1986 National Invitation Tournament

The 1986 National Invitation Tournament was the 1986 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. • Boston University

• BYU

• California

• Clemson

• Dayton

• Drake

• Florida

• George Mason

• Georgia

• Lamar

• Louisiana Tech

• Loyola Marymount

• Marquette

• McNeese State

• Middle Tennessee State

• Montana

• New Mexico

• Northern Arizona

• Ohio

• Ohio State

• Pittsburgh

• Providence

• SMU

• Southern Miss

• SW Missouri State

• Tennessee-Chattanooga

• TCU

• Texas

• Texas A&M

• UC Irvine

• UCLA

• Wyoming

Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.