1986 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

The 1986 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 4–6. All three rounds of the tournament were played at Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.^[1]

1986 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1985–86
Teams	8
Site	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA
Champions	Marist (1st title)
Winning coach	Matthew Furjanic Jr. (3rd title)
MVP	Rik Smits (Marist)
ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments ← 1985 1987 →

1985–86 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson	13	–	3		.813			22	–	8		.733
Marist†	11	–	5		.688			19	–	12		.613
Loyola (MD)	10	–	6		.625			16	–	12		.571
Wagner	10	–	6		.625			16	–	13		.552
Saint Francis (PA)	8	–	8		.500			10	–	18		.357
Robert Morris	6	–	10		.375			10	–	18		.357
Monmouth*	6	–	10		.375			9	–	19		.321
St. Francis (NY)	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
Long Island	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
† 1986 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

Marist defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the championship game, 57–56 in overtime, to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Sunday, March 4					Semifinals Tuesday, March 5					Championship Wednesday, March 6
	1	Fairleigh Dickinson	86
	8	Long Island	57
						1	Fairleigh Dickinson	81
						4	Wagner	77
	4	Wagner	100
	5	St. Francis (PA)	83
											1	Fairleigh Dickinson	56
											2	Marist	57*
	3	Loyola (MD)	69
	6	Robert Morris	75
						6	Robert Morris	55
						2	Marist	60
	2	Marist	83
	7	St. Francis (NY)	64

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