1986 MEAC men's basketball tournament

1986 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams6
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (11th title)
Winning coachDon Corbett (5th title)
MVPThomas Griffis (North Carolina A&T)
← 1985
1987 →
1985–86 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T 12 2   .857 22 8   .733
Howard 11 3   .786 18 9   .667
Delaware State 7 7   .500 11 17   .393
Coppin State 7 7   .500 10 17   .370
Morgan State 7 7   .500 7 20   .259
South Carolina State 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Bethune–Cookman 4 10   .286 7 22   .241
Maryland Eastern Shore 3 11   .214 5 23   .179
1986 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–8, 1986, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 53–52 in the championship game, to win its fifth consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the Midwest region.