1986 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1986 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–8 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

1986 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsKansas (3rd title)
Winning coachLarry Brown (2nd title)
MVPDanny Manning (Kansas)
1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Kansas †13–1 .929  35–4  .897
Iowa State9–5 .643  22–11  .667
Nebraska8–6 .571  19–11  .633
Missouri8–6 .571  21–14  .600
No. 15 Oklahoma8–6 .571  26–9  .743
Oklahoma State6–8 .429  15–13  .536
Colorado0–14 .000  8–20  .286
Kansas State4–10 .286  16–14  .533
† 1986 Big Eight Tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986; Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Kansas defeated #2 seed Iowa State in the championship game, 73–71, to win the Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Jayhawks received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight members Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, who earned at-large bids.

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 placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round.

All three rounds – quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game – were played at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bracket
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6 		Semifinals
Friday, March 7 		Championship
Saturday, March 8
         
1 Kansas 74
8 Kansas State 51
1 Kansas 72
5 Oklahoma 70
5 Oklahoma 78
4 Missouri 75
1 Kansas 73
2 Iowa State 71
3 Nebraska 82
6 Oklahoma State 75
3 Nebraska 58
2 Iowa State 75
7 Colorado 60
2 Iowa State 78
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References
  1. "1985-86 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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