1986 National Invitation Tournament

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1986 National Invitation Tournament
Season 198586
Teams32
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Ohio State Buckeyes (1st title)
Runner-up Wyoming Cowboys (1st title game)
Semifinalists
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.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. [1]

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. [1]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Providence72
Boston University 69
Providence90
George Mason 71
George Mason65
Lamar 63
Providence 63
Louisiana Tech64
Louisiana Tech67
Northern Arizona 61
Louisiana Tech77
McNeese State 61
McNeese State86
Dayton 75
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Ohio State65
Ohio 62
Ohio State71
Texas 65
Texas69
New Mexico 66
Ohio State79
BYU 68
BYU67
SMU 63
BYU93
UC Irvine 80
UC Irvine80
UCLA 74
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Florida81
Southern Miss 71
Florida77
TCU 75
TCU76
Montana 69
Florida54
SW Missouri State 53
SW Missouri State59
Pittsburgh 52
SW Missouri State83
Marquette 69
Marquette79
Drake 59
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Wyoming79
Texas A&M 70
Wyoming99
Loyola Marymount 90
Loyola Marymount80
California 75
Wyoming62
Clemson 57
Georgia95
Tennessee-Chattanooga 81
Georgia 65
Clemson77
Clemson99
Middle Tennessee State 81

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
Louisiana Tech 66
Ohio State79
Ohio State73
Wyoming 63
Florida 58
Wyoming67
Third place game
   
Louisiana Tech67
Florida 62

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "NIT Results (1980's)." www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 9, 2016.