1986 National Invitation Tournament

1986 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1985–86
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Ohio State (1st title)
Runner-up	Wyoming (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Louisiana Tech (1st semifinal) Florida (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Eldon Miller (1st title)
MVP	Brad Sellers (Ohio State)
National Invitation Tournaments «1985 1987»

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.

Participants
Boston University
BYU
California
UC Irvine
UCLA
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 Mississippi
SW Missouri State
Tennessee-Chattanooga
TCU
Texas
Texas A&M
Wyoming

Brackets/Results

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 Mississippi	71
							Florida	77
							Texas Christian	75
		Texas Christian	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 - Louisiana Tech 67, Florida 62