# National Invitation Tournament 1986

El National Invitation Tournament 1986 fue la cuadragésimo novena edición del National Invitation Tournament. La disputaron 32 equipos, celebrándose la fase final de la competición en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. El ganador fue la Universidad Estatal de Ohio, que lograba su primer título en esta competición.

## Equipos

Participantes :
| Boston | 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 |

## Fase final

Cuadro final de resultados.
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |

### Semifinales y Final

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| 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 |
| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 67 |
| Florida | Florida | 62 |
* Campeón del NIT 1986
* Ohio State Buckeyes 1.er título