# 1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–12 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #11 seed in the Midwest Region, losing in the first round to the NC State Wolfpack.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1985* | | at Hawaii-Hilo | W 80–69 | 1–0 | Hilo, HI |
| Nov 23, 1985* | | vs. Hawaii Pacific | W 85–68 | 2–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 24, 1985* | | vs. Arkansas-Little Rock | W 108–99 | 3–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 30, 1985* | | Abilene Christian | W 92–62 | 4–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 3, 1985* | No. 18 | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 55–43 | 5–0 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 6, 1985* | No. 18 | Arkansas State Amana-Hawkeye Classic | L 62–66 | 5–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 7, 1985* | No. 18 | Lehigh Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 89–68 | 6–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 10, 1985* | | at No. 20 Iowa State Rivalry | L 61–74 | 6–2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| Dec 14, 1985* | | Furman | W 81–61 | 7–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 23, 1985* | | at Gonzaga | W 55–43 | 8–2 | The Kennel Spokane, WA |
| Dec 27, 1985* | | vs. Tampa Fred Meyer Far West Classic | W 54–45 | 9–2 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 28, 1985* | | vs. Boston University Fred Meyer Far West Classic | W 76–71 | 10–2 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 29, 1985* | | vs. Saint Joseph's Fred Meyer Far West Classic | L 56–60 | 10–3 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 2, 1986 | | at Purdue | L 73–76 | 10–4 (0–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 4, 1986 | | at No. 14 Illinois | W 60–59 | 11–4 (1–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| Jan 11, 1986 | | Minnesota | W 75–62 | 12–4 (2–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 16, 1986 | | Michigan State | W 82–71 | 13–4 (3–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 18, 1986 | | No. 2 Michigan | L 57–61 | 13–5 (3–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 23, 1986 | | at Northwestern | W 76–43 | 14–5 (4–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Jan 25, 1986 | | at Wisconsin | L 63–69 | 14–6 (4–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| Jan 30, 1986 | | No. 15 Indiana | W 79–69 | 15–6 (5–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | Ohio State | W 86–75 | 16–6 (6–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 9, 1986 | | at Minnesota | L 60–65 | 16–7 (6–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 13, 1986 | | at Michigan State | L 73–83 | 16–8 (6–5) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | at No. 10 Michigan | L 66–82 | 16–9 (6–6) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 20, 1986 | | Wisconsin | W 101–48 | 17–9 (7–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 22, 1986 | | Northwestern | W 76–45 | 18–9 (8–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 26, 1986 | | at Ohio State | L 74–81 | 18–10 (8–7) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| Mar 2, 1986 | | at No. 16 Indiana | L 73–80 | 18–11 (8–8) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Mar 6, 1986 | | No. 19 Illinois | W 57–53 | 19–11 (9–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Mar 8, 1986 | | Purdue | W 77–64 | 20–11 (10–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1986* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 20 NC State First Round | L 64–66 | 20–12 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||