1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1986 1986 Final Four logo.png 64 Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Louisville Cardinals 2nd 2nd 7th Duke Blue Devils 3rd 5th Kansas Jayhawks 7th LSU Tigers 3rd Denny Crum 2nd Pervis Ellison Louisville 499,704 Johnny Dawkins Duke 153 thumb|right|Reunion Arena in Dallas hosted the semi-finals and championship game. The 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 48th annual edition of the tournament began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. A total of 63 games were played. Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won the national title with a 72–69 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Pervis Ellison of Louisville was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.Wittry Andy May 8, 2020 March 10, 2022 1986 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, rounds https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-07/1986-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-rounds live NCAA official website https://web.archive.org/web/20200617083628/https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-07/1986-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-rounds 2020-06-17 Louisville became the first team from outside a power conference to win the championship since the expansion to 64 teams, and remains one of only two teams to do so (the other team was UNLV in 1990). The 1986 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament was the first tournament to use a shot clock limiting the amount of time for any one offensive possession by a team prior to taking a shot at the basket. Beginning with the 1986 tournament, the shot clock was set at 45 seconds, which it would remain until being shortened to 35 seconds beginning in the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, and further shortened to 30 seconds (the same as NCAA women's basketball) starting with the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 1986 tournament was also the last to not feature the three-point shot, and the first where a custom floor was installed for the Final Four. LSU's 1985–86 team is tied for the lowest-seeded team (#11) to ever make the Final Four with the 2005–06 George Mason Patriots, the 2010–11 VCU Rams, the 2017–18 Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, the 2020–21 UCLA Bruins, and the 2023-24 NC State Wolfpack. As of 2018, they are the only team in tournament history to beat the top 3 seeds from their region. LSU began its run to the Final Four by winning two games on its home court, the LSU Assembly Center, leading to a change two years later which prohibited teams from playing NCAA tournament games on a court which they have played four or more games in the regular season. Cleveland State University became the first #14 seed to reach the Sweet Sixteen, losing to their fellow underdog, Navy, by a single point. This was also the first year in which two #14 seeds reached the second round in the same year, as Arkansas-Little Rock beat #3-seed Notre Dame; however, they lost their second-round game in double overtime. Both feats have only occurred one other time. Chattanooga reached the Sweet Sixteen as a 14-seed in 1997, and Old Dominion and Weber State both reached the second round as 14-seeds in 1995. Every regional final featured a #1 or #2 seed playing a team seeded #6 or lower. The lone #1 seed to not reach the Elite Eight, St. John's (West), was knocked out in the second round by #8 Auburn, which lost to #2 Louisville in the regional final. It could be argued that these upsets by the 14-seeds had launched the NCAA tournament's reputation for having unknown teams defeat well-known basketball powers, and both happened on the same day.March 2022 Indiana's loss to Cleveland State would be part of the climax in the best-selling book A Season On The Brink.Fagan Ryan March 15, 2019 March 10, 2022 Ranking the top 80 upsets in March Madness history https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/ranking-top-80-upsets-in-march-madness-history/hlhpeb6aoenx1opujyons33ms live Sporting News https://web.archive.org/web/20190317193613/http://www.sportingnews.com:80/us/ncaa-basketball/news/ranking-top-80-upsets-in-march-madness-history/hlhpeb6aoenx1opujyons33ms 2019-03-17 Another story of the tournament was when Navy reached the Elite 8 thanks to stunning performances by David Robinson. This tournament had no Pac 10 teams advance beyond the round of 64. This did not occur again until 2018. Schedule and venues USA 450 right 1986 first and second rounds USA green pog.svg 30.458283 -91.140320 right #FFFFFF Baton Rouge Pete Maravich Assembly Center LSU Assembly Center USA green pog.svg 39.758948 -84.191607 bottom #FFFFFF Dayton University of Dayton Arena USA green pog.svg 35.227087 -80.843127 bottom #FFFFFF Charlotte Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum USA green pog.svg 43.048122 -76.147424 top #FFFFFF Syracuse Carrier Dome USA green pog.svg 36.072635 -79.791975 right #FFFFFF Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum USA green pog.svg 44.976154 -93.267431 left #FFFFFF Minneapolis Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome USA green pog.svg 33.770050 -118.193739 bottom #FFFFFF Long Beach Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center Long Beach Arena USA green pog.svg 41.223000 -111.973830 top #FFFFFF Ogden Dee Events Center USA 450 right 1986 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 29.760427 -95.369803 right #FFFFFF Houston Lakewood Church Central Campus The Summit USA blue pog.svg 33.748995 -84.387982 bottom #FFFFFF Atlanta Omni Coliseum USA blue pog.svg 39.099727 -94.578567 top #FFFFFF Kansas City Kemper Arena USA blue pog.svg 39.952584 -74.097086 bottom #FFFFFF E. Rutherford Izod Center Meadowlands Arena USA red pog.svg 32.780262 -96.800978 bottom #FFFFFF Dallas Reunion Arena The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1986 tournament: First and Second Rounds March 13 and 15 East Region Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference) Midwest Region University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) Southeast Region LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University) West Region Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah (Host: Weber State University) March 14 and 16 East Region Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York (Host: Syracuse University) Midwest Region Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota) Southeast Region Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte) West Region Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California (Host: Long Beach State University) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) March 20 and 22 Southeast Regional, Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Tech) West Regional, The Summit, Houston, Texas (Hosts: University of Houston, Rice University) March 21 and 23 East Regional, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Hosts: Seton Hall University, Big East Conference) Midwest Regional, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Big 8 Conference) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) March 29 and 31 Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (Host: Southwest Conference) Teams Region Seed Team Coach Conference Finished Final opponent Score West West 1 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Big East Round of 328 AuburnL 81–65 West 2 Louisville Denny Crum Metro Champion1 DukeW 72–69 West 3 North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic Coast Sweet Sixteen2 LouisvilleL 94–79 West 4 UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Pacific Coast Sweet Sixteen8 AuburnL 70–63 West 5 Maryland Lefty Driesell Atlantic Coast Round of 324 UNLVL 70–64 West 6 UAB Gene Bartow Sun Belt Round of 323 North CarolinaL 77–59 West 7 Bradley Dick Versace Missouri Valley Round of 322 LouisvilleL 82–68 West 8 Auburn Sonny Smith Southeastern Regional Runner-up2 LouisvilleL 84–76 West 9 Arizona Lute Olson Pacific-10 Round of 648 AuburnL 73–63 West 10 UTEP Don Haskins Western Athletic Round of 647 BradleyL 83–65 West 11 Missouri Norm Stewart Big Eight Round of 646 UABL 66–64 West 12 Pepperdine Jim Harrick West Coast Round of 645 MarylandL 69–64 West 13 Northeast Louisiana Mike Vining Southland Round of 644 UNLVL 74–51 West 14 Utah Lynn Archibald Western Athletic Round of 643 North CarolinaL 84–72 West 15 Drexel Eddie Burke East Coast Round of 642 LouisvilleL 93–73 West 16 Montana State Stu Starner Big Sky Round of 641 St. John'sL 83–74 Midwest Midwest 1 Kansas Larry Brown Big Eight National semifinals1 DukeL 71–67 Midwest 2 Michigan Bill Frieder Big Ten Round of 327 Iowa StateL 72–69 Midwest 3 Notre Dame Digger Phelps Independent Round of 6414 Arkansas–Little RockL 90–83 Midwest 4 Georgetown John Thompson Big East Round of 325 Michigan StateL 80–68 Midwest 5 Michigan State Jud Heathcote Big Ten Sweet Sixteen1 KansasL 96–86 Midwest 6 NC State Jim Valvano Atlantic Coast Regional Runner-up1 KansasL 75–67 Midwest 7 Iowa State Johnny Orr Big Eight Sweet Sixteen6 NC StateL 70–66 Midwest 8 Jacksonville Bob Wenzel Sun Belt Round of 649 TempleL 61–50 Midwest 9 Temple John Chaney Atlantic 10 Round of 321 KansasL 65–43 Midwest 10 Miami (OH) Jerry Peirson Mid-American Round of 647 Iowa StateL 81–79 Midwest 11 Iowa George Raveling Big Ten Round of 646 NC StateL 66–64 Midwest 12 Washington Andy Russo Pacific-10 Round of 645 Michigan StateL 72–70 Midwest 13 Texas Tech Gerald Myers Southwest Round of 644 GeorgetownL 70–64 Midwest 14 1985 men Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Mike Newell Trans America Round of 326 NC StateL 80–66 Midwest 15 Akron Bob Huggins Ohio Valley Round of 642 MichiganL 70–64 Midwest 16 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Mid-Eastern Round of 641 KansasL 71–46 Southeast Southeast 1 Kentucky Eddie Sutton Southeastern Regional Runner-up11 LSUL 59–57 Southeast 2 Georgia Tech Bobby Cremins Atlantic Coast Sweet Sixteen11 LSUL 70–64 Southeast 3 Memphis State (Vacated) Dana Kirk Metro Round of 3211 LSUL 83–81 Southeast 4 Illinois Lou Henson Big Ten Round of 325 AlabamaL 58–56 Southeast 5 Alabama Wimp Sanderson Southeastern Sweet Sixteen1 KentuckyL 68–63 Southeast 6 Purdue Gene Keady Big Ten Round of 6411 LSUL 94–87 Southeast 7 Virginia Tech Charles Moir Metro Round of 6410 VillanovaL 71–62 Southeast 8 Western Kentucky Clem Haskins Sun Belt Round of 321 KentuckyL 71–64 Southeast 9 Nebraska Moe Iba Big Eight Round of 648 Western KentuckyL 67–59 Southeast 10 Villanova Rollie Massimino Big East Round of 322 Georgia TechL 66–61 Southeast 11 LSU Dale Brown Southeastern National semifinals2 LouisvilleL 88–77 Southeast 12 Xavier Pete Gillen Midwestern Round of 645 AlabamaL 97–80 Southeast 13 Fairfield Mitch Buonaguro Metro Atlantic Round of 644 IllinoisL 75–51 Southeast 14 Ball State Al Brown Mid-American Round of 643 Memphis StateL 95–63 Southeast 15 Marist Matt Furjanic ECAC Metro Round of 642 Georgia TechL 68–53 Southeast 16 Davidson Bobby Hussey Southern Round of 641 KentuckyL 75–55 East East 1 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Atlantic Coast Runner Up2 LouisvilleL 72–69 East 2 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Big East Round of 327 NavyL 97–85 East 3 Indiana Bob Knight Big Ten Round of 6414 Cleveland StateL 83–79 East 4 Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Big Eight Round of 3212 DePaulL 74–69 East 5 Virginia Terry Holland Atlantic Coast Round of 6412 DePaulL 72–68 East 6 Saint Joseph's Jim Boyle Atlantic 10 Round of 3214 Cleveland StateL 75–69 East 7 Navy Paul Evans Colonial Regional Runner-up1 DukeL 71–50 East 8 Old Dominion Tom Young Sun Belt Round of 321 DukeL 89–61 East 9 West Virginia Gale Catlett Atlantic 10 Round of 648 Old DominionL 72–64 East 10 Tulsa J. D. Barnett Missouri Valley Round of 647 NavyL 87–68 East 11 Richmond Dick Tarrant Colonial Round of 646 Saint Joseph'sL 60–59 East 12 DePaul Joey Meyer Independent Sweet Sixteen1 DukeL 74–67 East 13 Northeastern Jim Calhoun ECAC North Round of 644 OklahomaL 80–74 East 14 Cleveland State Kevin Mackey Mid-Continent Sweet Sixteen7 NavyL 71–70 East 15 Brown Mike Cingiser Ivy League Round of 642 SyracuseL 101–52 East 16 1985 men Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State Lafayette Stribling Southwest Athletic Round of 641 DukeL 85–78 Bracket East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Greensboro Greensboro Syracuse Syracuse Duke 85 16 Mississippi Valley State 78 8 Old Dominion 72 9 West Virginia 64 5 Virginia 68 12 DePaul 72 4 Oklahoma 80 13 Northeastern 74 6 Saint Joseph's 60 11 Richmond 59 3 Indiana 79 14 Cleveland State 83 7 Navy 87 10 Tulsa 68 2 Syracuse 101 15 Brown 52 1 Duke 89 8 Old Dominion 61 12 DePaul 74 4 Oklahoma 69 6 Saint Joseph's 69 14 Cleveland State 75 7 Navy 97 2 Syracuse 85 1 Duke 74 12 DePaul 67 14 Cleveland State 70 7 Navy 71 1 Duke 71 7 Navy 50 First round summary Thursday, March 13, 1986 Friday, March 14, 1986 #ffdead Friday, March 14 approx. approximately 2:37 PM EST box score #14 Cleveland State Vikings 83 #3 Indiana Hoosiers 79 Halftime Score: Cleveland State, 45–41 Carrier Dome – Syracuse, New York 16,857 Tom Fraim, Bruce Shapiro, Jody Sylvester NCAA ProductionsESPN Second round summary Saturday, March 15, 1986 Sunday, March 16, 1986 #ffdead Sunday, March 16 approx. approximately 2:50 PM EST box score #14 Cleveland State Vikings 75 #6 St. Joseph's Hawks 69 Halftime Score: Tied, 26–26 Carrier Dome – Syracuse, New York 21,713 Gerry Donaghy, Tom Fraim, Sid Rodeheffer CBS Regional Semi-final summary #e3e3e3 Friday, March 21 7:41 PM EST box score #7 Navy Midshipmen 71 #14 Cleveland State Vikings 70 Halftime Score: Navy, 39–30 Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, New Jersey 19,454 Joe Forte, Paul Housman, Rich Wulkow CBS Regional Final summary Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Dayton Dayton Minneapolis Minneapolis Kansas 71 16 North Carolina A&T 46 8 Jacksonville 50 9 Temple 61OT 5 Michigan State 72 12 Washington 70 4 Georgetown 70 13 Texas Tech 64 6 NC State 66 11 Iowa 64 3 Notre Dame 83 14 Arkansas–Little Rock 90 7 Iowa State 81OT 10 Miami (OH) 79 2 Michigan 70 15 Akron 64 1 Kansas 65 9 Temple 43 5 Michigan State 80 4 Georgetown 68 6 NC State 80OT 14 Arkansas–Little Rock 66 7 Iowa State 72 2 Michigan 69 1 Kansas 96OT 5 Michigan State 86 6 NC State 70 7 Iowa State 66 1 Kansas 75 6 NC State 67 First round summary Thursday, March 13, 1986 Friday, March 14, 1986 Second round summary Saturday, March 15, 1986 Sunday, March 16, 1986 Regional Semi-final summary Regional Final summary Southeast Regional – Atlanta, Georgia Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Charlotte Charlotte Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Kentucky 75 16 Davidson 55 8 Western Kentucky 67 9 Nebraska 59 5 Alabama 97 12 Xavier 80 4 Illinois 75 13 Fairfield 51 6 Purdue 87 11 LSU 942OT 3 Memphis State 95 14 Ball State 63 7 Virginia Tech 62 10 Villanova 71 2 Georgia Tech 68 15 Marist 53 1 Kentucky 71 8 Western Kentucky 64 5 Alabama 58 4 Illinois 56 11 LSU 83 3 Memphis State 81 10 Villanova 61 2 Georgia Tech 66 1 Kentucky 68 5 Alabama 63 11 LSU 70 2 Georgia Tech 64 1 Kentucky 57 11 LSU 59 Memphis State was forced to vacate its NCAA tournament appearance after a massive gambling scandal and a criminal investigation into head coach Dana Kirk. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Memphis removing the wins from its own record. https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/06/24/troubled-times-at-memphis-state https://web.archive.org/web/20201128115244/https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/06/24/troubled-times-at-memphis-state dead November 28, 2020 TROUBLED TIMES AT MEMPHIS STATE Sports Illustrated June 24, 1985 May 15, 2024 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/241057-the-ncaas-toothless-punishment-of-memphis Mauro, Patrick The NCAA's Toothless Punishment Of Memphis Bleacher Report August 22, 2009 May 15, 2024 First round summary Thursday, March 13, 1986 Friday, March 14, 1986 Second round summary Saturday, March 15, 1986 Sunday, March 16, 1986 Regional Semi-final summary Regional Final summary West Regional – Houston, Texas Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Long Beach Long Beach Ogden Ogden St. John's 83 16 Montana State 74 8 Auburn 73 9 Arizona 63 5 Maryland 69 12 Pepperdine 64 4 UNLV 74 13 Northeast Louisiana 51 6 UAB 66 11 Missouri 64 3 North Carolina 84 14 Utah 72 7 Bradley 83 10 UTEP 65 2 Louisville 93 15 Drexel 73 1 St. John's 65 8 Auburn 81 5 Maryland 64 4 UNLV 70 6 UAB 59 3 North Carolina 77 7 Bradley 68 2 Louisville 82 8 Auburn 70 4 UNLV 63 3 North Carolina 79 2 Louisville 94 8 Auburn 76 2 Louisville 84 First round summary Thursday, March 13, 1986 Friday, March 14, 1986 Second round summary Saturday, March 15, 1986 Sunday, March 16, 1986 Regional Semi-final summary Regional Final summary Final Four – Dallas, Texas National semifinals National Championship Game E1 Duke 71 MW1 Kansas 67 SE11 LSU 77 W2 Louisville 88 E1 Duke 69 W2 Louisville 72 Game summaries National Championship 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game Final Four Officials Joe Forte (LSU-Louisville) Dick Paparo (LSU-Louisville) Lenny Wirtz (LSU-Louisville) Paul Galvan (Kansas-Duke) John Clougherty (Kansas-Duke) Tom Fincken (Kansas-Duke) Hank Nichols (Louisville-Duke) Pete Pavia (Louisville-Duke) Don Rutledge (Louisville-Duke) The 1986 Final Four was the first in which the NCAA assigned a separate three-man crew for the championship game. Previously, three of the six officials from the semifinals were melded into a crew for the championship. The championship game was the last for future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Hank Nichols, who became the NCAA's national supervisor of officials. The Louisville-Duke matchup was Nichols' sixth championship game assignment. Announcers Studio Hosts: CBS: Brent Musburger (First and Second Rounds), and Jim Nantz (Regional Semifinals to National Championship Game) ESPN: Bob Ley and Dick Vitale Brent Musburger and Billy Packer – West Regional semifinal (Louisville–North Carolina) and Regional Final at Houston, Texas; Midwest Regional Final at Kansas City, Missouri; Final Four at Dallas, Texas Gary Bender and Doug Collins – second round at Syracuse, New York and Dayton, Ohio; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey Dick Stockton and Larry Conley – Southeast Regional at Atlanta, Georgia Verne Lundquist and James Brown – Midwest Regional semifinal (Kansas–Michigan State) at Kansas City, Missouri Tom Hammond and James Brown – Midwest Regional semifinal (N.C. State–Iowa State) at Kansas City, Missouri Fred White and Gary Thompson – West Regional semifinal (UNLV–Auburn) at Houston, Texas Jim Nantz and Bill Raftery – second round at Greensboro, North Carolina Mike Patrick and James Brown – second round at Charlotte, North Carolina Dick Stockton and Billy Packer – first round (North Carolina–Utah) at Ogden, Utah; Second Round at Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Minneapolis, Minnesota Tim Ryan and Lynn Shackleford – second round at Ogden, Utah Verne Lundquist and Larry Conley – first round (Auburn–Arizona) and Second Round (St. John's–Auburn) at Long Beach, California Mike Walden and Larry Conley – first round (Maryland–Pepperdine) and Second Round (UNLV–Maryland) at Long Beach, California Bob Rathbun and Bucky Waters – first round (Oklahoma–Northeastern) at Greensboro, North Carolina Ralph Hacker and Dan Bonner – first round (Indiana–Cleveland State, Navy–Tulsa) at Syracuse, New York Mike Patrick and Irv Brown – first round (Illinois–Fairfield, Kentucky–Davidson) at Charlotte, North Carolina Jim Thacker and Dave Gavitt – first round (Western Kentucky–Nebraska) at Charlotte, North Carolina Tom Hammond and Billy Cunningham – first round (Georgetown–Texas Tech) at Dayton, Ohio Frank Herzog and Gary Thompson – first round (N.C. State–Iowa) at Minneapolis, Minnesota Frank Fallon and Bob Ortegel – first round (Bradley–UTEP) at Ogden, Utah Bob Carpenter and Joe Dean – first round (LSU-Purdue) at Baton Rouge, Louisiana See also 1986 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1986 National Invitation Tournament 1986 National Women's Invitation Tournament 1986 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1986 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa Category:Basketball in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Category:Basketball in Houston NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament