1986 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

1986 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams8
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsKansas (3rd title)
Winning coachLarry Brown (2nd title)
MVPDanny Manning (Kansas)
1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Kansas131 .929354  .897
Iowa State95 .6432211  .667
Nebraska86 .5711911  .633
Missouri86 .5712114  .600
No. 15 Oklahoma86 .571269  .743
Oklahoma State68 .4291513  .536
Kansas State410 .2861614  .533
Colorado014 .000820  .286
1986 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Big Eight men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Top-seeded Kansas defeated #2 seed Iowa State in the championship game, 73–71, to win the Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Jayhawks received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight members Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, who earned at-large bids.