1986 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1986 MAC I Men's 200px 7 Rockford MetroCentre Rockford, IL Ball State 2nd Al Brown 1st Dan Palombizio Ball State The 1986 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at the Rockford MetroCentre in Rockford, Illinois.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mac/1986.html 1985-86 Mid-American Conference Season Summary Sports Reference en 2022-02-18 Third seeded Ball State defeated top-seeded 1985 men Miami Redhawks Miami in the championship game by the score of 87–79 to win their second MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to 1985 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State in the first round.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-07/1986-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-rounds 1986 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, rounds NCAA en 2022-02-18https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ball-state/1986-schedule.html 1985-86 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results Sports Reference en 2022-02-18 Dan Palombizio Ball State was named the tournament MVP.https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mid-american-conference-mens-basketball-championship-history Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history FOX News en 2022-02-18 Format Seven of the ten MAC teams participated. All games were played at the Rockford MetroCentre in Rockford, Illinois. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 6 SemifinalsMarch 7 FinalMarch 8 high 1 5 1985 Toledo Rockets Toledo 82 4 1985 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 79 3 Ball State 87 6 1985 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 76 7 1985 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 62 2 Ohio 66 1 Miami (OH) 93 5 Toledo 76 3 Ball State 93 2 Ohio 69 1 Miami 79 3 Ball State 87 References 1986 Tournament Category:1986 in sports in Illinois Category:March 1986 sports events in the United States Category:College basketball tournaments in Illinois Category:Sports in Rockford, Illinois