1986 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

1986 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Sacred Heart Pioneers (1st title)
Runner-up	Southeast Missouri State Indians (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Cheyney (PA) Wolves (3rd Final Four); Florida Southern Moccasins (4th Final Four);
Winning coach	Dave Bike (1st title)
MOP	Roger Younger (Sacred Heart)
Attendance	59,370
NCAA Division II men's 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 1985–86 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.

Emmitsburg

Erie

Manchester

St. Cloud

Dayton

Norfolk

Fairborn

Cape Girardeau

Hayward

Lakeland

Tampa

Springfield

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1986 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)

Regional participants edit


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 (SD)	Fourth Place
Eastern Montana	Third Place
St. Cloud State	Runner-up
Wayne State (MI)	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
New Hampshire College	Runner-up
Springfield	Third Place
St. Anselm	Fourth Place

*denotes tie

Regionals edit

Great Lakes - Fairborn, Ohio edit

Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional final Sweet 16 March 8

SIU Edwardsville	70

Lewis	61
		SIU Edwardsville	73

		Wright State	77
Wright State	94

Kentucky Wesleyan	84

Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 91, Lewis 81

East - Erie, Pennsylvania edit

Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional final Sweet 16 March 8

Cheyney	68

Edinboro	62
		Cheyney	68

		Gannon	62
Gannon	78

Millersville	66

Third Place - Millersville 107, Edinboro 86

South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri edit

Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional final Sweet 16 March 8

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

West - Hayward, California edit

Location: Pioneer Gymnasium Host: California State University, Hayward

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional final Sweet 16 March 8

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

North Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota edit

Location: Halenbeck Hall Host: St. Cloud State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional final Sweet 16 March 8

Wayne State (MI)	72

Augustana (SD)	57
		Wayne State (MI)	75

		St. Cloud State	71
St. Cloud State	76

Eastern Montana	67

Third Place - Eastern Montana 86, Augustana 61

South - Tampa, Florida edit

Location: Spartan Sports Arena Host: University of Tampa

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional final Sweet 16 March 8

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

South Atlantic - Emmitsburg, Maryland edit

Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional final Sweet 16 March 8

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

New England - Manchester, New Hampshire edit

Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional final Sweet 16 March 8

Sacred Heart	76**

Springfield	74
		Sacred Heart	83

		New Hampshire College	67
New Hampshire College	67

St. Anselm	57

Third Place - Springfield 70, St. Anselm 65

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals edit

	Quarterfinal - Norfolk, VA Elite Eight March 15

	Norfolk State		74

	Sacred Heart		84

	Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FL Elite Eight March 14

	Wayne State (MI)		65

	Florida Southern		77

	Quarterfinal - Dayton, OH Elite Eight March 15

	Wright State		75

	Cheyney		78

	Quarterfinal - Cape Girardeau, MO Elite Eight March 15

	SE Missouri State		85

	Cal State Hayward		69

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts edit

Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College

National semifinals Final Four March 21		National championship March 22

Cheyney	81

SE Missouri State	90
		SE Missouri State	87

		Sacred Heart	93
Florida Southern	80

Sacred Heart	86