# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1986

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1986 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Por primera vez fueron 64 los equipos que disputaron la fase final, jugándose la Final Four en el Reunion Arena de Dallas, Texas.
Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Louisville, que conseguía su segundo título, tras el logrado en 1980, derrotando en la final a la Universidad de Duke, que disputaba su tercera final. Pervis Ellison, de los Cardinals, era elegido Mejor Jugador del Torneo. LSU, para llegar a la Final Four, derrotó a los tres equipos preclasificados en los tres primeros puestos de su región, además de ser, junto con George Mason en 2006, el peor preclasificado (puesto 11) en alcanzar las semifinales nacionales.

## Equipos

| Rank. | Equipo | Entrenador | Puesto final | Último rival | Marcador |
| West ||||||
| 1 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Ronda de 32 | 8 Auburn | P 81-65 |
| 2 | Louisville | Denny Crum | CAMPEÓN | 1 Duke | G 72-69 |
| 3 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Louisville | P 94-79 |
| 4 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | Sweet Sixteen | 8 Auburn | P 70-63 |
| 5 | Maryland | Lefty Driesell | Ronda de 32 | 4 UNLV | P 70-64 |
| 6 | UAB | Gene Bartow | Ronda de 32 | 3 North Carolina | P 77-59 |
| 7 | Bradley | Dick Versace | Ronda de 32 | 2 Louisville | P 82-68 |
| 8 | Auburn | Sonny Smith | Finalista Regional | 2 Louisville | P 84-76 |
| 9 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Ronda de 64 | 8 Auburn | P 73-63 |
| 10 | UTEP | Don Haskins | Ronda de 64 | 7 Bradley | P 83-65 |
| 11 | Missouri | Norm Stewart | Ronda de 64 | 6 UAB | P 66-64 |
| 12 | Pepperdine | Jim Harrick | Ronda de 64 | 5 Maryland | P 69-64 |
| 13 | Northeast Louisiana | Mike Vining | Ronda de 64 | 4 UNLV | P 74-51 |
| 14 | Utah | Lynn Archibald | Ronda de 64 | 3 North Carolina | P 84-72 |
| 15 | Drexel | Eddie Burke | Ronda de 64 | 2 Louisville | P 93-73 |
| 16 | Montana State | Stu Starner | Ronda de 64 | 1 St. John's | P 83-74 |
| Midwest ||||||
| 1 | Kansas | Larry Brown | Semifinal Nacional | 1 Duke | P 71-67 |
| 2 | Michigan | Bill Frieder | Ronda de 32 | 7 Iowa State | P 72-69 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | Ronda de 64 | 14 Arkansas-Little Rock | P 90-83 |
| 4 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Ronda de 32 | 5 Michigan State | P 80-68 |
| 5 | Michigan State | Jud Heathcote | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Kansas | P 96-86 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | Jim Valvano | Finalista Regional | 1 Kansas | P 75-67 |
| 7 | Iowa State | Johnny Orr | Sweet Sixteen | 6 North Carolina State | P 70-66 |
| 8 | Jacksonville | Bob Wenzel | Ronda de 64 | 9 Temple | P 61-50 |
| 9 | Temple | John Chaney | Ronda de 32 | 1 Kansas | P 65-43 |
| 10 | Miami, Ohio | Jerry Peirson | Ronda de 64 | 7 Iowa State | P 81-79 |
| 11 | Iowa | George Raveling | Ronda de 64 | 6 North Carolina State | P 66-64 |
| 12 | Washington | Andy Russo | Ronda de 64 | 5 Michigan State | P 72-70 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | Gerald Myers | Ronda de 64 | 4 Georgetown | P 70-64 |
| 14 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Mike Newell | Ronda de 32 | 6 North Carolina State | P 80-66 |
| 15 | Akron | Bob Huggins | Ronda de 64 | 2 Michigan | P 70-64 |
| 16 | North Carolina A&T | Don Corbett | Ronda de 64 | 1 Kansas | P 71-46 |
| Southeast ||||||
| 1 | Kentucky | Eddie Sutton | Finalista Regional | 11 LSU | P 59-57 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | Bobby Cremins | Sweet Sixteen | 11 LSU | P 70-64 |
| 3 | Memphis State | Dana Kirk | Ronda de 32 | 11 LSU | P 83-81 |
| 4 | Illinois | Lou Henson | Ronda de 32 | 5 Alabama | P 58-56 |
| 5 | Alabama | Wimp Sanderson | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Kentucky | P 68-63 |
| 6 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Ronda de 64 | 11 LSU | P 94-87 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | Charles Moir | Ronda de 64 | 10 Villanova | P 71-62 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | Clem Haskins | Ronda de 32 | 1 Kentucky | P 71-64 |
| 9 | Nebraska | Moe Iba | Ronda de 64 | 8 Western Kentucky | P 67-59 |
| 10 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Ronda de 32 | 2 Georgia Tech | P 66-61 |
| 11 | LSU | Dale Brown | Semifinal Nacional | 2 Louisville | P 88-77 |
| 12 | Xavier | Pete Gillen | Ronda de 64 | 5 Alabama | P 97-80 |
| 13 | Fairfield | Mitch Buonaguro | Ronda de 64 | 4 Illinois | P 75-51 |
| 14 | Ball State | Al Brown | Ronda de 64 | 3 Memphis State | P 95-63 |
| 15 | Marist | Matt Furjanic | Ronda de 64 | 2 Georgia Tech | P 68-53 |
| 16 | Davidson | Bobby Hussey | Ronda de 64 | 1 Kentucky | P 75-55 |
| East ||||||
| 1 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Finalista | 2 Louisville | P 72-69 |
| 2 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Ronda de 32 | 7 Navy | P 97-85 |
| 3 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Ronda de 64 | 14 Cleveland State | P 83-79 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Billy Tubbs | Ronda de 32 | 12 DePaul | P 74-69 |
| 5 | Virginia | Terry Holland | Ronda de 64 | 12 DePaul | P 72-68 |
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | Jim Boyle | Ronda de 32 | 14 Cleveland State | P 75-69 |
| 7 | Navy | Paul Evans | Finalista Regional | 1 Duke | P 71-50 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | Tom Young | Ronda de 32 | 1 Duke | P 89-61 |
| 9 | West Virginia | Gale Catlett | Ronda de 64 | 8 Old Dominion | P 72-64 |
| 10 | Tulsa | J. D. Barnett | Ronda de 64 | 7 Navy | P 87-68 |
| 11 | Richmond | Dick Tarrant | Ronda de 64 | 6 Saint Joseph's | P 60-59 |
| 12 | DePaul | Joey Meyer | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Duke | P 74-67 |
| 13 | Northeastern | Jim Calhoun | Ronda de 64 | 4 Oklahoma | P 80-74 |
| 14 | Cleveland State | Kevin Mackey | Sweet Sixteen | 7 Navy | P 71-70 |
| 15 | Brown | Mike Cingiser | Ronda de 64 | 2 Syracuse | P 101-52 |
| 16 | Mississippi Valley State | Lafayette Stribling | Ronda de 64 | 1 Duke | P 85-78 |

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.

### East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Duke | 85 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mississippi Valley St | 78 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mississippi Valley St | 78 | 1 | Duke | 89 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Old Dominion | 61 | | | |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 72 | 8 | Old Dominion | 61 | | | |
| 9 | West Virginia | 64 | | | | | | |
| 9 | West Virginia | 64 | | | | 1 | Duke | 74 |
| | | | | | | 12 | DePaul | 67 |
| 5 | Virginia | 68 | | | | | | | 12 | DePaul | 67 | |
| 12 | DePaul | 72 | | | | | | |
| 12 | DePaul | 72 | 12 | DePaul | 74 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Oklahoma | 69 | | | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 80 | 4 | Oklahoma | 69 | | | |
| 13 | Northeastern | 74 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Northeastern | 74 | | | | | | | | 1 | Duke | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Navy | 50 |
| 6 | St Joseph's | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Navy | 50 |
| 11 | Richmond | 59 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Richmond | 59 | 6 | St Joseph's | 69 | | | |
| | | | 14 | Cleveland St. | 75 | | | |
| 3 | Indiana | 79 | 14 | Cleveland St. | 75 | | | |
| 14 | Cleveland St. | 83 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Cleveland St. | 83 | | | | 14 | Cleveland St. | 70 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Navy | 71 |
| 7 | Navy | 87 | | | | | | | 7 | Navy | 71 | |
| 10 | Tulsa | 68 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tulsa | 68 | 7 | Navy | 97 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Syracuse | 85 | | | |
| 2 | Syracuse | 101 | 2 | Syracuse | 85 | | | |
| 15 | Brown | 52 | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Misuri

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Kansas | 71 | | | | | | |
| 16 | North Carolina A&T | 46 | | | | | | |
| 16 | North Carolina A&T | 46 | 1 | Kansas | 65 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Temple | 43 | | | |
| 8 | Jacksonville | 50* | 9 | Temple | 43 | | | |
| 9 | Temple | 61 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Temple | 61 | | | | 1 | Kansas | 96 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Michigan St. | 86* |
| 5 | Michigan St. | 72 | | | | | | | 5 | Michigan St. | 86* | |
| 12 | Washington | 70 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Washington | 70 | 5 | Michigan St. | 80 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Georgetown | 68 | | | |
| 4 | Georgetown | 70 | 4 | Georgetown | 68 | | | |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 64 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 64 | | | | | | | | 1 | Kansas | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N.C. State | 67 |
| 6 | N.C. State | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N.C. State | 67 |
| 11 | Iowa | 64 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Iowa | 64 | 6 | N.C. State | 80 | | | |
| | | | 14 | Arkansas Little Rock | 66* | | | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 83 | 14 | Arkansas Little Rock | 66* | | | |
| 14 | Arkansas Little Rock | 90 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Arkansas Little Rock | 90 | | | | 6 | N.C. State | 70 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Iowa St. | 66 |
| 7 | Iowa St. | 81 | | | | | | | 7 | Iowa St. | 66 | |
| 10 | Miami-OH | 79* | | | | | | |
| 10 | Miami-OH | 79* | 7 | Iowa St. | 72 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Michigan | 69 | | | |
| 2 | Michigan | 70 | 2 | Michigan | 69 | | | |
| 15 | Akron | 64 | | | | | | |

### Southeast Regional – Atlanta, Georgia

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Kentucky | 75 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Davidson | 55 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Davidson | 55 | 1 | Kentucky | 71 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Western Kentucky | 64 | | | |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 67 | 8 | Western Kentucky | 64 | | | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 59 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 59 | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 68 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Alabama | 63 |
| 5 | Alabama | 97 | | | | | | | 5 | Alabama | 63 | |
| 12 | Xavier | 80 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Xavier | 80 | 5 | Alabama | 58 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Illinois | 56 | | | |
| 4 | Illinois | 75 | 4 | Illinois | 56 | | | |
| 13 | Fairfield | 51 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Fairfield | 51 | | | | | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 57 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | LSU | 59 |
| 6 | Purdue | 87** | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | LSU | 59 |
| 11 | LSU | 94 | | | | | | |
| 11 | LSU | 94 | 11 | LSU | 83 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Memphis St. | 81 | | | |
| 3 | Memphis St. | 95 | 3 | Memphis St. | 81 | | | |
| 14 | Ball St | 63 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ball St | 63 | | | | 11 | LSU | 70 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 64 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 62 | | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 64 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 71 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Villanova | 71 | 10 | Villanova | 61 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 66 | | | |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 68 | 2 | Georgia Tech | 66 | | | |
| 15 | Marist | 53 | | | | | | |

### West Regional – Houston, Texas

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | St John's | 83 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Montana St | 74 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Montana St | 74 | 1 | St John's | 65 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Auburn | 81 | | | |
| 8 | Auburn | 73 | 8 | Auburn | 81 | | | |
| 9 | Arizona | 63 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arizona | 63 | | | | 8 | Auburn | 70 |
| | | | | | | 4 | UNLV | 63 |
| 5 | Maryland | 69 | | | | | | | 4 | UNLV | 63 | |
| 12 | Pepperdine | 64 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Pepperdine | 64 | 5 | Maryland | 64 | | | |
| | | | 4 | UNLV | 70 | | | |
| 4 | UNLV | 74 | 4 | UNLV | 70 | | | |
| 13 | Northeast Louisiana | 51 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Northeast Louisiana | 51 | | | | | | | | 8 | Auburn | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louisville | 84 |
| 6 | UAB | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louisville | 84 |
| 11 | Missouri | 64 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Missouri | 64 | 6 | UAB | 59 | | | |
| | | | 3 | North Carolina | 77 | | | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 84 | 3 | North Carolina | 77 | | | |
| 14 | Utah | 72 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Utah | 72 | | | | 3 | North Carolina | 79 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Louisville | 94 |
| 7 | Bradley | 83 | | | | | | | 2 | Louisville | 94 | |
| 10 | UTEP | 65 | | | | | | |
| 10 | UTEP | 65 | 7 | Bradley | 68 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Louisville | 82 | | | |
| 2 | Louisville | 93 | 2 | Louisville | 82 | | | |
| 15 | Drexel | 73 | | | | | | |

### Final Four @ Dallas, Texas

| Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional |
| E1 | Duke | 71 |
| M1 | Kansas | 67 |
| M1 | Kansas | 67 | E1 | Duke | 69 |
| | | | W2 | Louisville | 72 |
| S11 | LSU | 77 | W2 | Louisville | 72 |
| W2 | Louisville | 88 |

#### Final

* Campeón de la NCAA 1986
* Louisville Cardinals 2º título