1986 ECAC North Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1986 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. The final was held at Matthews Arena on the campus of the Northeastern University. Only the top-8 schools made it to the 1986 tournament, therefore excluding both Colgate and Hartford. Northeastern gained its third consecutive and fifth overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Boston University. Northeastern was given the 13th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Oklahoma 80–74. Boston University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Providence 72–69.

1986 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1985–86
Champions	Northeastern (5 title)
Winning coach	Jim Calhoun (5 title)
MVP	Wess Fuller (Northeastern)
America East Men's Basketball Tournaments

1985–86 ECAC North men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northeastern †	16	–	2		.889			26	–	5		.839
Canisius	14	–	4		.778			21	–	8		.724
Boston University	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Siena	12	–	6		.667			21	–	8		.724
Niagara	10	–	8		.556			14	–	14		.500
Hartford	10	–	8		.556			12	–	16		.429
New Hampshire	5	–	13		.278			11	–	17		.393
Maine	5	–	13		.278			7	–	20		.259
Vermont	5	–	13		.278			9	–	19		.321
Colgate	0	–	18		.000			1	–	24		.040
† 1986 ECAC North Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and Results

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Northeastern	82
	8	Vermont	61
						1	Northeastern	89
						4	Siena	75
	4	Siena	82
	5	Niagara	70
											1	Northeastern	63
											3	Boston U.	54
	3	Boston U.	69
	6	New Hampshire	51
						3	Boston U.	62
						2	Canisius	61
	2	Canisius	89
	7	Maine	76

See also

• America East Conference