1986 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1986 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the seventh edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament took place concurrently with the Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament on Collins Polo Field at Pebble Beach, California. The Cal Bears won their sixth title with a victory over Dartmouth. Kevin Lake of California was the MVP forward with Juta Vanda of Dartmouth MVP back. Air Force took second in the Lookin' Good Award.

Participants
Dartmouth Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship in Marietta, GA on April 19–20. Bowling Green Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 19–20 in Champaigne, IL.
 * President- Ted Conway
 * Coach- Guy Smith
 * Captain- Rich Levitan
 * Record- 19-0
 * Dartmouth 4-0 Navy
 * Dartmouth 17-0 Virginia Tech
 * Coach- Roger Mazzerella
 * Captain-
 * Record- 29-5-1(13-0)
 * Bowling Green 17-0 Tennessee
 * Bowling Green 26-9 Illinois State
 * Bowling Green 26-0 Wisconsin-Platville
 * Bowling Green 7-6 University of Wisconsin

Air Force Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 19–20 in Las Cruces, NM.
 * Coach- Vern Francis
 * Captains- Keith McCoy/Bruce Ellis
 * Record- 20-4
 * Air Force 45-0 South Dakota (Quarterfinal)
 * Air Force 10-6 Oklahoma (Semifinal)
 * Air Force 24-9 Kansas State (Final)

California Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 25–27 in Tucson, AZ.
 * Coach- Jack Clark
 * Captain- Kevin Lake
 * Record 11-5(6-0)
 * California 17-0 Washington State (Quarterfinal)
 * California 22-3 Arizona (Semifinal)
 * California 34-9 UC Santa Barbara (Final)