# 1986 National Invitation Tournament

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.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Providence | Providence | 72 | | | | | | |
| Boston University | Boston University | 69 | | | | | | |
| Boston University | Boston University | 69 | Providence | Providence | 90 | | | |
| | | | George Mason | George Mason | 71 | | | |
| George Mason | George Mason | 65 | George Mason | George Mason | 71 | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 63 | | | | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 63 | | | | Providence | Providence | 63 |
| | | | | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 64 |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 67 | | | | | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 64 |
| Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 61 | | | | | | |
| Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 61 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 77 | | | |
| | | | McNeese State | McNeese State | 61 | | | |
| McNeese State | McNeese State | 86 | McNeese State | McNeese State | 61 | | | |
| Dayton | Dayton | 75 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 65 | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 62 | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 62 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 71 | | | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 65 | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 69 | Texas | Texas | 65 | | | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 66 | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 66 | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 79 |
| | | | | | | BYU | BYU | 68 |
| BYU | BYU | 67 | | | | | | | BYU | BYU | 68 |
| SMU | SMU | 63 | | | | | | |
| SMU | SMU | 63 | BYU | BYU | 93 | | | |
| | | | UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 80 | | | |
| UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 80 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 80 | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 74 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Florida | Florida | 81 | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | Southern Miss | 71 | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | Southern Miss | 71 | Florida | Florida | 77 | | | |
| | | | TCU | TCU | 75 | | | |
| TCU | TCU | 76 | TCU | TCU | 75 | | | |
| Montana | Montana | 69 | | | | | | |
| Montana | Montana | 69 | | | | Florida | Florida | 54 |
| | | | | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 53 |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 59 | | | | | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 53 |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 52 | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 52 | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 83 | | | |
| | | | Marquette | Marquette | 69 | | | |
| Marquette | Marquette | 79 | Marquette | Marquette | 69 | | | |
| Drake | Drake | 59 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | 79 | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 70 | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 70 | Wyoming | Wyoming | 99 | | | |
| | | | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 90 | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 80 | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 90 | | | |
| California | California | 75 | | | | | | |
| California | California | 75 | | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 62 |
| | | | | | | Clemson | Clemson | 57 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 95 | | | | | | | Clemson | Clemson | 57 |
| Tennessee-Chattanooga | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 81 | | | | | | |
| Tennessee-Chattanooga | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 81 | Georgia | Georgia | 65 | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 77 | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 99 | Clemson | Clemson | 77 | | | |
| Middle Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee State | 81 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 66 | | | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 79 | | | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 79 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 73 |
| | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 63 |
| Florida | Florida | 58 | Wyoming | Wyoming | 63 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | 67 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 67 |
| Florida | Florida | 62 |