| Season | 1985–86 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Ohio State Buckeyes (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Wyoming Cowboys (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Eldon Miller (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Brad Sellers (Ohio State) | ||||
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The 1986 National Invitation Tournament was the 1986 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.
- Boston University
- BYU
- California
- Clemson
- Dayton
- Drake
- Florida
- George Mason
- Georgia
- Lamar
- Louisiana Tech
- Loyola Marymount
- Marquette
- McNeese State
- Middle Tennessee State
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Northern Arizona
- Ohio
- Ohio State
- Pittsburgh
- Providence
- SMU
- Southern Miss
- SW Missouri State
- Tennessee-Chattanooga
- TCU
- Texas
- Texas A&M
- UC Irvine
- UCLA
- Wyoming
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Providence | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Boston University | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Providence | 90 | |||||||||||||
| George Mason | 71 | |||||||||||||
| George Mason | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Lamar | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Providence | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 77 | |||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 61 | |||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Dayton | 75 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Texas | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Texas | 69 | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 79 | |||||||||||||
| BYU | 68 | |||||||||||||
| BYU | 67 | |||||||||||||
| SMU | 63 | |||||||||||||
| BYU | 93 | |||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 80 | |||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 80 | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 74 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Florida | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Florida | 77 | |||||||||||||
| TCU | 75 | |||||||||||||
| TCU | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Montana | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Florida | 54 | |||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 53 | |||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 52 | |||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Drake | 59 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 99 | |||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 80 | |||||||||||||
| California | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 95 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee-Chattanooga | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 99 | |||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee State | 81 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals & finals
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 66 | ||||||||
| Ohio State | 79 | ||||||||
| Ohio State | 73 | ||||||||
| Wyoming | 63 | ||||||||
| Florida | 58 | ||||||||
| Wyoming | 67 | ||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Louisiana Tech | 67 | |||
| Florida | 62 | |||
See also
- 1986 National Women's Invitational 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
- 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 NAIA men's basketball tournament
- 1986 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References
- ^ "NIT Results (1980's)." www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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