1986 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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

1986 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams8
SiteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
ChampionsFairfield (1st title)
Winning coachMitch Buonaguro (1st title)
MVPJim McCaffrey (Holy Cross)
1985–86 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fairfield131 .929247  .774
Iona95 .6431415  .483
La Salle86 .5711414  .500
Saint Peter's77 .5001612  .571
Fordham77 .5001317  .433
Holy Cross68 .4291218  .400
Army59 .357918  .333
Manhattan113 .071226  .071
1986 MAAC tournament winner

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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