1986 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

1986 NCAA Division II
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

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 (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

Great Lakes - Fairborn, Ohio

Location: Physical Education Building

	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

East - Erie, Pennsylvania

Location: Hammermill Center

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

• Third Place - Millersville 107, Edinboro 86

South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Location: Houck Field House

	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

West - Hayward, California

Location: Pioneer Gymnasium

	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

North Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota

Location: Halenbeck Hall

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

Location: Spartan Sports Arena

	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

South Atlantic - Emmitsburg, Maryland

Location: Memorial Gym

	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

New England - Manchester, New Hampshire

Location: NHC Fieldhouse

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Quarterfinal - Norfolk, VA
	Norfolk State		74
	Sacred Heart		84

	Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FL
	Wayne State (MI)		65
	Florida Southern		77

	Quarterfinal - Dayton, OH
	Wright State		75
	Cheyney		78

	Quarterfinal - Cape Girardeau, MO
	SE Missouri State		85
	Cal State Hayward		69

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center

	Semifinals					Final
	Cheyney		81
	SE Missouri State		90
						SE Missouri State		87
						Sacred Heart		93
	Florida Southern		80
	Sacred Heart		86

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Riley Ellis (Southeast Missouri State)
• Keith Johnson (Sacred Heart)
• Ronny Rankin (Southeast Missouri State)
• Kevin Stevens (Sacred Heart)
• Roger Younger (Sacred Heart)

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1986 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com