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1986 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

1986 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

FieldValue
Year1986
Teams32
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
Champions[Ohio State Buckeyes](1985-86-ohio-state-buckeyes-men-s-basketball-team)
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpWyoming Cowboys
GameCount1st
Semifinal1Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
SemifinalCount1st
Semifinal2Florida Gators
SemifinalCount21st
CoachEldon Miller
CoachCount1st
MOPBrad Sellers
MOPTeamOhio State
Player holding the trophy above their head

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.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Providence | RD1-score1=72 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Boston University | RD1-score2=69

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=George Mason | RD1-score3=65 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Lamar | RD1-score4=63

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Louisiana Tech | RD1-score5=67 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Northern Arizona | RD1-score6=61

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=McNeese State | RD1-score7=86 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Dayton | RD1-score8=75

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Providence | RD2-score1=90 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=George Mason | RD2-score2=71

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Louisiana Tech | RD2-score3=77 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=McNeese State | RD2-score4=61

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Providence | RD3-score1=63 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Louisiana Tech | RD3-score2=64

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Ohio State | RD1-score1=65 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Ohio | RD1-score2=62

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Texas | RD1-score3=69 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=New Mexico | RD1-score4=66

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=BYU | RD1-score5=67 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=SMU | RD1-score6=63

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=UC Irvine | RD1-score7=80 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=UCLA | RD1-score8=74

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Ohio State | RD2-score1=71 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Texas | RD2-score2=65

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=BYU | RD2-score3=93 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=UC Irvine | RD2-score4=80

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Ohio State | RD3-score1=79 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=BYU | RD3-score2=68

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Florida | RD1-score1=81 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Southern Miss | RD1-score2=71

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=TCU | RD1-score3=76 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Montana | RD1-score4=69

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=SW Missouri State | RD1-score5=59 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Pittsburgh | RD1-score6=52

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Marquette | RD1-score7=79 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Drake | RD1-score8=59

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Florida | RD2-score1=77 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=TCU | RD2-score2=75

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=SW Missouri State | RD2-score3=83 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Marquette | RD2-score4=69

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Florida | RD3-score1=54 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=SW Missouri State | RD3-score2=53

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Wyoming | RD1-score1=79 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Texas A&M | RD1-score2=70

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Loyola Marymount | RD1-score3=80 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=California | RD1-score4=75

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Georgia | RD1-score5=95 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Tennessee-Chattanooga | RD1-score6=81

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Clemson | RD1-score7=99 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Middle Tennessee State | RD1-score8=81

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Wyoming | RD2-score1=99 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Loyola Marymount | RD2-score2=90

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Georgia | RD2-score3=65 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Clemson | RD2-score4=77

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Wyoming | RD3-score1=62 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Clemson | RD3-score2=57

Semifinals & finals

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Louisiana Tech | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Ohio State | RD1-score2=79 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Florida | RD1-score3=58 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Wyoming | RD1-score4=67 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Ohio State | RD2-score1=73 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wyoming | RD2-score2=63

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Louisiana Tech | RD1-score1=67 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Florida | RD1-score2=62

References

References

  1. [https://www.ncaa.com/content/nit-postseason-history-1980s "NIT Results (1980's)."] ''www.ncaa.com.'' Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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