1986 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1986 Big East Men's 9 Madison Square Garden New York City St. John's 2nd Lou Carnesecca 2nd Dwayne Washington Syracuse Big East Network, ESPN 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. St. John's defeated Syracuse in the championship game 70–69, to claim its second Big East tournament championship. Bracket First roundMarch 5, 1986 QuarterfinalsMarch 6, 1986 SemifinalsMarch 7, 1986 Championship GameMarch 8, 1986 8 Connecticut 66 9 1985-86 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 76 1 #5 St. John's 87 9 Seton Hall 68 4 Villanova 75 5 1985-86 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 68 3 #14 Georgetown 57 6 Pittsburgh 56 2 #8 Syracuse 102 7 1985-86 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 79 1 #5 St. John's 75 4 Villanova 64 3 #14 Georgetown 73 2 #8 Syracuse 75OT 1 #5 St. John's 70 2 #8 Syracuse 69 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 http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2008-09 Big East Media Guide 136–138 2009-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428211249/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2009-04-28 dead References Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:1980s in Manhattan