| 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) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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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.
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. [1]
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. [1]
| 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 | ||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 66 | ||||||||
| Ohio State | 79 | ||||||||
| Ohio State | 73 | ||||||||
| Wyoming | 63 | ||||||||
| Florida | 58 | ||||||||
| Wyoming | 67 | ||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Louisiana Tech | 67 | |||
| Florida | 62 | |||
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