1986 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

1986 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 32
Finals Site Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions Sacred Heart (1st title)
Runner-Up Southeast Missouri State (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Cheyney (3rd Final Four)
Florida Southern (4th Final Four)
Winning Coach Dave Bike (Sacred Heart (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player Roger Younger Sacred Heart
Attendance 59,370
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«1985  1987»

The 1986 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1985-6 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Sacred Heart University and Sacred Heart's Roger Younger was the Most Outstanding Player.

Contents

Regional participants

School Outcome
Kentucky Wesleyan Third Place
Lewis Fourth Place
SIU-Edwardsville Runner-up
Wright State Regional Champion
School Outcome
Cheyney Regional Champion
Edinboro Fourth Place
Gannon Runner-up
Millersville Third Place
School Outcome
Abilene Christian Third Place
Delta State Runner-up
Sam Houston Fourth Place
SE Missouri State Regional Champion
School Outcome
Alaska-Anchorage Runner-up
Cal Poly Fourth Place
Cal State East Bay Regional Champion
UC Riverside Third Place
School Outcome
Augustana Fourth Place
MSU-Billings Third Place
St. Cloud State Runner-up
Wayne State Regional Champion
School Outcome
Alabama A&M Fourth Place
Florida Southern Regional Champion
Tampa Runner-up
West Georgia Third Place
School Outcome
Mount St. Mary's Runner-up
Norfolk State Regional Champion
Virginia Union Third Place
Winston-Salem State Fourth Place
School Outcome
Sacred Heart Regional Champion
Southern New Hampshire Runner-up
Springfield Third Place
St. Anselm Fourth Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 SIU-Edwardsville 70  
 Lewis 61  
     SIU-Edwardsville 73
   Wright State 77
 Wright State 94
 Kentucky Wesleyan 84  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Cheyney 68  
 Edinboro 62  
     Cheyney 68
   Gannon 62
 Gannon 78
 Millersville 66  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Delta State 61  
 Sam Houston 59  
     Delta State 74
   SE Missouri State 75
 SE Missouri State 94
 Abilene Christian 72  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Alaska-Anchorage 86  
 UC Riverside 83  
     Alaska-Anchorage 73
   Cal State East Bay 87
 Cal State East Bay 67
 Cal Poly 65  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Wayne State 72  
 Augustana(SD) 57  
     Wayne State 75
   St. Cloud State 71
 St. Cloud State 76
 MSU-Billings 67  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Florida Southern 83  
 West Georgia 82  
     Florida Southern 67
   Tampa 57
 Tampa 76
 Alabama A&M 69  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Norfolk State 70  
 Virginia Union 60  
     Norfolk State 78
   Mount St. Mary's 75
 Mount St. Mary's 74
 Winston-Salem State 71  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Sacred Heart 76**  
 Springfield 74  
     Sacred Heart 83
   Southern New Hampshire 67
 Southern New Hampshire 67
 St. Anselm 57  

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
   Wright State 75  
 Cheyney 78  
   Cheyney 81  
   SE Missouri State 90  
 SE Missouri State 85
   Cal State East Bay 69  
     SE Missouri State 87
   Sacred Heart 93
   Wayne State 65  
 Florida Southern 77  
   Florida Southern 80
   Sacred Heart 86  
 Norfolk State 74
   Sacred Heart 84  

*denotes each overtime played

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