1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.

AP Poll

Rank[1][2] Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 Duke ACC
2 Kansas Big Eight
3 Kentucky SEC
4 St. John's Big East
5 Michigan Big Ten
6 Georgia Tech ACC
7 Louisville Metro
8 North Carolina ACC
9 Syracuse Big East
10 Notre Dame Independent
11 UNLV PCCA
12 Memphis State Metro
13 Georgetown Big East
14 Bradley Missouri Valley
15 Oklahoma Big Eight
16 Indiana Big Ten
17 Navy Colonial
18 Michigan State Big Ten
19 Illinois Big Ten
20 UTEP Western Athletic

Coaches Poll

Rank[3] Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 Duke ACC 32–2 (.941)
2 Kansas Big Eight 31–3 (.912)
3 St. John's Big East 30–4 (.882)
4 Kentucky SEC 29–3 (.906)
5 Michigan Big Ten 27–4 (.871)
6 Georgia Tech ACC 25–6 (.806)
7 Louisville Metro 26–7 (.788)
8 North Carolina ACC 26–5 (.839)
9 Syracuse Big East 25–5 (.833)
10 UNLV PCAA 31–4 (.886)
11 Notre Dame Independent 23–5 (.821)
12 Memphis State Metro 27–5 (.844)
13 Bradley MVC 31–2 (.939)
14 Indiana Big Ten 21–7 (.750)
15 Georgetown Big East 23–7 (.767)
16 UTEP WAC 27–5 (.844)
17 Oklahoma Big Eight 26–8 (.765)
18 Michigan State Big Ten 21–7 (.750)
19 Alabama SEC 22–8 (.733)
20 Illinois Big Ten 21–9 (.700)

References

  1. ↑ "1986 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  2. ↑ "1985-86 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ↑
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.


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