1986 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1986 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–8, 1986 at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, home to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. Kentucky won the SEC tournament championship title and the SEC's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball tournament by defeating Alabama 83–72.[1][2][3]

1986 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams10
SiteRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky [1]
ChampionsKentucky [1] (15th title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (1st title)
MVPJohn Williams (LSU)
Attendance148,005
TelevisionLorimar Sports Network (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals)
NBC (Championship Game)

Coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals and semifinals was produced and regionally syndicated by the Lorimar Sports Network, the sports broadcasting arm of Lorimar-Telepictures. The semifinals of this tournament marks the LSN's final broadcast before going defunct; Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions would win syndication rights to SEC Basketball before the following season. The championship game in this tournament was nationally televised by NBC.

Bracket

[2][3]

  First Round
Wednesday, March 5
Lorimar Sports Network		 Second Round
Thursday, March 6
Lorimar Sports Network		 Semi-Finals
Friday, March 7
Lorimar Sports Network		 Finals
Saturday, March 8
NBC
                                     
8 Tennessee 56  
9 Mississippi 73  
  9 Mississippi 69  
    1 #3 Kentucky 95  
 
  1 #3 Kentucky 61  
  5 LSU 58  
 
 
  5 LSU 72
    4 Florida 66  
 
  1 #3 Kentucky 83
  3 Alabama 72
 
 
  6 Georgia 59
    3 Alabama 77  
 
  3 Alabama 77
  10 Mississippi State 65  
 
 
  2 Auburn 63
    10 Mississippi State 65  
7 Vanderbilt 54
10 Mississippi State 62  

References
  1. 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
  2. 1985-86 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  3. 1985-86 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
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