1986 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1986 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1985–86
Teams	7
Site	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Champions	Akron (1st title)
Winning coach	Bob Huggins (1st title)
Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1985–86 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Akron †	10	–	4		.714			22	–	8		.733
Middle Tennessee	10	–	4		.714			23	–	11		.676
Murray State	8	–	6		.571			17	–	12		.586
Austin Peay	8	–	6		.571			14	–	14		.500
Youngstown State	8	–	6		.571			14	–	15		.483
Tennessee Tech	6	–	8		.429			14	–	15		.483
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	9		.357			10	–	18		.357
Morehead State	1	–	13		.071			8	–	19		.296
† 1986 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1986 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1985–86 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 3–5, 1986, at James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio.

Akron defeated Middle Tennessee State in the championship game, 68–63, to win their first OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Zips received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Midwest region.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 3					Semifinals Wednesday, March 4					Championship Thursday, March 5
						1	Akron	67
						5	Tennessee Tech	58
	4	Youngstown State	68
	5	Tennessee Tech	71
											1	Akron	68
											2	Middle Tennessee	63
	3	Austin Peay	66
	6	Murray State	78
						6	Murray State	81
						2	Middle Tennessee	85
	2	Middle Tennessee	88
	7	Eastern Kentucky	65

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1985-86 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "Akron 68, Middle Tennessee St. 63". AP News. March 9, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.