1986 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1986
Conference:Southland Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:7
1Stroundarena:Campus Sites
1Stroundcity:Campus Arenas
Finalarena:Fant-Ewing Coliseum
Finalcity:Monroe, Louisiana
Champions:Northeast Louisiana
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Mike Vining
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Arthur Hayes
Mvpteam:Northeast Louisiana

The 1986 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 1986 with quarterfinal matchups being held at the home arena of the higher seed and the semifinals and championship game played at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.[1]

Northeast Louisiana defeated in the championship game, 59–57, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Indians received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. McNeese, Lamar, and Louisiana Tech received invitations to the 1986 NIT Tournament.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams began play in the quarterfinal round.

First round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1985-86 Southland Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. . April 16, 2022.