1986 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season1985–86
Teams64
Finals siteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsLouisville Cardinals (2nd title, 2nd title game,
7th Final Four)
Runner-upDuke Blue Devils (3rd title game,
5th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDenny Crum (2nd title)
MOPPervis Ellison (Louisville)
Attendance499,704
Top scorerJohnny Dawkins (Duke)
(153 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1985 1987»
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. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 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.[1] 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 as of 2023.

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, and the 2020–21 UCLA Bruins. 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 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 can be argued that these upsets by the 14-seeds launched the NCAA tournament's reputation for having unknown teams surprise well-known basketball powers, and both happened on the same day. Indiana's stunning loss to Cleveland State would be part of the climax in the best-selling book A Season On The Brink.[2]

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

1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
Dayton
Dayton
Charlotte
Charlotte
Syracuse
Syracuse
Greensboro
Greensboro
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Long Beach
Long Beach
Ogden
Ogden
1986 first and second rounds
1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Houston
Houston
Atlanta
Atlanta
Kansas City
Kansas City
E. Rutherford
E. Rutherford
Dallas
Dallas
1986 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1986 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

Teams

RegionSeedTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal opponentScore
West
West1St. John'sLou CarneseccaBig EastRound of 328 AuburnL 81–65
West2LouisvilleDenny CrumMetroChampion1 DukeW 72–69
West3North CarolinaDean SmithAtlantic CoastSweet Sixteen2 LouisvilleL 94–79
West4UNLVJerry TarkanianPacific CoastSweet Sixteen8 AuburnL 70–63
West5MarylandLefty DriesellAtlantic CoastRound of 324 UNLVL 70–64
West6UABGene BartowSun BeltRound of 323 North CarolinaL 77–59
West7BradleyDick VersaceMissouri ValleyRound of 322 LouisvilleL 82–68
West8AuburnSonny SmithSoutheasternRegional Runner-up2 LouisvilleL 84–76
West9ArizonaLute OlsonPacific-10Round of 648 AuburnL 73–63
West10UTEPDon HaskinsWestern AthleticRound of 647 BradleyL 83–65
West11MissouriNorm StewartBig EightRound of 646 UABL 66–64
West12PepperdineJim HarrickWest CoastRound of 645 MarylandL 69–64
West13Northeast LouisianaMike ViningSouthlandRound of 644 UNLVL 74–51
West14UtahLynn ArchibaldWestern AthleticRound of 643 North CarolinaL 84–72
West15DrexelEddie BurkeEast CoastRound of 642 LouisvilleL 93–73
West16Montana StateStu StarnerBig SkyRound of 641 St. John'sL 83–74
Midwest
Midwest1KansasLarry BrownBig EightNational semifinals1 DukeL 71–67
Midwest2MichiganBill FriederBig TenRound of 327 Iowa StateL 72–69
Midwest3Notre DameDigger PhelpsIndependentRound of 6414 Arkansas–Little RockL 90–83
Midwest4GeorgetownJohn ThompsonBig EastRound of 325 Michigan StateL 80–68
Midwest5Michigan StateJud HeathcoteBig TenSweet Sixteen1 KansasL 96–86
Midwest6NC StateJim ValvanoAtlantic CoastRegional Runner-up1 KansasL 75–67
Midwest7Iowa StateJohnny OrrBig EightSweet Sixteen6 NC StateL 70–66
Midwest8JacksonvilleBob WenzelSun BeltRound of 649 TempleL 61–50
Midwest9TempleJohn ChaneyAtlantic 10Round of 321 KansasL 65–43
Midwest10Miami (OH)Jerry PeirsonMid-AmericanRound of 647 Iowa StateL 81–79
Midwest11IowaGeorge RavelingBig TenRound of 646 NC StateL 66–64
Midwest12WashingtonAndy RussoPacific-10Round of 645 Michigan StateL 72–70
Midwest13Texas TechGerald MyersSouthwestRound of 644 GeorgetownL 70–64
Midwest14Arkansas–Little RockMike NewellTrans AmericaRound of 326 NC StateL 80–66
Midwest15AkronBob HugginsOhio ValleyRound of 642 MichiganL 70–64
Midwest16North Carolina A&TDon CorbettMid-EasternRound of 641 KansasL 71–46
Southeast
Southeast1KentuckyEddie SuttonSoutheasternRegional Runner-up11 LSUL 59–57
Southeast2Georgia TechBobby CreminsAtlantic CoastSweet Sixteen11 LSUL 70–64
Southeast3Memphis State (Vacated)Dana KirkMetroRound of 3211 LSUL 83–81
Southeast4IllinoisLou HensonBig TenRound of 325 AlabamaL 58–56
Southeast5AlabamaWimp SandersonSoutheasternSweet Sixteen1 KentuckyL 68–63
Southeast6PurdueGene KeadyBig TenRound of 6411 LSUL 94–87
Southeast7Virginia TechCharles MoirMetroRound of 6410 VillanovaL 71–62
Southeast8Western KentuckyClem HaskinsSun BeltRound of 321 KentuckyL 71–64
Southeast9NebraskaMoe IbaBig EightRound of 648 Western KentuckyL 67–59
Southeast10VillanovaRollie MassiminoBig EastRound of 322 Georgia TechL 66–61
Southeast11LSUDale BrownSoutheasternNational semifinals2 LouisvilleL 88–77
Southeast12XavierPete GillenMidwesternRound of 645 AlabamaL 97–80
Southeast13FairfieldMitch BuonaguroMetro AtlanticRound of 644 IllinoisL 75–51
Southeast14Ball StateAl BrownMid-AmericanRound of 643 Memphis StateL 95–63
Southeast15MaristMatt FurjanicECAC MetroRound of 642 Georgia TechL 68–53
Southeast16DavidsonBobby HusseySouthernRound of 641 KentuckyL 75–55
East
East1DukeMike KrzyzewskiAtlantic CoastRunner Up2 LouisvilleL 72–69
East2SyracuseJim BoeheimBig EastRound of 327 NavyL 97–85
East3IndianaBob KnightBig TenRound of 6414 Cleveland StateL 83–79
East4OklahomaBilly TubbsBig EightRound of 3212 DePaulL 74–69
East5VirginiaTerry HollandAtlantic CoastRound of 6412 DePaulL 72–68
East6Saint Joseph'sJim BoyleAtlantic 10Round of 3214 Cleveland StateL 75–69
East7NavyPaul EvansColonialRegional Runner-up1 DukeL 71–50
East8Old DominionTom YoungSun BeltRound of 321 DukeL 89–61
East9West VirginiaGale CatlettAtlantic 10Round of 648 Old DominionL 72–64
East10TulsaJ. D. BarnettMissouri ValleyRound of 647 NavyL 87–68
East11RichmondDick TarrantColonialRound of 646 Saint Joseph'sL 60–59
East12DePaulJoey MeyerIndependentSweet Sixteen1 DukeL 74–67
East13NortheasternJim CalhounECAC NorthRound of 644 OklahomaL 80–74
East14Cleveland StateKevin MackeyMid-ContinentSweet Sixteen7 NavyL 71–70
East15BrownMike CingiserIvy LeagueRound of 642 SyracuseL 101–52
East16Mississippi Valley StateLafayette StriblingSouthwest AthleticRound of 641 DukeL 85–78

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Duke 85
16 Mississippi Valley State 78
1 Duke 89
Greensboro
8 Old Dominion 61
8 Old Dominion 72
9 West Virginia 64
1 Duke 74
12 DePaul 67
5 Virginia 68
12 DePaul 72
12 DePaul 74
Greensboro
4 Oklahoma 69
4 Oklahoma 80
13 Northeastern 74
1 Duke 71
7 Navy 50
6 Saint Joseph's 60
11 Richmond 59
6 Saint Joseph's 69
Syracuse
14 Cleveland State 75
3 Indiana 79
14 Cleveland State 83
14 Cleveland State 70
7 Navy 71
7 Navy 87
10 Tulsa 68
7 Navy 97
Syracuse
2 Syracuse 85
2 Syracuse 101
15 Brown 52

Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Kansas 71
16 North Carolina A&T 46
1 Kansas 65
Dayton
9 Temple 43
8 Jacksonville 50
9 Temple 61*
1 Kansas 96*
5 Michigan State 86
5 Michigan State 72
12 Washington 70
5 Michigan State 80
Dayton
4 Georgetown 68
4 Georgetown 70
13 Texas Tech 64
1 Kansas 75
6 NC State 67
6 NC State 66
11 Iowa 64
6 NC State 80*
Minneapolis
14 Arkansas–Little Rock 66
3 Notre Dame 83
14 Arkansas–Little Rock 90
6 NC State 70
7 Iowa State 66
7 Iowa State 81*
10 Miami (OH) 79
7 Iowa State 72
Minneapolis
2 Michigan 69
2 Michigan 70
15 Akron 64

Southeast Regional – Atlanta, Georgia

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Kentucky 75
16 Davidson 55
1 Kentucky 71
Charlotte
8 Western Kentucky 64
8 Western Kentucky 67
9 Nebraska 59
1 Kentucky 68
5 Alabama 63
5 Alabama 97
12 Xavier 80
5 Alabama 58
Charlotte
4 Illinois 56
4 Illinois 75
13 Fairfield 51
1 Kentucky 57
11 LSU 59
6 Purdue 87
11 LSU 94**
11 LSU 83
Baton Rouge
3 Memphis State 81
3 Memphis State 95
14 Ball State 63
11 LSU 70
2 Georgia Tech 64
7 Virginia Tech 62
10 Villanova 71
10 Villanova 61
Baton Rouge
2 Georgia Tech 66
2 Georgia Tech 68
15 Marist 53

West Regional – Houston, Texas

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 St. John's 83
16 Montana State 74
1 St. John's 65
Long Beach
8 Auburn 81
8 Auburn 73
9 Arizona 63
8 Auburn 70
4 UNLV 63
5 Maryland 69
12 Pepperdine 64
5 Maryland 64
Long Beach
4 UNLV 70
4 UNLV 74
13 Northeast Louisiana 51
8 Auburn 76
2 Louisville 84
6 UAB 66
11 Missouri 64
6 UAB 59
Ogden
3 North Carolina 77
3 North Carolina 84
14 Utah 72
3 North Carolina 79
2 Louisville 94
7 Bradley 83
10 UTEP 65
7 Bradley 68
Ogden
2 Louisville 82
2 Louisville 93
15 Drexel 73

Final Four – Dallas, Texas

National semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1 Duke 71
M1 Kansas 67
E1 Duke 69
W2 Louisville 72
S11 LSU 77
W2 Louisville 88

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wittry, Andy (May 8, 2020). "1986 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, rounds". NCAA official website. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ Fagan, Ryan (March 15, 2019). "Ranking the top 80 upsets in March Madness history". Sporting News. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
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