The 1986 Bracket

East Region

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

 

Midwest Region

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

 

Southeast Region

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

 

West Region

	First round					Second round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight
	1	St John's	83
	16	Montana St	74
						1	St John's	65
						8	Auburn	81
	8	Auburn	73
	9	Arizona	63
											8	Auburn	70
										4	UNLV	63
	5	Maryland	69
	12	Pepperdine	64
						5	Maryland	64
						4	UNLV	70
	4	UNLV	74
	13	Northeast Louisiana	51
																8	Auburn	76
															2	Louisville	84
	6	UAB	66
	11	Missouri	64
						6	UAB	59
						3	North Carolina	77
	3	North Carolina	84
	14	Utah	72
											3	North Carolina	79
										2	Louisville	94
	7	Bradley	83
	10	UTEP	65
						7	Bradley	68
						2	Louisville	82
	2	Louisville	93
	15	Drexel	73

 

Final Four

	National Semifinals					National Championship Game
	E1	Duke	71
	M1	Kansas	67
						E1	Duke	69
						W2	Louisville	72
	S11	LSU	77
	W2	Louisville	88