buonaguro (1st title)
MVPJim McCaffrey (Holy Cross)
← 1985
1987 →
1985–86 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield † 13 – 1   .929 24 – 7   .774
Iona 9 – 5   .643 14 – 15   .483
La Salle 8 – 6   .571 14 – 14   .500
Saint Peter's 7 – 7   .500 16 – 12   .571
Fordham 7 – 7   .500 13 – 17   .433
Holy Cross 6 – 8   .429 12 – 18   .400
Army 5 – 9   .357 9 – 18   .333
Manhattan 1 – 13   .071 2 – 26   .071
† 1986 MAAC tournament winner

The 1986 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 1 at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1]

Fairfield defeated Holy Cross in the championship game, 67–64, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Stags received a bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament – the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history – where they were beaten by Illinois in the opening round, 75–51.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams starting play in the quarterfinal round.

All games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, February 27 		Semifinals
Saturday, February 28 		Championship
Sunday, March 1
         
1 Fairfield 80
8 Manhattan 56
1 Fairfield 49
5 Saint Peter's 47
4 Fordham 52
5 Saint Peter's 61
1 Fairfield 67
6 Holy Cross 44
3 La Salle 70
6 Holy Cross 72
6 Holy Cross 81
2 Iona 77
2 Iona 64
7 Army 60

References

  1. ^ "1985-86 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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