1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

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1986 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
1986 Final Four logo.png
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. 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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and further shortened to 30 seconds (the same as NCAA women's basketball) starting with the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 1986 tournament was also the last to not feature the three-point shot.

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 would be part of the climax in the best-selling book A Season On The Brink.

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
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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
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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

  • March 13 and 15
    • East Region
      • Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
    • Midwest Region
      • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
    • Southeast Region
    • West Region
  • March 14 and 16
    • East Region
    • Midwest Region
      • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Southeast Region
    • West Region
      • Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

  • March 20 and 22
    • Southeast Regional, Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
    • West Regional, The Summit, Houston, Texas
  • March 21 and 23
    • East Regional, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
    • Midwest Regional, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

  • March 29 and 31
    • Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas

Dallas became the 22nd host city, and Reunion Arena the 24th host venue, for the Final Four. While the city itself has not hosted another Final Four, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex would host again in 2014 at AT&T Stadium. Three of the four venues used for regional sites, and all four host cities, were Final Four host cities; only The Summit did not host a Final Four (all Final Fours in Houston have been at either the Astrodome or NRG Stadium). This also marked the first time that domed stadiums were used in the opening rounds, with Syracuse's Carrier Dome and the Metrodome in Minneapolis hosting games. The Metrodome and the Long Beach Arena were the only new venues this year. While the city of Long Beach itself had not hosted games before, it is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area which has hosted multiple times. Since 1986, every tournament has included at least one domed stadium, something that had only happened five times beforehand (1971 and 1981–84). LSU's Assembly Center, renamed for NCAA career scoring leader and LSU legend Pete Maravich in 1988, hosted for the third and final time, having previously hosted the Mideast regional semifinals and finals in 1976 and the Mideast regional quarterfinals in 1977.

Teams[]

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final opponent Score
West
West 1 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Round of 32 8 Auburn L 81–65
West 2 Louisville Denny Crum Champion 1 Duke W 72–69
West 3 North Carolina Dean Smith Sweet Sixteen 2 Louisville L 94–79
West 4 UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Sweet Sixteen 8 Auburn L 70–63
West 5 Maryland Lefty Driesell Round of 32 4 UNLV L 70–64
West 6 UAB Gene Bartow Round of 32 3 North Carolina L 77–59
West 7 Bradley Dick Versace Round of 32 2 Louisville L 82–68
West 8 Auburn Sonny Smith Regional Runner-up 2 Louisville L 84–76
West 9 Arizona Lute Olson Round of 64 8 Auburn L 73–63
West 10 UTEP Don Haskins Round of 64 7 Bradley L 83–65
West 11 Missouri Norm Stewart Round of 64 6 UAB L 66–64
West 12 Pepperdine Jim Harrick Round of 64 5 Maryland L 69–64
West 13 Northeast Louisiana Mike Vining Round of 64 4 UNLV L 74–51
West 14 Utah Lynn Archibald Round of 64 3 North Carolina L 84–72
West 15 Drexel Eddie Burke Round of 64 2 Louisville L 93–73
West 16 Montana State Stu Starner Round of 64 1 St. John's L 83–74
Midwest
Midwest 1 Kansas Larry Brown National Semifinals 1 Duke L 71–67
Midwest 2 Michigan Bill Frieder Round of 32 7 Iowa State L 72–69
Midwest 3 Notre Dame Digger Phelps Round of 64 14 Arkansas–Little Rock L 90–83
Midwest 4 Georgetown John Thompson Round of 32 5 Michigan State L 80–68
Midwest 5 Michigan State Jud Heathcote Sweet Sixteen 1 Kansas L 96–86
Midwest 6 NC State Jim Valvano Regional Runner-up 1 Kansas L 75–67
Midwest 7 Iowa State Johnny Orr Sweet Sixteen 6 NC State L 70–66
Midwest 8 Jacksonville Bob Wenzel Round of 64 9 Temple L 61–50
Midwest 9 Temple John Chaney Round of 32 1 Kansas L 65–43
Midwest 10 Miami (OH) Round of 64 7 Iowa State L 81–79
Midwest 11 Iowa George Raveling Round of 64 6 NC State L 66–64
Midwest 12 Washington Andy Russo Round of 64 5 Michigan State L 72–70
Midwest 13 Texas Tech Gerald Myers Round of 64 4 Georgetown L 70–64
Midwest 14 Arkansas–Little Rock Mike Newell Round of 32 6 NC State L 80–66
Midwest 15 Akron Bob Huggins Round of 64 2 Michigan L 70–64
Midwest 16 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Round of 64 1 Kansas L 71–46
Southeast
Southeast 1 Kentucky Eddie Sutton Regional Runner-up 11 LSU L 59–57
Southeast 2 Georgia Tech Bobby Cremins Sweet Sixteen 11 LSU L 70–64
Southeast 3 Memphis State (Vacated) Dana Kirk Round of 32 11 LSU L 83–81
Southeast 4 Illinois Lou Henson Round of 32 5 Alabama L 58–56
Southeast 5 Alabama Wimp Sanderson Sweet Sixteen 1 Kentucky L 68–63
Southeast 6 Purdue Gene Keady Round of 64 11 LSU L 94–87
Southeast 7 Virginia Tech Charles Moir Round of 64 10 Villanova L 71–62
Southeast 8 Western Kentucky Clem Haskins Round of 32 1 Kentucky L 71–64
Southeast 9 Nebraska Moe Iba Round of 64 8 Western Kentucky L 67–59
Southeast 10 Villanova Rollie Massimino Round of 32 2 Georgia Tech L 66–61
Southeast 11 LSU Dale Brown National Semifinals 2 Louisville L 88–77
Southeast 12 Xavier Pete Gillen Round of 64 5 Alabama L 97–80
Southeast 13 Fairfield Mitch Buonaguro Round of 64 4 Illinois L 75–51
Southeast 14 Ball State Round of 64 3 Memphis State L 95–63
Southeast 15 Marist Matt Furjanic Round of 64 2 Georgia Tech L 68–53
Southeast 16 Davidson Bobby Hussey Round of 64 1 Kentucky L 75–55
East
East 1 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Runner Up 2 Louisville L 72–69
East 2 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Round of 32 7 Navy L 97–85
East 3 Indiana Bob Knight Round of 64 14 Cleveland State L 83–79
East 4 Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Round of 32 12 DePaul L 74–69
East 5 Virginia Terry Holland Round of 64 12 DePaul L 72–68
East 6 Saint Joseph's Jim Boyle Round of 32 14 Cleveland State L 75–69
East 7 Navy Paul Evans Regional Runner-up 1 Duke L 71–50
East 8 Old Dominion Tom Young Round of 32 1 Duke L 89–61
East 9 West Virginia Gale Catlett Round of 64 8 Old Dominion L 72–64
East 10 Tulsa J. D. Barnett Round of 64 7 Navy L 87–68
East 11 Richmond Dick Tarrant Round of 64 6 Saint Joseph's L 60–59
East 12 DePaul Joey Meyer Sweet Sixteen 1 Duke L 74–67
East 13 Northeastern Jim Calhoun Round of 64 4 Oklahoma L 80–74
East 14 Cleveland State Kevin Mackey Sweet Sixteen 7 Navy L 71–70
East 15 Brown Round of 64 2 Syracuse L 101–52
East 16 Mississippi Valley State Lafayette Stribling Round of 64 1 Duke L 85–78

Bracket[]

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey[]

First round Second round 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 Second round 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 Second round 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 Second round 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[]

  • Brent Musburger and Billy Packer – West Regional Semifinal (Louisville–North Carolina) and Regional Final at Houston, Texas; 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) and Regional Final at Kansas City, Missouri
  • Fred White and Gary Thompson – Midwest Regional Semifinal (N.C. State–Iowa State) at Kansas City, Missouri
  • Tom Hammond and Irv Brown – 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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