1986 NCAA Division II men's 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 Division II Men's 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.

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 Hayward Regional Champion UC Riverside Third Place

School Outcome Augustana Fourth Place Eastern Montana 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

• Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 91, Lewis 81

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Cheyney		68
	Edinboro		62
						Cheyney		68
						Gannon		62
	Gannon		78
	Millersville		66

• Third Place - Millersville 107, Edinboro 86

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Delta State		61
	Sam Houston		59
						Delta State		74
						SE Missouri State		75
	SE Missouri State		94
	Abilene Christian		72

• Third Place - Abilene Christian 73, Sam Houston 60

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Alaska-Anchorage		86
	UC Riverside		83
						Alaska-Anchorage		73
						Cal State Hayward		87
	Cal State Hayward		67
	Cal Poly		65

• Third Place - UC Riverside 55, Cal Poly 53

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Wayne State		72
	Augustana(SD)		57
						Wayne State		75
						St. Cloud State		71
	St. Cloud State		76
	Eastern Montana		67

• Third Place - Eastern Montana 86, Augustana 61

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Florida Southern		83
	West Georgia		82
						Florida Southern		67
						Tampa		57
	Tampa		76
	Alabama A&M		69

• Third Place - West Georgia 104, Alabama A&M 84

	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

• Third Place - Virginia Union 95, Winston-Salem State 77

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Sacred Heart		76**
	Springfield		74
						Sacred Heart		83
						Southern New Hampshire		67
	Southern New Hampshire		67
	St. Anselm		57

• Third Place - Springfield 70, St. Anselm 65

*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 Hayward		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

See also

• 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1986 National Invitation Tournament
• 1986 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship