1986 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1986 Southland Conference I Men's 200px 7 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana Northeast Louisiana 1st Mike Vining 1st Arthur Hayes Northeast Louisiana The 1986 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 1986 with quarterfinal matchups being held at the home arena of the higher seed and the semifinals and championship game played at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.1985-86 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1986.html April 16, 2022 Northeast Louisiana defeated 1985–86 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State in the championship game, 59–57, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament. The Indians received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. McNeese, Lamar, and Louisiana Tech received invitations to the 1986 NIT Tournament. Format All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams began play in the quarterfinal round. First round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, March 4 SemifinalsWednesday, March 5 ChampionshipThursday, March 6 4 1985 men Lamar Cardinals Lamar 58 5 1985 men Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 60 3 1985 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State 79 6 1985 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas State 71 2 1985 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 83 7 1985 men Texas-Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington 71 1 NE Louisiana 57 5 Louisiana Tech 56 3 Arkansas State 57 2 McNeese State 68 1 NE Louisiana 59 2 McNeese State 57 References Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Sports competitions in Monroe, Louisiana Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana