# 1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. One major rule change that took effect during the season was the introduction of the shot clock.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 22* | No. 5 | vs. Pepperdine Preseason NIT First Round | W 67–61 | 1–0 | McNichols Arena Denver, CO |
| November 24* | No. 5 | vs. Washington Preseason NIT Second Round | W 69–64 | 2–0 | McNichols Arena Denver, CO |
| November 29* ESPN | No. 5 | vs. No. 9 Louisville Preseason NIT Semifinals | W 83–78 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 1* ESPN | No. 5 | vs. No. 6 Duke Preseason NIT Championship Game | L 86–92 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 3* | No. 7 | SIU-Edwardsville | W 86–71 | 4–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 4* | No. 7 | Western Carolina | W 101–79 | 5–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 7* | No. 7 | at NC State | W 71–56 | 6–1 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 9* | No. 7 | South Alabama | W 72–48 | 7–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 14* | No. 7 | No. 9 Kentucky | W 83–66 | 8–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 21* | No. 6 | Arkansas | W 89–78 | 9–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 23* | No. 6 | George Washington | W 94–71 | 10–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 27* | No. 6 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 81–59 | 11–1 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| December 28* | No. 6 | vs. Wichita State | W 81–56 | 12–1 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| January 4* | No. 5 | at No. 9 Memphis State | L 80–83 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| January 6* | No. 5 | at Detroit | W 60–51 | 13–2 | Cobo Arena Detroit, MI |
| January 11* | No. 9 | SMU | W 72–56 | 14–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 15 | No. 8 | at Nebraska | W 81–70 | 15–2 (1–0) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| January 18 | No. 8 | Oklahoma State | W 95–72 | 16–2 (2–0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 21 | No. 7 | No. 5 Oklahoma | W 98–92 | 17–2 (3–0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 23 | No. 7 | at Missouri Border War | W 81–77 | 18–2 (4–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| January 25* | No. 7 | No. 13 Louisville | W 71–69 | 19–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 27 | No. 7 | at Iowa State | L 74–77 | 19–3 (4–1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| February 1 | No. 4 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 64–50 | 20–3 (5–1) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS |
| February 5 | No. 6 | Colorado | W 100–64 | 21–3 (6–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 8 | No. 6 | at Oklahoma State | W 85–69 | 22–3 (7–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381) Stillwater, OK |
| February 11 | No. 3 | Missouri | W 100–66 | 23–3 (8–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 15 | No. 3 | Nebraska | W 79–61 | 24–3 (9–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 19 | No. 3 | at Colorado | W 79–74 | 25–3 (10–1) | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| February 22 | No. 3 | Kansas State | W 84–69 | 26–3 (11–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 24 | No. 3 | at No. 10 Oklahoma | W 87–80 | 27–3 (12–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| March 1 | No. 2 | Iowa State | W 90–70 | 28–3 (13–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| Big 8 Tournament ||||||
| March 7* | No. 2 | vs. Kansas State Big Eight tournament quarterfinal | W 74–51 | 29–3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| March 8* | No. 2 | vs. No. 15 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament semifinal | W 72–70 | 30–3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| March 9* | No. 2 | vs. Iowa State Big Eight tournament Final | W 73–71 | 31–3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 13* NCAA productions | (1) No. 2 | vs. (16) North Carolina A&T NCAA Midwest Regional first round | W 71–46 | 32–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| March 15* CBS | (1) No. 2 | vs. (8) Temple NCAA Midwest Regional second round | W 65–43 | 33–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| March 21* CBS | (1) No. 2 | vs. (5) No. 18 Michigan State NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal | W 96–86 | 34–3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| March 23* CBS | (1) No. 2 | vs. (3) NC State NCAA Midwest Regional final | W 75–67 | 35–3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| March 29* CBS | (1) No. 2 | vs. (1) No. 1 Duke NCAA Final Four | L 67–71 | 35–4 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||