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1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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Season headlines

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Major rule changes

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Beginning in 1985–86, the following rules changes were implemented:

  • The 45-second shot clock was introduced.
  • With the shot clock's introduction, the so-called "lack of action" count (when the offense fails to attempt a shot in a five-second timeframe) was abolished.
  • If a shooter was fouled intentionally and the shot was missed, the penalty was two shots and possession of the ball out of bounds to the team who was fouled.[1]
  • Conferences were permitted to experiment with a three-point field goal, provided the distance was set to at least 19 feet 9 inches (6.02 metres) from the center of the basket.

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[3]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Georgia Tech (28)
2 North Carolina (13)
3 Michigan (13)
4 Syracuse
5 Kansas (4)
6 Duke (2)
7 Illinois
8 Georgetown (1)
9 Louisville
10 Auburn
11 Kentucky
12 Notre Dame
13 Oklahoma
14 Louisiana State
15 Memphis State
16 Alabama-Birmingham
17 NC State
18 UNLV
19 Maryland
Navy
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Michigan
2 Georgia Tech
3 North Carolina
4 Kansas
5 Duke
6 Syracuse
7 Illinois
8 Georgetown
9 Louisiana State
10 Louisville
11 Auburn
12 Kentucky
13 Notre Dame
14 Iowa
NC State
16 Alabama-Birmingham
17 Washington
18 UNLV
19 DePaul
20 UCLA

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Armstrong Atlantic State Pirates Division II Big South Conference
Augusta State Jaguars Division I independent Big South Conference
Baptist Buccaneers Division I independent Big South Conference
Baptist Fighting Camels Division I independent Big South Conference
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Non-Division I Big South Conference
Coppin State Eagles Non-Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Miami (Fla.) Miami No team University Division independent
Monmouth Hawks Division I independent ECAC Metro
Oklahoma City Chiefs Midwestern City Conference NAIA
Radford Highlanders Division I independent Big South Conference
Stetson Hatters Division I independent Trans America Athletic Conference
Tulane Green Wave Metro Conference No team
Winthrop Eagles NAIA Big South Conference

NOTES: The Big South Conference was founded in 1983, but its members played as independents until this season. Tulane discontinued its men's basketball program after the 1984–85 season in response to a point shaving scandal involving four of its players.

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[4]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
AMCU–8 Cleveland State Jon Collins, Eastern Illinois Kevin Mackey, Cleveland State 1986 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament Hammons Student Center
(Springfield, Missouri)
Cleveland State
Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Joseph's Maurice Martin, Saint Joseph's[5] Jim Boyle, Saint Joseph's 1986 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Brendan Byrne Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Saint Joseph's
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Len Bias, Maryland[6] Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1986 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
Duke
Big East Conference St. John's &
Syracuse
Walter Berry, St. John's[7] Lou Carnesecca, St. John's 1986 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)
St. John's
Big Eight Conference Kansas Danny Manning, Kansas[8] Larry Brown, Kansas 1986 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
(Semifinals and Finals)
Kansas
Big Sky Conference Montana & Northern Arizona Larry Krystkowiak, Montana[9] Stu Starner, Montana State 1986 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Lawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada)
Montana State
Big South Conference Baptist Fred McKinnon, Winthrop Tommy Gaither, Baptist 1986 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Savannah Civic Center
(Savannah, Georgia)
Baptist
Big Ten Conference Michigan None Selected Jud Heathcote, Michigan State No Tournament
Colonial Athletic Association Navy David Robinson, Navy Dick Tarrant, Richmond 1986 CAA men's basketball tournament Patriot Center
(Fairfax, Virginia)
Navy
East Coast Conference Drexel Michael Anderson, Drexel Edward Burke, Drexel 1986 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Towson Center
(Towson, Maryland)
Drexel
ECAC Metro Fairleigh Dickinson Terrance Bailey, Wagner Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson 1986 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament William T. Boylan Gymnasium
(West Long Branch, New Jersey)
Marist
ECAC North Northeastern Reggie Lewis, Northeastern[10] Jim Calhoun, Northeastern 1986 ECAC North men's basketball tournament Matthews Arena
(Boston, Massachusetts)
Northeastern
Ivy League Brown Jim Turner, Brown[11] None selected No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield Tony George, Fairfield[12] Mitch Buonaguro, Fairfield 1986 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Fairfield
Metro Conference Louisville Dell Curry, Virginia Tech M. K. Turk, Southern Miss 1986 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Freedom Hall
(Louisville, Kentucky)
Louisville
Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) Ron Harper, Miami (OH)[13] Jerry Peirson, Miami (OH) 1986 MAC men's basketball tournament Rockford MetroCentre
(Rockford, Illinois)
Ball State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A&T Don Hill, Bethune–Cookman Don Corbett, North Carolina A&T 1986 MEAC men's basketball tournament Philadelphia Civic Center
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
North Carolina A&T
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Xavier Byron Larkin, Xavier[14] Pete Gillen, Xavier &
Don Sicko, Detroit
1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament Market Square Arena
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
Xavier
Missouri Valley Conference Bradley Jim Les, Bradley[15] Dick Versace, Bradley 1986 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Tulsa Convention Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Tulsa
Ohio Valley Conference Akron &
Middle Tennessee State
Marcel Boyce, Akron[16] Bob Huggins, Akron 1986 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament James A. Rhodes Arena
(Akron, Ohio)
Akron
Pacific-10 Conference Arizona Chris Welp, Washington[17] Lute Olson, Arizona No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV Greg Grant, Utah State &
Anthony Jones, UNLV[18]
Bill Mulligan, UC Irvine 1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament The Forum
(Inglewood, California)
UNLV
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Kenny Walker, Kentucky[19] Eddie Sutton, Kentucky 1986 SEC men's basketball tournament Rupp Arena
(Lexington, Kentucky)
Kentucky
Southern Conference Tennessee–Chattanooga Gay Elmore, VMI[20] Mack McCarthy, Tennessee–Chattanooga 1986 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina)
Davidson
Southland Conference Northeast Louisiana Bobby Jenkins, Northeast Louisiana[21] Mike Vining, Northeast Louisiana 1986 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Fant–Ewing Coliseum
(Monroe, Louisiana)
Northeast Louisiana
Southwest Conference TCU, Texas & Texas A&M John Brownlee, Texas Jim Killingsworth, TCU 1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena
(Dallas, Texas)
Texas Tech
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State
& Southern
Frank Sillmon, Alabama State[22] Davey Whitney, Alcorn State 1986 SWAC men's basketball tournament Mississippi Valley State
Sun Belt Conference Old Dominion Kenny Gattison, Old Dominion[23] Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky & Tom Young, Old Dominion 1986 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)
Jacksonville
Trans America Athletic Conference Arkansas–Little Rock Myron Jackson, Arkansas–Little Rock[24] Mike Newell, Arkansas–Little Rock 1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament Barton Coliseum
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
Arkansas–Little Rock
West Coast Athletic Conference Pepperdine Dwayne Polee, Pepperdine[25] Hank Egan, San Diego & Jim Harrick, Pepperdine No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference Utah, UTEP
& Wyoming
Anthony Watson, San Diego State[26] Jim Brandenburg, Wyoming 1986 WAC men's basketball tournament Arena-Auditorium
(Laramie, Wyoming)
UTEP

Conference standings

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1985–86 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 13 1   .929 29 4   .879
Southwest Missouri State 10 4   .714 24 8   .750
Eastern Illinois 8 6   .571 19 13   .594
Western Illinois 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
UIC 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
Valparaiso 5 9   .357 9 19   .321
Green Bay 3 11   .214 5 23   .179
Northern Iowa 3 11   .214 8 19   .296
1986 AMCU-8 tournament winner
1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke 12 2   .857 37 3   .925
No. 6 Georgia Tech 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
No. 8 North Carolina 10 4   .714 28 6   .824
NC State 7 7   .500 21 13   .618
Virginia 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Maryland 6 8   .429 19 14   .576
Clemson 3 11   .214 19 15   .559
Wake Forest 0 14   .000 8 21   .276
1986 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Joseph's 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
West Virginia 15 3   .833 22 11   .667
Temple 15 3   .833 25 6   .806
St. Bonaventure 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Duquesne 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
George Washington 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
UMass 6 12   .333 9 9   .500
Rhode Island 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
Penn State 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Rutgers 2 16   .111 8 21   .276
1986 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 St. John's 14 2   .875 31 5   .861
No. 9 Syracuse 14 2   .875 26 6   .813
No. 13 Georgetown 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Villanova 10 6   .625 23 14   .622
Providence 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Boston College 4 12   .250 13 15   .464
Connecticut 3 13   .188 12 16   .429
Seton Hall 3 13   .188 14 18   .438
1986 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986[27]
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 13 1   .929 35 4   .897
Iowa State 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
Nebraska 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Missouri 8 6   .571 21 14   .600
No. 15 Oklahoma 8 6   .571 26 9   .743
Oklahoma State 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Kansas State 4 10   .286 16 14   .533
Colorado 0 14   .000 8 20   .286
1986 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Arizona 9 5   .643 19 10   .655
Montana 9 5   .643 21 11   .656
Idaho State 8 6   .571 15 12   .556
Weber State 7 7   .500 18 11   .621
Nevada 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
Montana State 6 8   .429 14 17   .452
Boise State 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Idaho 4 10   .286 11 18   .379
1986 Big Sky tournament winner
1985–86 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Baptist 5 1   .833 21 9   .700
Winthrop 5 3   .625 20 9   .690
Augusta State 4 4   .500 13 17   .433
Radford 3 4   .429 11 17   .393
UNC Asheville 4 2   .667 20 9   .690
Campbell 3 5   .375 8 19   .296
Armstrong State 4 3   .571 15 12   .556
Coastal Carolina 1 7   .125 10 17   .370
1986 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
No. 16 Indiana 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
No. 18 Michigan State 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
No. 19 Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Purdue 10 8   .556 22 10   .688
Iowa 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Ohio State 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Minnesota 5 13   .278 15 16   .484
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 12 16   .429
Northwestern 2 16   .111 8 20   .286
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Navy 13 1   .929 30 5   .857
Richmond 12 2   .857 23 7   .767
George Mason 10 4   .714 20 12   .625
UNC Wilmington 6 8   .429 16 13   .552
East Carolina 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
American 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
William & Mary 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
James Madison 3 11   .214 5 23   .179
1986 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 11 3   .786 19 12   .613
Hofstra 9 5   .643 17 13   .567
Bucknell 8 6   .571 17 12   .586
Lafayette 8 6   .571 14 15   .483
Lehigh 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Rider 5 9   .357 9 19   .321
Towson State 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
Delaware 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
1986 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1985–86 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
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
1985–86 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
Canisius 14 4   .778 21 8   .724
Boston University 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Siena 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Niagara 10 8   .556 14 14   .500
Hartford 10 8   .556 12 16   .429
New Hampshire 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
Maine 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
Vermont 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
Colgate 0 18   .000 1 24   .040
1986 ECAC North tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Gulf Star Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 9 1   .900 27 6   .818
Stephen F. Austin 7 3   .700 22 5   .815
Northwestern State 7 3   .700 11 16   .407
Southeastern Louisiana 3 5   .375 10 18   .357
Nicholls State 2 8   .200 8 16   .333
Southwest Texas State 1 9   .100 6 22   .214
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Brown 10 4   .714 16 11   .593
Penn 9 5   .643 15 11   .577
Cornell 9 5   .643 14 12   .538
Princeton 7 7   .500 13 13   .500
Yale 7 7   .500 13 13   .500
Columbia 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Dartmouth 6 8   .429 11 15   .423
Harvard 2 12   .143 6 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield 13 1   .929 24 7   .774
Iona 9 5   .643 14 15   .483
La Salle 8 6   .571 14 14   .500
Saint Peter's 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Fordham 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
Holy Cross 6 8   .429 12 18   .400
Army 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Manhattan 1 13   .071 2 26   .071
1986 MAAC tournament winner
1985–86 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Louisville 10 2   .833 32 7   .821
No. 12 Memphis State 9 3   .750 28 6   .824
Virginia Tech 7 5   .583 22 9   .710
Southern Mississippi 6 6   .500 17 12   .586
Cincinnati 5 7   .417 12 16   .429
Florida State 3 9   .250 12 17   .414
South Carolina 2 10   .167 12 16   .429
1986 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Xavier 10 2   .833 25 5   .833
Saint Louis 8 4   .667 18 12   .600
Detroit 7 5   .583 14 15   .483
Loyola (IL) 7 5   .583 13 16   .448
Oral Roberts 5 7   .417 10 18   .357
Evansville 3 9   .250 8 19   .296
Butler 2 10   .167 9 19   .321
1986 MCC tournament winner
1985–86 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (OH) 16 2   .889 24 7   .774
Ohio 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Ball State 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Northern Illinois 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Toledo 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
Kent State 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Eastern Michigan 5 13   .278 9 18   .333
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
1986 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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
1985–86 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Bradley 16 0   1.000 32 3   .914
Tulsa 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Drake 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Illinois State 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Wichita State 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Creighton 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Indiana State 7 9   .438 11 17   .393
West Texas State 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Southern Illinois 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
1986 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[28]
1985–86 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron 10 4   .714 22 8   .733
Middle Tennessee 10 4   .714 23 11   .676
Murray State 8 6   .571 17 12   .586
Austin Peay 8 6   .571 14 14   .500
Youngstown State 8 6   .571 14 15   .483
Tennessee Tech 6 8   .429 14 15   .483
Eastern Kentucky 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Morehead State 1 13   .071 8 19   .296
1986 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[29]
1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Washington 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
California 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
UCLA 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
Arizona State 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Washington State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Stanford 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Oregon State 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Oregon 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
USC 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
As of March 25, 1986[30]
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky 17 1   .944 32 4   .889
Alabama 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
Auburn 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Florida 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
LSU 9 9   .500 26 12   .684
Georgia 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Tennessee 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Ole Miss 4 14   .222 12 17   .414
Mississippi State 3 15   .167 6 22   .214
1986 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 12 4   .750 21 10   .677
Davidson 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Marshall 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Appalachian State 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Western Carolina 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
East Tennessee State 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
VMI 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
The Citadel 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Furman 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1986
Rankings from AP poll
1985–86 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NE Louisiana 9 3   .750 20 10   .667
McNeese State 8 4   .667 21 11   .656
Arkansas State 7 5   .583 18 11   .621
Lamar 6 6   .500 18 12   .600
Louisiana Tech 6 6   .500 20 14   .588
North Texas State 4 8   .333 10 18   .357
UT Arlington 2 10   .167 12 18   .400
1986 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
TCU 12 4   .750 22 9   .710
Texas 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Texas A&M 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
SMU 10 6   .625 18 11   .621
Texas Tech 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Houston 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Arkansas 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Baylor 3 13   .188 11 16   .407
Rice 2 14   .125 9 19   .321
1986 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern 11 3   .786 19 8   .704
Alcorn State 11 3   .786 16 13   .552
Mississippi Valley State 10 4   .714 20 11   .645
Jackson State 9 5   .643 14 15   .483
Texas Southern 6 8   .429 9 18   .333
Grambling State 4 10   .286 14 12   .538
Alabama State 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Prairie View A&M 1 13   .071 5 25   .167
1986 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Western Kentucky 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
UAB 9 5   .643 25 11   .694
Jacksonville 9 5   .643 21 10   .677
VCU 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
South Alabama 5 9   .357 16 16   .500
South Florida 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 1 13   .071 8 20   .286
1986 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 2   .857 23 11   .676
Samford 8 6   .571 16 13   .552
Houston Baptist 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Hardin–Simmons 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Mercer 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
Centenary 6 8   .429 13 17   .433
Georgia Southern 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Georgia State 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Stetson - -   10 18   .357
1986 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 13 1   .929 25 5   .833
Loyola Marymount 10 4   .714 19 11   .633
San Diego 9 5   .643 19 9   .679
Gonzaga 8 6   .571 15 13   .536
Santa Clara 7 7   .500 12 16   .429
Portland 4 10   .286 13 15   .464
Saint Mary's 3 11   .214 10 17   .370
San Francisco 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll
1985–86 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wyoming 12 4   .750 24 12   .667
No. 20 UTEP 12 4   .750 27 6   .818
Utah 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Brigham Young 11 5   .688 18 14   .563
New Mexico 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
San Diego State 7 9   .438 10 19   .345
Colorado State 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
Air Force 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
Hawaii 1 15   .063 4 24   .143
1986 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[31]

Division I independents

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A total of 17 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, Notre Dame (23–6) had both the best winning percentage (.793) and the most wins.[32]

1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Notre Dame - -   23 6   .793
Chicago State - -   22 6   .786
Eastern Washington - -   20 8   .714
Texas–Pan American - -   20 8   .714
Marquette - -   19 11   .633
DePaul - -   18 13   .581
New Orleans - -   16 12   .571
Dayton - -   17 13   .567
Southwestern Louisiana - -   15 13   .536
Miami (Fla.) - -   14 14   .500
Tennessee State - -   14 14   .500
Utica - -   13 14   .481
Florida A&M - -   12 16   .429
Brooklyn - -   9 22   .290
U.S. International - -   8 20   .286
Texas–San Antonio - -   7 24   .226
Central Florida - -   6 22   .214
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner
Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Saint Joseph's & Temple Harold Pressley, Villanova

Saint Joseph's and Temple both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Terrance Bailey Wagner 29.4 David Robinson Navy 13.0 Mark Jackson St. John's 9.1 Darron Brittman Chicago St. 5.0
Scott Skiles Michigan St. 27.4 Greg Anderson Houston 12.9 Taurence Chisholm Delaware 8.5 Jim Paguaga St. Francis (NY) 4.3
Joe Yezbak U. S. International 27.0 Brad Sellers Ohio St. 12.6 Tyrone Bogues Wake Forest 8.4 Leroy Allen Hofstra 3.6
Reggie Miller UCLA 25.9 Ron Harper Miami (OH) 11.7 Ralph Lee Xavier 8.4 Ron Harper Miami (OH) 3.3
Ron Harper Miami (OH) 24.4 Larry Krystkowiak Montana 11.4 Derric Thomas Monmouth 8.2 Harold Starks Providence 3.2
Field-goal percentage
Free-throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School FT%
David Robinson Navy 5.9 Brad Daugherty N. Carolina 64.8 Greg Peters Tulsa 100.0
Tim Perry Temple 4.0 Ken Norman Illinois 64.1 Jim Barton Dartmouth 94.2
Rodney Blake St. Joseph's 3.8 Kenny Gattison Old Dominion 63.7 Damon Goodwin Dayton 93.1
Lester Fonville Jackson St. 3.2 Derrick McKey Alabama 63.6 Rick Suder Duquesne 91.8
Curtis Kitchen S. Florida 3.2 Albert Thomas Centenary 63.2 Scott Coval William & Mary 91.7

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Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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The Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, hosted the NCAA men's Final Four.
National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 Duke 71
M1 Kansas 67
E1 Duke 69
W2 Louisville 72
S11 LSU 77
W2 Louisville 88

National Invitation tournament

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NIT Semifinals and Finals

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Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City

Semifinals Finals
    
Louisiana Tech 66
Ohio State 79
Ohio State 73
Wyoming 63
Florida 58
Wyoming 67 Third place
Louisiana Tech 67
Florida 62

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Steve Alford G Junior Indiana
Walter Berry F Junior St. John's
Len Bias F Senior Maryland
Johnny Dawkins G Senior Duke
Kenny Walker F Senior Kentucky


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Dell Curry G Senior Virginia Tech
Brad Daugherty C Senior North Carolina
Ron Harper G/F Senior Miami (OH)
Danny Manning F Sophomore Kansas
David Robinson C Junior Navy
Scott Skiles G Senior Michigan State

Major player of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Boston College Gary Williams Jim O'Brien
Connecticut Dom Perno Jim Calhoun
Houston Guy Lewis Pat Foster
Kansas State Jack Hartman Lon Kruger
Lamar Pat Foster Tom Abatemarco
Maryland Lefty Driesell Bob Wade
Northern Iowa James Berry Eldon Miller
Northeastern Jim Calhoun Karl Fogel
Ohio State Eldon Miller Gary Williams
St. Bonaventure Jim O'Brien Ron DeCarli
Texas–Pan American Lon Kruger Kevin Wall

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