1986 National Invitation Tournament
The 1986 National Invitation Tournament was the 1986 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Providence
| 72
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| Boston University
| 69
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| Providence
| 90
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| George Mason
| 71
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| George Mason
| 65
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| Lamar
| 63
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| Providence
| 63
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| Louisiana Tech
| 64
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| Louisiana Tech
| 67
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| Northern Arizona
| 61
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| Louisiana Tech
| 77
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| McNeese State
| 61
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| McNeese State
| 86
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| Dayton
| 75
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Ohio State
| 65
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| Ohio
| 62
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| Ohio State
| 71
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| Texas
| 65
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| Texas
| 69
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| New Mexico
| 66
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| Ohio State
| 79
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| BYU
| 68
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| BYU
| 67
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| SMU
| 63
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| BYU
| 93
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| UC Irvine
| 80
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| UC Irvine
| 80
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| UCLA
| 74
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Florida
| 81
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| Southern Mississippi
| 71
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| Florida
| 77
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| Texas Christian
| 75
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| Texas Christian
| 76
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| Montana
| 69
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| Florida
| 54
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| SW Missouri State
| 53
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| SW Missouri State
| 59
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| Pittsburgh
| 52
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| SW Missouri State
| 83
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| Marquette
| 69
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| Marquette
| 79
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| Drake
| 59
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Wyoming
| 79
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| Texas A&M
| 70
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| Wyoming
| 99
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| Loyola Marymount
| 90
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| Loyola Marymount
| 80
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| California
| 75
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| Wyoming
| 62
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| Clemson
| 57
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| Georgia
| 95
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| Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 81
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| Georgia
| 65
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| Clemson
| 77
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| Clemson
| 99
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| Middle Tennessee State
| 81
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Semifinals & Finals
| Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| Louisiana Tech
| 66
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| Ohio State
| 79
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| Ohio State
| 73
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| Wyoming
| 63
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| Florida
| 58
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| Wyoming
| 67
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- Third Place - Louisiana Tech 67, Florida 62
References
- 1 2 "NIT Results (1980's)." www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 9, 2016.