1986 NIT Men's Basketball Tournamnet

1986 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 1986 NIT Tournament remained at a 32 team field. The preliminary rounds consisting of four regions with eight teams each playing at a teams home site. The four finalists from the regions met at Madison Square Gardeens to determine a champion. The championship game saw the Ohio State Buckeyes coached by Eldon Miller claim their first NIT title defeating the Wyoming Cowboys in the championship game. Brad Sellers of Ohio State was the tournament MVP.

1986 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Semifinals			National Championship Game

3	Louisiana Tech	66
1	Ohio State	79
			1	Ohio State	73
			1	Wyoming	63
1	Wyoming	67
1	Florida	58

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Providence	17-14	Big East
McNeese State	21-11	Southland Conference
Louisiana Tech	20-14	Southland Conference
George Mason	20-12	CAA
Lamar	18-12	Southland Conference
Northern Arizona	19-10	Big Sky Conference
Dayton	17-13	Independent
Boston University	21-10	ECAC North

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Providence	72
8	Boston University	69
				Providence	90
				George Mason	71
5	Lamar	63
4	George Mason	65

							Providence	63
							Louisiana Tech	64
3	Louisiana Tech	67
6	Northern Arizona	61
				McNeese State	61
				Louisiana Tech	77
7	Dayton	75
2	McNeese State	86

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Ohio State	19-14	Big 10
UC Irvine	17-13	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
BYU	18-14	WAC
Texas	19-12	Southwest Conference
New Mexico	17-14	WAC
SMU	18-11	Southwest Conference
UCLA	15-14	Pacific 10
Ohio	22-8	Mid American Conference

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Ohio State	65
8	Ohio	62
				Ohio State	71
				Texas	65
5	New Mexico	66
4	Texas A&M	69

							Ohio State	79
							BYU	68
3	BYU	67
6	SMU	63
				UC Irvine	80
				BYU	93
7	UCLA	74
2	UC Irvine	80

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Florida	19-14	SEC
Marquette	19-11	Independent
SW Missouri State	24-8	AMCU-8
TCU	22-9	Southwest Conference
Montana	21-11	Big Sky Conference
Pittsburgh	15-14	Big East
Drake	19-11	Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Miss	17-12	Metro Conference

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Florida	81
8	Southern Miss	71
				Florida	77
				TCU	75
5	Montana	69
4	TCU	76

							Florida	54
							SW Missouri State	53
3	SW Missouri State	59
6	Pittsburgh	52
				Marquette	69
				SW Missouri State	83
7	Drake	59
2	Marquette	79

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Wyoming	24-12	WAC
Clemson	19-15	ACC
Georgia	17-13	SEC
Loyola Marymount	19-11	West Coast Athletic Conference
California	19-10	Pacific 10
Tennessee-Chattanooga	21-10	Southern Conference
Middle Tennessee State	23-11	Ohio Valley Conference
Texas A&M	20-12	Southwest Conference

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Wyoming	79
8	Texas A&M	70
				Wyoming	99
				Loyola Marymount	90
5	California	75
4	Loyola Marymount	80

							Wyoming	62
							Clemson	57
3	Georgia	95
6	Tennessee-Chattanooga	81
				Clemson	77
				Georgia	65
7	Middle Tennessee State	81
2	Clemson	99