1986 National Invitation Tournament

1986 National Invitation Tournament
Season 1985–86
Teams 32
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Ohio State (1st title)
Runner-up Wyoming (1st title game)
Semifinalists Louisiana Tech (1st semifinal)
Florida (1st semifinal)
Winning coach Eldon Miller (1st title)
MVP Brad Sellers Ohio State
National Invitation Tournament
«1985  1987»

The 1986 National Invitation Tournament was the 1986 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Participants
Boston University
BYU
California
UC Irvine
UCLA
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
Wyoming

Brackets/Results

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]

  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
                           
     Providence 72  
   Boston University 69  
     Providence 90  
     George Mason 71  
   George Mason 65
     Lamar 63  
       Providence 63
     Louisiana Tech 64
     Louisiana Tech 67  
   Northern Arizona 61  
     Louisiana Tech 77
     McNeese State 61  
   McNeese State 86
     Dayton 75  
  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
                           
     Ohio State 65  
   Ohio 62  
     Ohio State 71  
     Texas 65  
   Texas 69
     New Mexico 66  
       Ohio State 79
     BYU 68
     Brigham Young 67  
   Southern Methodist 63  
     Brigham Young 93
     UC Irvine 80  
   UC Irvine 80
     UCLA 74  
  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
                           
     Florida 81  
   Southern Mississippi 71  
     Florida 77  
     Texas Christian 75  
   Texas Christian 76
     Montana 69  
       Florida 54
     SW Missouri State 53
     SW Missouri State 59  
   Pittsburgh 52  
     SW Missouri State 83
     Marquette 69  
   Marquette 79
     Drake 59  
  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
                           
     Wyoming 79  
   Texas A&M 70  
     Wyoming 99  
     Loyola Marymount 90  
   Loyola Marymount 80
     California 75  
       Wyoming 62
     Clemson 57
     Georgia 95  
   Tennessee-Chattanooga 81  
     Georgia 65
     Clemson 77  
   Clemson 99
     Middle Tennessee State 81  

Semifinals & Finals

  Semifinals Finals
                 
   Louisiana Tech 66  
   Ohio State 79  
       Ohio State 73
     Wyoming 63
   Florida 58
   Wyoming 67  

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09