1986 MAAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1986 MAAC I Men's 200px 8 Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Fairfield 1st Mitch Buonaguro 1st Jim McCaffrey 1985 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross The 1986 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 1 at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.1985-86 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/maac/1986.html April 16, 2022 Fairfield defeated 1985 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross in the championship game, 67–64, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament. The Stags received a bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament – the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history – where they were beaten by Illinois in the opening round, 75–51. Format All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams starting play in the quarterfinal round. All games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, February 27 SemifinalsSaturday, February 28 ChampionshipSunday, March 1 1 Fairfield 80 8 1985 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 56 4 1985 men Fordham Rams Fordham 52 5 1985 men Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 61 3 1985 men La Salle Explorers La Salle 70 6 1985 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 72 2 1985 men Iona Gaels Iona 64 7 1985 men Army Cadets Army 60 1 Fairfield 49 5 Saint Peter's 47 6 Holy Cross 81 2 Iona 77 1 Fairfield 67 6 Holy Cross 44 References Category:Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1985–86 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season Category:1986 in sports in New Jersey