1986 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1986 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 5 to March 8, 1986. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. St. John's had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1986 Big East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1985–86
Teams	9
Site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	St. John's (2nd title)
Winning coach	Lou Carnesecca (2nd title)
MVP	Dwayne Washington (Syracuse)
Television	Big East Network, ESPN
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1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 St. John's †	14	–	2		.875			31	–	5		.861
No. 9 Syracuse	14	–	2		.875			26	–	6		.813
No. 13 Georgetown	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Villanova	10	–	6		.625			23	–	14		.622
Providence	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Pittsburgh	6	–	10		.375			15	–	14		.517
Boston College	4	–	12		.250			13	–	15		.464
Connecticut	3	–	13		.188			12	–	16		.429
Seton Hall	3	–	13		.188			14	–	18		.438
† 1986 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 1986 Rankings from AP Poll

St. John's defeated Syracuse in the championship game 70–69, to claim its second Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

	First round March 5, 1986					Quarterfinals March 6, 1986					Semifinals March 7, 1986					Championship Game March 8, 1986
						1	#5 St. John's	87
						8	Seton Hall	68
	8	Connecticut	66
	9	Seton Hall	76
											1	#5 St. John's	75
											4	Villanova	64
						4	Villanova	75
						5	Providence	68
																1	#5 St. John's	70
																2	#8 Syracuse	69
						3	#14 Georgetown	57
						6	Pittsburgh	56
											3	#14 Georgetown	73
											2	#8 Syracuse	75OT
						2	#8 Syracuse	102
						7	Boston College	79

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Washington, Syracuse

All Tournament Team

• Walter Berry, St. John's
• Mark Jackson, St. John's
• Harold Pressley, Villanova
• Rony Seikaly, Syracuse
• Dwayne Washington, Syracuse
• Reggie Williams, Georgetown

External links

• "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.