1986 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 1986 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9, 1986, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.^[1] Mississippi Valley State defeated Prairie View A&M, 75–58 in the championship game. The Delta Devils received the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East Region.^[2]

1986 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1985–86
Teams	8
Site	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Champions	Mississippi Valley State (1st title)
Winning coach	Lafayette Stribling (1st title)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments ← 1985 1987 →

1985–86 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern	11	–	3		.786			19	–	8		.704
Alcorn State	11	–	3		.786			16	–	13		.552
Mississippi Valley State †	10	–	4		.714			20	–	11		.645
Jackson State	9	–	5		.643			14	–	15		.483
Texas Southern	6	–	8		.429			9	–	18		.333
Grambling State	4	–	10		.286			14	–	12		.538
Alabama State	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
Prairie View A&M	1	–	13		.071			5	–	25		.167
† 1986 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals March 7					Semifinals March 8					Final March 9
	1	Southern	67
	8	Prairie View A&M	75
						8	Prairie View A&M	84
						4	Jackson State	70
	4	Jackson State	78
	5	Texas Southern	69
											8	Prairie View A&M	58
											3	Mississippi Valley State	75
	3	Mississippi Valley State	77
	6	Alabama State	64
						3	Mississippi Valley State	71
						2	Alcorn State	70
	2	Alcorn State	71
	7	Grambling State	53

References

1. "1985-86 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
2. "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. March 10, 1986. Retrieved January 9, 2022.