The Sports Almanac

1986 NCAA Basketball Tournament



LOUISVILLE CARDINALS

1986 NCAA Champions



EAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Duke Blue Devils
85
MississippiValleyState Delta Devils
78





Duke Blue Devils
89
Old Dominion Monarchs
61



Old Dominion Monarchs
72
West Virginia Mountaineers
64






Duke Blue Devils
74
DePaul Blue Demons
67


Virginia Cavaliers
68
DePaul Blue Demons
72





DePaul Blue Demons
74
Oklahoma Sooners
69



Oklahoma Sooners
80
Northeastern Huskies
74







Duke Blue Devils
71
Navy Midshipmen
50
Duke Blue Devils
St. Joseph's Hawks
60
Richmond Spiders
59





St. Joseph's Hawks
69
Cleveland State Vikings
75



Indiana Hoosiers
79
Cleveland State Vikings
83






Cleveland State Vikings
70
Navy Midshipmen
71


Navy Midshipmen
87
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
68





Navy Midshipmen
97
Syracuse Orangemen
85



Syracuse Orangemen
101
Brown Bears
52





MIDWEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Kansas Jayahwks
71
North Carolina A&T Aggies
46





Kansas Jayhawks
65
Temple Owls
43



Jacksonville Dolphins
50
Temple Owls
61 OT






Kansas Jayhawks
96 OT
Michigan State Spartans
86


Michigan State Spartans
72
Washington Huskies
70





Michigan State Spartans
80
Georgetown Hoyas
68



Georgetown Hoyas
70
Texas Tech Red Raiders
64







Kansas Jayhawks
75
North Carolina State Wolfpack
67
Kansas Jayhawks
North Carolina State Wolfpack
66
Iowa Hawkeyes
64





North Carolina State Wolfpack
80 OT
Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
66



Notre Dame Fighting Irish
83
Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
90






North Carolina State Wolfpack
70
Iowa State Cyclones
66


Iowa State Cyclones
81 OT
Miami RedHawks
79





Iowa State Cyclones
72
Michigan Wolverines
69



Michigan Wolverines
70
Akron Racers
64





SOUTHEAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Kentucky Wildcats
75
Davidson  Wildacts
55





Kentucky Wildcats
71
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
64



Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
67
Nebraska Cornhuskers
59






Kentucky Wildcats
68
Alabama Crimson Tide
63


Alabama Crimson Tide
97
Xavier Musketeers
80





Alabama Crimson Tide
58
Illinois Fighting Illini
56



Illinois Fighting Illini
75
Fairfield Stags
51







Kentucky Wildcats
57
LSU Tigers
59
LSU Tigers
Purdue Boilermakers
87
LSU Tigers
94 2OT





LSU Tigers
83
Memphis State Tigers
81



Memphis State Tigers
95
Ball State Cardinals
63






LSU Tigers
70
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
64


Virginia Tech Hokies
62
Villanova Wildcats
71





Villanova Wildcats
61
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
66



Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
68
Marist Red Foxes
53





WEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
St. John's Red Storm
83
Montana State Bobcats
74





St. John's Red Storm
65
Auburn Tigers
81



Auburn Tigers
73
Arizona Wildcats
63






Auburn Tigers
70
UNLV Runnin Rebels
63


Maryland Terrapins
69
Pepperdine Waves
64





Maryland Terrapins
64
UNLV Runnin Rebels
70



UNLV Runnin Rebels
74
Northeast Louisiana Indians
51







Auburn Tigers
76
Louisville Cardinals
84
Louisville Cardinals
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers
66
Missouri Tigers
64





Alabama-Birmingham Blazers
59
North Carolina Tar Heels
77



North Carolina Tar Heels
84
Utah Utes
72






North Carolina Tar Heels
79
Louisville Cardinals
94


Bradley Braves
83
Texas-El Paso Miners
65





Bradley Braves
68
Louisville Cardinals
82



Louisville Cardinals
93
Drexel Dragons
73





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Duke Blue Devils
71
Kansas Jayhawks
67



Duke Blue Devils
69
Louisville Cardinals
72
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
LSU Tigers
77
Louisville Cardinals
88