1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Men's 200px 8 The Forum Inglewood, CA UNLV 3rd Jerry Tarkanian 3rd Anthony Jones UNLV The 1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 6–8 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.1985-86 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/pcaa/1986.html February 8, 2018 Top-seeded UNLV defended their title and defeated 1985 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State in the final, 75–55, and captured their third PCAA/Big West championship (and third in four seasons). The Runnin' Rebels, in turn, received a bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament, their seventh in program history, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Format The tournament field remained the same as 1985, with eight total teams. Again, only the top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament. All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal. Bracket First roundThursday, March 6 SemifinalsFriday, March 7 ChampionshipSaturday, March 8 1 No. 13 UNLV 68 8 1985 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 49 5 1985 men Pacific Tigers Pacific 55 4 1985 men San Jose State Spartans San José State 53 3 1985 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State 74 6 1985 men Utah State Aggies Utah State 71 7 1985 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 66 2 UC Irvine 58 1 #13 UNLV 75 7 Cal State Fullerton 65 3 New Mexico State 75 5 Pacific 61 1 #13 UNLV 75 3 New Mexico State 55 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in Inglewood, California