# 1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 1986–87. They were led by Larry Brown in his fourth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 1986/11/29* | No. 8 | Tennessee-Martin | W 88-69 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1986/12/01* | No. 8 | Southern | W 87-69 | 2-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1986/12/04* | No. 6 | Washington | W 82-68 | 3-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1986/12/06* | No. 6 | at Arkansas | L 86-103 | 3-1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 1986/12/13 | No. 14 | Colorado | W 59-56 | 4-1 (1–0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1986/12/19* | No. 13 | Texas Tech | W 59-56 | 5-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1986/12/22* | No. 13 | The Citadel | W 74-71 | 6-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1986/12/27* | No. 13 | vs. No. 14 Pittsburgh Rainbow Classic First Round | L 76-79 | 6–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1986/12/28* | No. 13 | vs. Ohio State Rainbow Classic Loser's Bracket | L 78-79 $^{OT}$ | 6-3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1986/12/29* | No. 14 | vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic Seventh Place Game | W 81-80 $^{OT}$ | 7-3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1987/01/05* | No. 12 | at Wichita State | L 49-54 | 7-4 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| 1987/01/08* | No. 19 | No. 8 Temple | W 67–64 | 8-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1987/01/11 | No. 19 | at Oklahoma State | W 66-63 | 9-4 (2–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| 1987/01/15 | No. 20 | at No. 16 Oklahoma | L 74-76 | 9-5 (2–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| 1987/01/17* | No. 20 | No. 14 Miami | W 82-47 | 10-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1987/01/21 | | Missouri Border War | W 71-70 | 11-5 (3–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1987/01/22 | | Nebraska | W 86-65 | 12–5 (4–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1987/01/25* | | vs. No. 20 NC State | W 74-60 | 13-5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1987/01/27 | No. 20 | Iowa State | W 72-48 | 14-5 (5–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1987/01/31* | No. 20 | at Louisville | W 62-58 | 15-5 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1987/02/04 | No. 18 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 80-75 $^{2OT}$ | 16-5 (6–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| 1987/02/07 | No. 18 | Oklahoma State | W 88-63 | 17-5 (7–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1987/02/08* | No. 18 | Notre Dame | W 70-60 | 18-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1987/02/11 | No. 17 | at Missouri Border War | L 60-63 | 18-6 (7–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| 1987/02/14 | No. 17 | No. 8 Oklahoma | W 86-84 | 19-6 (8–2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1987/02/17 | No. 15 | at Iowa State | L 86-95 | 19-7 (8–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| 1987/02/19 | No. 15 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 84-67 | 20-7 (9–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| 1987/02/21* | No. 15 | at No. 20 St. John's | W 62-60 | 21-7 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| 1987/02/24 | No. 16 | at Colorado | L 56-66 | 21-8 (9–4) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| 1987/02/28 | No. 16 | at Nebraska | L 81-83 $^{OT}$ | 21-9 (9–5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Big 8 Tournament ||||||
| 1987/03/06 | | vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | W 67-58 | 22-9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1987/03/07 | | vs. No. 17 Oklahoma Semifinals | W 82-77 | 23-9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1987/03/08 | | vs. No. 19 Missouri Border War Championship Game | L 65-67 | 23-10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 1987/03/13* | (5 SE) No. 20 | vs. (12 SE) Houston First Round | W 66-55 | 24-10 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1987/03/15* | (5 SE) No. 20 | vs. (13 SE) Southwest Missouri State Second Round | W 67-63 | 25-10 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1987/03/19* | (5 SE) No. 20 | vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Georgetown Sweet Sixteen | L 57–70 | 25–11 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
| AP | 8 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 20 | NR | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | NR | 20 |