- Source: 1986 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament
- 1986 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament
- 1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament
- 1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament
- Summit League
- Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
- 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season
- Northern Illinois Huskies
- Akron Zips baseball
- Eastern Illinois Panthers
- Cleveland State Vikings
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. Southwest Missouri State 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.
Tournament
All-Tournament Team
= Tournament Most Valuable Player
=Steve Jeffers of Western Illinois was named Tournament MVP.