1986 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1986 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 28 – March 2, 1986, at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Bobby Hussey, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1986 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1986 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsDavidson (5th title)
Winning coachBobby Hussey (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1985–86 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Chattanooga124 .750  2110  .677
Davidson106 .625  2011  .645
Marshall106 .625  1911  .633
Appalachian State97 .563  1712  .586
Western Carolina88 .500  1414  .500
East Tennessee State88 .500  1316  .448
VMI511 .313  1117  .393
The Citadel511 .313  1018  .357
Furman511 .313  1017  .370
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1986; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
1 Chattanooga 69
8 The Citadel 66
1 Chattanooga 68
4 Appalachian State 57
4 Appalachian State 63*
5 Western Carolina 62
1 Chattanooga 40
2 Davidson 42
2 Davidson 71
7 VMI 62
2 Davidson 74
6 East Tennessee St. 65
3 Marshall 80
6 East Tennessee St. 82

* Overtime game

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