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.
Regional participants SchoolOutcomeKentucky WesleyanThird PlaceLewisFourth PlaceSIU EdwardsvilleRunner-upWright StateRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeCheyneyRegional ChampionEdinboroFourth PlaceGannonRunner-upMillersvilleThird Place SchoolOutcomeAbilene ChristianThird PlaceDelta StateRunner-upSam HoustonFourth PlaceSE Missouri StateRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeAlaska–AnchorageRunner-upCal PolyFourth PlaceCal State HaywardRegional ChampionUC RiversideThird Place SchoolOutcomeAugustana (SD)Fourth PlaceEastern MontanaThird PlaceSt. Cloud StateRunner-upWayne State (MI)Regional Champion SchoolOutcomeAlabama A&MFourth PlaceFlorida SouthernRegional ChampionTampaRunner-upWest GeorgiaThird Place SchoolOutcomeMount St. Mary'sRunner-upNorfolk StateRegional ChampionVirginia UnionThird PlaceWinston-Salem StateFourth Place SchoolOutcomeSacred HeartRegional ChampionNew Hampshire CollegeRunner-upSpringfieldThird PlaceSt. AnselmFourth Place
*denotes tie
Regionals
Great Lakes - Fairborn, Ohio Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University
Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 91, Lewis 81
East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University
Third Place - Millersville 107, Edinboro 86
South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State University
Third Place - Abilene Christian 73, Sam Houston 60
West - Hayward, California Location: Pioneer Gymnasium Host: California State University, Hayward
Third Place - UC Riverside 55, Cal Poly 53
North Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota Location: Halenbeck Hall Host: St. Cloud State University
Third Place - Eastern Montana 86, Augustana 61
South - Tampa, Florida Location: Spartan Sports Arena Host: University of Tampa
Third Place - West Georgia 104, Alabama A&M 84
South Atlantic - Emmitsburg, Maryland Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary
Third Place - Virginia Union 95, Winston-Salem State 77
New England - Manchester, New Hampshire Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College
Third Place - Springfield 70, St. Anselm 65
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
*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)
See also 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1986 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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