1986 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1986 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–8, 1986, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 53–52 in the championship game, to win its fifth consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

1986 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams6
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (11th title)
Winning coachDon Corbett (5th title)
MVPThomas Griffis (North Carolina A&T)
1985–86 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina A&T122 .857228  .733
Howard113 .786189  .667
Delaware State77 .5001117  .393
Coppin State77 .5001017  .370
Morgan State77 .500720  .259
South Carolina State59 .3571018  .357
Bethune–Cookman410 .286722  .241
Maryland Eastern Shore311 .214523  .179
1986 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

Six of eight conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 7
Final
March 8
         
1 North Carolina A&T 75
5 Bethune-Cookman 66
4 South Carolina State 85
5 Bethune–Cookman 92
1 North Carolina A&T 53
2 Howard 52
3 Delaware State 64
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 75
6 Maryland-Eastern Shore 55
2 Howard 83

* denotes overtime period

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