1986 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 March 2019 1986 Big Eight Conference I Men's 200px 8 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Kansas 3rd Larry Brown 2nd Danny Manning Kansas The 1986 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.1985-86 Big 8 Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-8/1986.html March 31, 2019 Top-seeded Kansas defeated #2 seed Iowa State in the championship game, 73–71, to win the Big Eight men's basketball tournament. The Jayhawks received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight members Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, who earned at-large bids. 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 placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round. All three rounds – quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game – were played at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, March 7 SemifinalsSaturday, March 8 ChampionshipSunday, March 9 1 #2 Kansas 74 8 1985 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State 51 5 #15 Oklahoma 78 4 Missouri 75 3 Nebraska 82 6 1985 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 75 7 Colorado 60 2 Iowa State 78 1 #2 Kansas 72 5 #15 Oklahoma 70 3 Nebraska 58 2 Iowa State 75 1 #2 Kansas 73 2 Iowa State 71 References Tournament Category:Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament