1986 NAIA men's basketball tournament

1986 (1986) NAIA men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	David Lipscomb (1 title, 1 title game, 1 Fab Four)
Runner-up	Arkansas Monticello (1 title game, 1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Southeastern Oklahoma (5 Final Four) St. Thomas Aquinas (1 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Daren Reeves (Arkansas Monticello)
Chuck Taylor MVP	John Kimbrell (David Lipscomb)
NAIA men's tournaments «1985 1987»

The 1986 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 49th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. David Lipscomb defeated Arkansas–Monticello 67–61 in the final to be crowned champions.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: est. 1994.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					NAIA national semifinals					NAIA national championship
	1	Cumberland (KY)	74
		Southern Colorado	40
						1	Cumberland (KY)	46
						16	Charleston (SC)	59
	16	College of Charleston	57
		Taylor	47
											16	Charleston (SC)	60
	TOP TIER
												Arkansas–Monticello	63
	9	Wayland Baptist	72
		College of Idaho	66
						9	Wayland Baptist	51
							Arkansas–Monticello	56
		Arkansas-Monticello	90**
	8	Briar Cliff	86
																	Arkansas–Monticello	67
																4	Southeastern Oklahoma State	61
		Southwestern (TX)	80
	5	Webber	79
							Southwestern (TX)	53
						12	Wisconsin Eau Claire	47
	12	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	63
		Cabrini	45
												Southwestern (TX)	55
	TOP TIER
											4	Southeastern Oklahoma State	58
	13	Huron	90
		Quincy	77
						13	Huron	66
						4	Southeastern Oklahoma State	79
	4	Southeastern Oklahoma State	79'
		Franklin Pierce	62
																						Arkansas–Monticello	54
																					11	David Lipscomb	67
	3	Birmingham Southern	76
		Kearney State	64
						3	Birmingham Southern	56
						14	Central Washington	59
	14	Central Washington	86
		Findlay	82
											11	David Lipscomb	80
	BOTTOM TIER
											14	Central Washington	64
	11	David Lipscomb	62
		Minnesota–Duluth	56
						11	David Lipscomb	79
						6	Emporia State	76
	6	Emporia State	80
		Brigham Young-Hawaii	72
																11	David Lipscomb	102
																7	St. Thomas Aquinas	91
	7	St. Thomas Aquinas	51
		Saginaw Valley State	49
						7	St. Thomas Aquinas	77
							Atlantic Christian	71
		Atlantic Christian	92																		NAIA third-place game
	10	Waynesburg	89
											7	St. Thomas Aquinas	78								4	Southeastern Oklahoma State	75
	BOTTOM TIER
											2	Charleston (WV)	77								7	St. Thomas Aquinas	74
	15	Drury	53
	-	Westmont	52
						15	Drury	51
						2	Charleston (WV)	55
	2	Charleston (WV)	78
		William Carey	73

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 1986 NAIA women's basketball tournament
• 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1986 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1986 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament