1986 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1986 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 8 Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL Jacksonville 2nd Bob Wenzel 1st Otis Smith Jacksonville The 1986 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 1 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.1985–86 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1986.html April 22, 2016 Jacksonville upset hosts UAB in the championship game, 70–69, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. The Dolphins, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1986 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Sun Belt members Old Dominion, UAB, and Western Kentucky, all of whom received at-large bids. Format There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, February 27 SemifinalsSaturday, February 28 ChampionshipSunday, March 1 1 Old Dominion 76 8 1985 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte 67 5 VCU 49 4 Jacksonville 56 3 UAB 64 6 1985 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 51 7 1985 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 46 2 1985 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 57 1 Old Dominion 61 4 Jacksonville 67 3 UAB 57 2 Western Kentucky 45 4 Jacksonville 70 3 UAB 69 See also Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament