The 1986 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 9 through 11. The top 4 regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held in Chicago, Illinois. won the tournament for the third time, en route to winning the first six titles.
Format and seeding The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the second round. + Blue Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 7 4 .636 — 1B 6 6 .500 1.5 2B 4 7 .364 3 —+ Gray Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 11 1 .917 — 1G 6 6 .500 5 2G 4 7 .583 3 — 2 9 .182 8.5 —
Tournament
All-Tournament Team Name School Howard Bell Southwest Missouri State Greg Brewer Southwest Missouri State Stacey Burkey Southwest Missouri State Pat Hise Western Illinois Chris Howard Western Illinois Steve Jeffers Western Illinois Scott Metz UIC Steve Meyer Southwest Missouri State Mike Mohr Western Illinois Matt Nowak Southwest Missouri State Stan Scott Western Illinois
Tournament Most Valuable Player Steve Jeffers of Western Illinois was named Tournament MVP.
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