1986 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

1986 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 198586
Teams 8
Site Patriot Center
Fairfax, VA
Champions Navy (2nd title)
Winning coach Paul Evans (2nd title)
MVP David Robinson (Navy)
1985–86 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#17 Navy131 .929  305  .857
Richmond122 .857  237  .767
George Mason104 .714  2012  .625
UNC Wilmington68 .429  1613  .552
East Carolina68 .429  1216  .429
American311 .214  1018  .357
William & Mary311 .214  820  .286
James Madison311 .214  523  .179
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28–March 3 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.[1]

Navy defeated George Mason in the championship game, 72–61, to win their second consecutive CAA/ECAC South men's basketball tournament. The Midshipmen, therefore, earned an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament.

Second-seeded Richmond also qualified for the NCAA tournament, receiving an at-large bid.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Wednesday, February 28
Thursday, March 1
Semifinals
Friday, March 2
Championship
Saturday, March 3
                           
  1 Navy 81  
8 James Madison 67  
  1 Navy 62  
    4 UNC Wilmington 60  
5 East Carolina 54
  4 UNC Wilmington 75  
    1 Navy 72
  3 George Mason 61
  3 George Mason 68  
6 American 60  
3 George Mason 62
    2 Richmond 60  
7 William & Mary 50
  2 Richmond 61  

References

  1. "1985-86 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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