1985–86 AMCU-8 men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Cleveland State | 13 | – | 1 | | .929 | | | 29 | – | 4 |
| .879 |
Southwest Missouri State | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 24 | – | 8 |
| .750 |
Eastern Illinois | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 19 | – | 13 |
| .594 |
Western Illinois | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 13 | – | 15 |
| .464 |
Illinois-Chicago | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 13 | – | 16 |
| .448 |
Valparaiso | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 9 | – | 19 |
| .321 |
Wisconsin–Green Bay | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | | | 5 | – | 23 |
| .179 |
Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | | | 8 | – | 19 |
| .296 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Saint Joseph's | 16 | – | 2 | | .889 | | | 26 | – | 6 |
| .813 |
West Virginia | 15 | – | 3 | | .833 | | | 22 | – | 11 |
| .667 |
Temple | 15 | – | 3 | | .833 | | | 25 | – | 6 |
| .806 |
St. Bonaventure | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | | | 15 | – | 13 |
| .536 |
Duquesne | 9 | – | 9 | | .500 | | | 15 | – | 14 |
| .517 |
George Washington | 7 | – | 11 | | .389 | | | 12 | – | 16 |
| .429 |
UMass | 6 | – | 12 | | .333 | | | 9 | – | 9 |
| .500 |
St. Bonaventure | 5 | – | 13 | | .278 | | | 9 | – | 19 |
| .321 |
Penn State | 5 | – | 13 | | .278 | | | 12 | – | 17 |
| .414 |
Rutgers | 2 | – | 16 | | .111 | | | 8 | – | 21 |
| .276 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Kansas † | 13 | – | 1 | | .929 | | | 35 | – | 4 |
| .897 |
Iowa State | 9 | – | 5 | | .643 | | | 22 | – | 11 |
| .667 |
Nebraska | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 19 | – | 11 |
| .633 |
Missouri | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 21 | – | 14 |
| .600 |
Oklahoma | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 26 | – | 9 |
| .743 |
Oklahoma State | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | | | 15 | – | 13 |
| .536 |
Colorado | 0 | – | 14 | | .000 | | | 8 | – | 20 |
| .286 |
Kansas State | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | | | 16 | – | 14 |
| .533 |
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† 1986 Big Eight Conference Tournament winner As of March 31, 1986; Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 CAA men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
#17 Navy | 13 | – | 1 | | .929 | | | 30 | – | 5 |
| .857 |
Richmond | 12 | – | 2 | | .857 | | | 23 | – | 7 |
| .767 |
George Mason | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 20 | – | 12 |
| .625 |
UNC Wilmington | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | | | 16 | – | 13 |
| .552 |
East Carolina | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | | | 12 | – | 16 |
| .429 |
American | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | | | 10 | – | 18 |
| .357 |
William & Mary | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | | | 8 | – | 20 |
| .286 |
James Madison | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | | | 5 | – | 23 |
| .179 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Drexel † | 11 | – | 3 | | .786 | | | 19 | – | 12 |
| .613 |
Hofstra | 9 | – | 5 | | .643 | | | 17 | – | 13 |
| .567 |
Bucknell | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 17 | – | 12 |
| .586 |
Lafayette | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 14 | – | 15 |
| .483 |
Lehigh | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | | | 13 | – | 15 |
| .464 |
Rider | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 9 | – | 19 |
| .321 |
Towson | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 8 | – | 20 |
| .286 |
Delaware | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | | | 11 | – | 16 |
| .407 |
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† 1986 ECC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
#10 Notre Dame | - | – | - | | – | | | 23 | – | 6 |
| .793 |
Chicago State | - | – | - | | – | | | 22 | – | 6 |
| .786 |
Eastern Washington | - | – | - | | – | | | 20 | – | 8 |
| .714 |
Texas–Pan American | - | – | - | | – | | | 20 | – | 8 |
| .714 |
Marquette | - | – | - | | – | | | 19 | – | 11 |
| .633 |
DePaul | - | – | - | | – | | | 18 | – | 13 |
| .581 |
New Orleans | - | – | - | | – | | | 16 | – | 12 |
| .571 |
Dayton | - | – | - | | – | | | 17 | – | 13 |
| .567 |
Southwestern Louisiana | - | – | - | | – | | | 15 | – | 13 |
| .536 |
Miami | - | – | - | | – | | | 14 | – | 14 |
| .500 |
Tennessee State | - | – | - | | – | | | 14 | – | 14 |
| .500 |
Utica | - | – | - | | – | | | 13 | – | 14 |
| .481 |
Florida A&M | - | – | - | | – | | | 12 | – | 16 |
| .429 |
Brooklyn | - | – | - | | – | | | 9 | – | 22 |
| .290 |
U.S. International | - | – | - | | – | | | 8 | – | 20 |
| .286 |
Texas–San Antonio | - | – | - | | – | | | 7 | – | 24 |
| .226 |
Central Florida | - | – | - | | – | | | 6 | – | 22 |
| .214 |
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1985–86 Ivy League men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Brown | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 16 | – | 11 |
| .593 |
Penn | 9 | – | 5 | | .643 | | | 15 | – | 11 |
| .577 |
Cornell | 9 | – | 5 | | .643 | | | 14 | – | 12 |
| .538 |
Princeton | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 13 | – | 13 |
| .500 |
Yale | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 13 | – | 13 |
| .500 |
Columbia | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | | | 12 | – | 14 |
| .462 |
Dartmouth | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | | | 11 | – | 15 |
| .423 |
Harvard | 2 | – | 12 | | .143 | | | 6 | – | 20 |
| .231 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Fairfield | 13 | – | 1 | | .929 | | | 24 | – | 7 |
| .774 |
Iona | 9 | – | 5 | | .643 | | | 14 | – | 15 |
| .483 |
La Salle | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 14 | – | 14 |
| .500 |
Saint Peter's | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 16 | – | 12 |
| .571 |
Fordham | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 13 | – | 17 |
| .433 |
Holy Cross | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | | | 12 | – | 18 |
| .400 |
Army | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 9 | – | 18 |
| .333 |
Manhattan | 1 | – | 13 | | .071 | | | 2 | – | 26 |
| .071 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Metro Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
#7 Louisville | 10 | – | 2 | | .833 | | | 32 | – | 7 |
| .821 |
#12 Memphis State | 9 | – | 3 | | .750 | | | 28 | – | 6 |
| .824 |
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 22 | – | 9 |
| .710 |
Southern Mississippi | 6 | – | 6 | | .500 | | | 17 | – | 12 |
| .586 |
Cincinnati | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 12 | – | 16 |
| .429 |
Florida State | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 12 | – | 17 |
| .414 |
South Carolina | 2 | – | 10 | | .167 | | | 12 | – | 16 |
| .429 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Xavier | 10 | – | 2 | | .833 | | | 25 | – | 5 |
| .833 |
Saint Louis | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 18 | – | 12 |
| .600 |
Detroit | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 14 | – | 15 |
| .483 |
Loyola (IL) | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 13 | – | 16 |
| .448 |
Oral Roberts | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 10 | – | 18 |
| .357 |
Evansville | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 8 | – | 19 |
| .296 |
Butler | 2 | – | 10 | | .167 | | | 9 | – | 19 |
| .321 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
North Carolina A&T | 12 | – | 2 | | .857 | | | 20 | – | 7 |
| .741 |
Howard | 11 | – | 3 | | .786 | | | 18 | – | 9 |
| .667 |
Delaware State | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 11 | – | 16 |
| .407 |
Coppin State | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 10 | – | 17 |
| .370 |
Morgan State | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 7 | – | 20 |
| .259 |
South Carolina State | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 10 | – | 17 |
| .370 |
Bethune-Cookman | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | | | 6 | – | 21 |
| .222 |
Maryland Eastern Shore | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | | | 4 | – | 23 |
| .148 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Fairleigh Dickenson | 13 | – | 3 | | .813 | | | 22 | – | 8 |
| .733 |
Marist | 11 | – | 5 | | .688 | | | 16 | – | 11 |
| .593 |
Loyola (MD) | 10 | – | 6 | | .625 | | | 16 | – | 12 |
| .571 |
Wagner | 10 | – | 6 | | .625 | | | 16 | – | 13 |
| .552 |
Saint Francis (PA) | 8 | – | 8 | | .500 | | | 10 | – | 18 |
| .357 |
Robert Morris | 6 | – | 10 | | .375 | | | 10 | – | 18 |
| .357 |
Monmouth | 6 | – | 10 | | .375 | | | 9 | – | 19 |
| .321 |
St. Francis (NY) | 4 | – | 12 | | .250 | | | 9 | – | 19 |
| .321 |
Long Island | 4 | – | 12 | | .250 | | | 9 | – | 19 |
| .321 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Akron | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 22 | – | 8 |
| .733 |
Middle Tennessee | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 23 | – | 11 |
| .676 |
Murray State | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 17 | – | 12 |
| .586 |
Austin Peay | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 14 | – | 14 |
| .500 |
Youngstown State | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 14 | – | 15 |
| .483 |
Tennessee Tech | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | | | 14 | – | 15 |
| .483 |
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 10 | – | 18 |
| .357 |
Morehead State | 1 | – | 13 | | .071 | | | 8 | – | 19 |
| .296 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
TCU | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 22 | – | 9 |
| .710 |
Texas | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 19 | – | 12 |
| .613 |
Texas A&M | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 20 | – | 12 |
| .625 |
SMU | 10 | – | 6 | | .625 | | | 18 | – | 11 |
| .621 |
Texas Tech | 9 | – | 7 | | .563 | | | 18 | – | 13 |
| .581 |
Houston | 8 | – | 8 | | .500 | | | 14 | – | 14 |
| .500 |
Arkansas | 8 | – | 8 | | .500 | | | 14 | – | 14 |
| .500 |
Baylor | 3 | – | 13 | | .188 | | | 11 | – | 16 |
| .407 |
Rice | 2 | – | 14 | | .125 | | | 9 | – | 19 |
| .321 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Southern | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 0 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Pepperdine | 13 | – | 1 | | .929 | | | 25 | – | 5 |
| .833 |
Loyola Marymount | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 19 | – | 11 |
| .633 |
San Diego | 9 | – | 5 | | .643 | | | 19 | – | 9 |
| .679 |
Gonzaga | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 15 | – | 13 |
| .536 |
Santa Clara | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 12 | – | 16 |
| .429 |
Portland | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | | | 13 | – | 16 |
| .448 |
Saint Mary's | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | | | 10 | – | 17 |
| .370 |
San Francisco | 2 | – | 12 | | .143 | | | 7 | – | 21 |
| .250 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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1985–86 WAC men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Wyoming | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 24 | – | 12 |
| .667 |
#20 UTEP | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 27 | – | 6 |
| .818 |
Utah | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 20 | – | 10 |
| .667 |
Brigham Young | 11 | – | 5 | | .688 | | | 18 | – | 14 |
| .563 |
New Mexico | 8 | – | 8 | | .500 | | | 17 | – | 14 |
| .548 |
San Diego State | 7 | – | 9 | | .438 | | | 10 | – | 19 |
| .345 |
Colorado State | 6 | – | 10 | | .375 | | | 11 | – | 18 |
| .379 |
Air Force | 3 | – | 13 | | .188 | | | 10 | – | 19 |
| .345 |
Hawaii | 1 | – | 15 | | .063 | | | 4 | – | 24 |
| .143 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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