1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference I Men's 200px 7 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana Xavier 2nd Pete Gillen 1st Byron Larkin Xavier The 1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held February 27–March 1 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.1985-86 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/midwestern-collegiate/1986.html March 8, 2020 Xavier defeated 1985 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis in the championship game, 74–66, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament. The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament as the #12 seed in the Southeast region. Format All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, February 27 SemifinalsSaturday, February 28 ChampionshipSunday, March 1 4 1985 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago 76 5 1985 men Oral Roberts Titans Oral Roberts 70 3 1985 men Detroit Titans Detroit 70 6 1985 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville 52 7 1985 men Butler Bulldogs Butler 61 2 1985 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 63 1 Xavier 99 4 Loyola–Chicago 91 3 Detroit 49 2 Saint Louis 59 1 Xavier 74 2 Saint Louis 66 References Category:Horizon League men's basketball tournament Tournament Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament