1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's preseason basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls. The Louisville Cardinals would finish the season ranked at the top of both polls after winning the National Championship.

Legend

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Italics   Number of first place votes
(#–#)   Win–loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

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Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Nov. 25[1]
Week 2
Dec. 2[1]
Week 3
Dec. 9[1]
Week 4
Dec. 16[1]
Week 5
Dec. 23[1]
Week 6
Dec. 30[1]
Week 7
Jan. 6[1]
Week 8
Jan. 13[1]
Week 9
Jan. 20[1]
Week 10
Jan. 27[1]
Week 11
Feb. 3[1]
Week 12
Feb. 10[2]
Week 13
Feb. 17[2]
Week 14
Feb. 24[2]
Week 15
Mar. 3[2]
Final
Mar. 10[2][3][4]
1.Georgia TechNorth Carolina (1–0)North Carolina (5–0) (45)North Carolina (6–0) (47)North Carolina (7–0) (45)North Carolina (10–0)North Carolina (12–0)North Carolina (14–0)North Carolina (16–0)North Carolina (19–0)North Carolina (21–0)North Carolina (22–1)North Carolina (24–1)North Carolina (25–1)Duke (27–2)Duke (29–2) (62)Duke (32–2)1.
2.North CarolinaGeorgia Tech (0–0)Michigan (4–0) (12)Michigan (6–0) (13)Michigan (9–0) (14)Michigan (10–0)Michigan (12–0)Michigan (14–0)Michigan (16–0)Duke (16–1)Memphis State (20–0)Georgia Tech (17–2)Duke (22–2)Duke (25–2)Kansas (27–3)Kansas (28–3) (1)Kansas (31–3)2.
3.MichiganMichigan (2–0)Duke (6–0) (4)Duke (8–0) (4)Duke (8–0) (4)Duke (9–0)Duke (11–0)Duke (12–0)Duke (15–0)Memphis State (17–0)Georgia Tech (16–2)Memphis State (20–1)Kansas (22–3)Kansas (24–3)North Carolina (25–3)Kentucky (26–3)Kentucky (29–3)3.
4.SyracuseSyracuse (1–0)Syracuse (3–0)Syracuse (5–0)Syracuse (6–0)Syracuse (7–0)Syracuse (8–0)Syracuse (10–0)Syracuse (13–0)Georgia Tech (15–1)Kansas (19–2)Duke (20–2)Memphis State (22–2)Memphis State (23–2)Georgia Tech (21–4)North Carolina (26–4)St. John's (30–4)4.
5.KansasKansas (2–0)Georgia Tech (2–1)Georgetown (4–0) т (1)Georgetown (6–0) (1)Georgetown (8–0)Kansas (12–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Georgia Tech (14–1)Oklahoma (17–0)Duke (18–2)Oklahoma (20–1)Georgia Tech (18–4)Georgia Tech (19–4)Kentucky (24–3)St. John's (27–4)Michigan (27–4)5.
6.DukeDuke (2–0)Georgetown (2–0) (1)Georgia Tech (4–1) тKansas (8–1)Kansas (9–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Memphis State (12–0)Memphis State (15–0)Michigan (17–1)Oklahoma (18–1)Kansas (20–3)UNLV (24–2)St. John's (24–3)Syracuse (22–3)Georgia Tech (23–5)Georgia Tech (25–6)6.
7.IllinoisIllinois (0–0)Kansas (3–1)Kansas (6–1)Georgia Tech (4–1)Georgia Tech (7–1)Oklahoma (11–0)Oklahoma (13–0)Oklahoma (15–0)Kansas (16–2)St. John's (19–2)Michigan (19–2)St. John's (23–3)Michigan (22–3)Memphis State (24–3)Michigan (25–4)Louisville (26–7)7.
8.GeorgetownGeorgetown (1–0)Oklahoma (5–0)Oklahoma (6–0)Oklahoma (8–0)Oklahoma (9–0)LSU (12–0)LSU (14–0)Kansas (14–2)St. John's (17–2)Kentucky (16–2)Syracuse (17–2)Oklahoma (21–2)Kentucky (22–3)St. John's (25–4)Syracuse (23–4)North Carolina (26–5)8.
9.LouisvilleLouisville (2–0)Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (5–0)LSU (8–0)LSU (11–0)Memphis State (11–0)Kansas (12–2)St. John's (15–2)Syracuse (13–2)Michigan (17–2)UNLV (21–2)Georgetown (19–4)Syracuse (20–3)UNLV (27–3)Bradley (29–1)Syracuse (25–5)9.
10.AuburnKentucky (1–0)Notre Dame (2–0) (1)Illinois (5–1)Memphis State (7–0)Memphis State (8–0)St. John's (12–1)St. John's (14–1)UNLV (15–2)UNLV (17–2)UNLV (19–2)St. John's (20–3)Michigan (20–3)Oklahoma (23–3)Michigan (23–4)Memphis State (25–4)Notre Dame (23–5)10.
11.KentuckyNotre Dame (1–0)LSU (5–0)LSU (6–0)St. John's (8–1)St. John's (9–1)Georgetown (9–1)Kentucky (10–1)Kentucky (12–2)Kentucky (14–2)Syracuse (15–2)Georgetown (17–3)Kentucky (20–3)UNLV (24–3)Bradley (28–1)Louisville (24–7)UNLV (31–4)11.
12.Notre DameLSU (1–0)Illinois (2–1)Memphis State (5–0)UNLV (5–1)UNLV (7–1)Kentucky (9–1)UNLV (13–2)UAB (16–2)Georgetown (13–3)Georgetown (16–3)Kentucky (18–3)Syracuse (18–3)Bradley (26–1)Notre Dame (19–5)Notre Dame (21–5)Memphis State (27–5)12.
13.OklahomaOklahoma (1–0)Memphis State (2–0)UNLV (5–1)Kentucky (5–1)Kentucky (7–1)UNLV (10–2)Georgetown (10–2)Notre Dame (9–2)Louisville (11–4)Bradley (20–1)Bradley (22–1)Bradley (24–1)Georgetown (19–5)Louisville (22–7)UNLV (28–4)Georgetown (23–7)13.
14.LSUMemphis State (0–0)UNLV (4–1)St. John's (6–1)UAB (8–1)UAB (11–1)Illinois (9–2)UAB (13–2)LSU (15–2)LSU (16–2)Notre Dame (12–3)Notre Dame (14–3)Notre Dame (16–4)Notre Dame (17–5)Oklahoma (23–6)Georgetown (22–6)Bradley (31–2)14.
15.Memphis StateNC State (0–0)St. John's (3–1)Louisville (3–2)Illinois (5–2)Louisville (6–2)Indiana (8–2)UTEP (13–1)Georgetown (11–3)Purdue (16–3)Indiana (13–4)Virginia Tech (18–4)UTEP (21–3)Indiana (17–5)Georgetown (20–6)Oklahoma (24–6)Oklahoma (26–8)15.
16.UABUNLV (1–0)Louisville (2–2)UAB (5–1)Louisville (5–2)Illinois (7–2)UAB (12–2)Notre Dame (7–1)Virginia Tech (12–2)Notre Dame (10–2)Virginia Tech (16–4)Louisville (13–6)Indiana (16–5)Louisville (18–7)Indiana (18–6)Indiana (20–6)Indiana (21–7)16.
17.NC StateMaryland (1–0)UAB (2–1)Notre Dame (3–1)Indiana (4–1)Indiana (6–2)Notre Dame (6–1)Louisville (7–3)UTEP (14–2)Bradley (18–1)LSU (16–3)UTEP (18–3)NC State (17–6)Navy (20–4)Michigan State (18–6)Michigan State (20–6)Navy (27–4)17.
18.UNLVSt. John's (2–0)Iowa (4–0)Indiana (2–1)DePaul (4–0)Notre Dame (5–1)Louisville (6–3)Illinois (10–3)Louisville (9–4)UAB (16–4)Louisville (11–6)Indiana (14–5)Alabama (17–4)Virginia Tech (19–6)NC State (18–9)Navy (25–4)Michigan State (21–7)18.
19.Maryland тAuburn (0–1)Auburn (1–1)DePaul (3–0)Notre Dame (4–1)Virginia Tech (8–1)UTEP (11–1)Virginia Tech (10–2)Purdue (14–3)UTEP (15–3)UTEP (17–3)Western Kentucky (17–3)Louisville (16–7)Michigan State (17–6)Navy (23–4)Illinois (20–8)Illinois (21–9)19.
20.Navy тUAB (1–1)Indiana (1–0)Ohio State (5–0)Virginia Tech (7–1)DePaul (6–2)Virginia Tech (8–2)Purdue (13–2)Bradley (16–1)Virginia Tech (14–3)Richmond (16–2)Alabama (15–4)Virginia Tech (18–6)NC State (17–8)Purdue (21–7)NC State (18–11)UTEP (27–5)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Nov. 25[1]
Week 2
Dec. 2[1]
Week 3
Dec. 9[1]
Week 4
Dec. 16[1]
Week 5
Dec. 23[1]
Week 6
Dec. 30[1]
Week 7
Jan. 6[1]
Week 8
Jan. 13[1]
Week 9
Jan. 20[1]
Week 10
Jan. 27[1]
Week 11
Feb. 3[1]
Week 12
Feb. 10[2]
Week 13
Feb. 17[2]
Week 14
Feb. 24[2]
Week 15
Mar. 3[2]
Final
Mar. 10[2][3][4]
Dropped:
Navy
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Maryland
Dropped:
  • Iowa
  • Auburn
Dropped:
Ohio State
NoneDropped:
DePaul
Dropped:
Indiana
Dropped:
Illinois
NoneDropped:
  • Purdue (16–5)
  • UAB
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • Richmond
Dropped:
Western Kentucky
Dropped:
  • UTEP (21–5)
  • Alabama (17–6)
Dropped:
Virginia Tech
Dropped:
Purdue
Dropped:
NC State (18–12)

Coaches Poll

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Preseason
 [1]
Week 2
Dec. 2[1]
Week 3
Dec. 9[1]
Week 4
Dec. 16[1]
Week 5
Dec. 23[1]
Week 6
Dec. 30[1]
Week 7
Jan. 6[1]
Week 8
Jan. 13[1]
Week 9
Jan. 20[1]
Week 10
Jan. 27[1]
Week 11
Feb. 3[1]
Week 12
Feb. 10[2]
Week 13
Feb. 17[2]
Week 14
Feb. 24[2]
Week 15
Mar. 3[2]
Final
Mar. 10[2]
1.MichiganNorth Carolina (5–0)North Carolina (6–0)North Carolina (7–0)North Carolina (10–0)North Carolina (12–0)North Carolina (14–0)North Carolina (16–0)North Carolina (19–0)North Carolina (21–0)North Carolina (22–1)North Carolina (24–1)North Carolina (25–1)Duke (27–2)Duke (29–2)Duke (32–2)1.
2.Georgia TechMichigan (4–0)Michigan (6–0)Michigan (9–0)Michigan (10–0)Michigan (12–0)Michigan (14–0)Michigan (16–0)Duke (16–1)Memphis State (20–0)Georgia Tech (17–2) тDuke (22–2)Duke (25–2)Kansas (27–3)Kansas (28–3)Kansas (31–3)2.
3.North CarolinaDuke (6–0)Duke (8–0)Duke (8–0)Duke (9–0)Duke (11–0)Duke (12–0)Duke (15–0)Georgia Tech (15–1)Georgia Tech (16–2)Duke (20–2) тKansas (22–3)Kansas (24–3)North Carolina (25–3) тNorth Carolina (26–4)St. John's (30–4)3.
4.KansasGeorgia Tech (2–1)Kansas (6–1)Kansas (8–1)Kansas (9–1)Kansas (12–1)Syracuse (10–0)Syracuse (13–0)Michigan (17–1)Duke (18–2)Memphis State (20–1)UNLV (24–2)Memphis State (23–2)Georgia Tech (21–4) тKentucky (26–3)Kentucky (29–3)4.
5.DukeSyracuse (3–0)Syracuse (5–0)Syracuse (6–0)Syracuse (7–0)Syracuse (8–0)Georgia Tech (10–1)Georgia Tech (14–1)Memphis State (17–0)Kansas (19–2)Kansas (20–3)Georgia Tech (18–4)Georgia Tech (19–4)Kentucky (24–3)St. John's (27–4)Michigan (27–4)5.
6.SyracuseKansas (3–1)Georgia Tech (4–1)Georgetown (6–0)Georgia Tech (7–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Memphis State (12–0)Memphis State (15–0)Oklahoma (17–0)Oklahoma (18–1)Oklahoma (20–1)Memphis State (22–2)St. John's (24–3)Syracuse (22–3)Georgia Tech (23–5)Georgia Tech (25–6)6.
7.IllinoisGeorgetown (2–0)Georgetown (4–0)Georgia Tech (4–1)Georgetown (8–0)Oklahoma (11–0)LSU (14–0)Oklahoma (15–0)Kansas (16–2)St. John's (19–2)Syracuse (17–2)St. John's (23–3)Kentucky (22–3)UNLV (27–3)Michigan (25–4)Louisville (26–7)7.
8.GeorgetownKentucky (3–0)Kentucky (5–0)Oklahoma (8–0)LSU (11–0)St. John's (12–1)Oklahoma (13–0)Kansas (14–2)St. John's (17–2)Michigan (17–2)Michigan (19–2)Kentucky (20–3)Michigan (22–3)Memphis State (24–3)Syracuse (23–4)North Carolina (26–5)8.
9.LSUUNLV (4–1)Oklahoma (6–0)St. John's (8–1)Oklahoma (9–0)LSU (12–0)Kansas (12–2)St. John's (15–2)Kentucky (14–2)Kentucky (16–2)UNLV (21–2)Michigan (20–3)Oklahoma (23–3)Bradley (28–1)Bradley (29–1)Syracuse (25–5)9.
10.LouisvilleOklahoma (5–0)UNLV (5–1)UNLV (5–1)Kentucky (7–1)Kentucky (9–1)St. John's (14–1)UNLV (15–2)UNLV (17–2)Syracuse (15–2)St. John's (20–3)Oklahoma (21–2)Syracuse (20–3)St. John's (25–4)Memphis State (25–4)UNLV (31–4)10.
11.AuburnLSU (5–0)Illinois (5–1)LSU (8–0) тSt. John's (9–1)Georgetown (9–1)Kentucky (10–1)Kentucky (12–2)Syracuse (13–2)UNLV (19–2)Georgetown (17–3)Georgetown (19–4)UNLV (24–3)Michigan (23–4)UNLV (28–4)Notre Dame (23–5)11.
12.KentuckyIllinois (2–1)LSU (6–0)Memphis State (7–0) тUNLV (7–1)Memphis State (11–0)UNLV (13–2)UAB (16–2)Georgetown (13–3)Georgetown (16–3)Kentucky (18–3)Bradley (24–1)Bradley (26–1)Notre Dame (19–5)Louisville (24–7)Memphis State (27–5)12.
13.Notre DameNotre Dame (2–0)St. John's (6–1)Illinois (5–2)Memphis State (8–0)UNLV (10–2)UAB (13–2)Notre Dame (9–2)LSU (16–2)Bradley (20–1)Bradley (22–1)Syracuse (18–3)Georgetown (19–5)Oklahoma (23–6)Notre Dame (21–5)Bradley (31–2)13.
14.NC State тSt. John's (2–0)Louisville (3–2)Kentucky (5–1)Louisville (6–2)Illinois (9–2)UTEP (13–1)LSU (15–2)Louisville (11–4)UTEP (17–3)UTEP (18–3)Notre Dame (16–4) тIndiana (17–5)Louisville (22–7)Indiana (20–6)Indiana (21–7)14.
15.Iowa тLouisville (2–2)Memphis State (5–0)UAB (8–1)Illinois (7–2)Indiana (8–2)Georgetown (10–2)UTEP (14–2)Notre Dame (10–2)Louisville (11–6)Virginia Tech (18–4)UTEP (21–3) тNotre Dame (17–5)Georgetown (20–6)Georgetown (22–6)Georgetown (23–7)15.
16.UABMemphis State (2–0)Notre Dame (3–1) тIndiana (4–1)Indiana (6–2)UTEP (11–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Georgetown (11–3)Purdue (16–3)Indiana (13–4)Louisville (13–6)Indiana (16–5)Louisville (18–7)Indiana (18–6)Oklahoma (24–6)UTEP (27–5)16.
17.WashingtonUAB (2–1)Indiana (2–1) тLouisville (5–2)Notre Dame (5–1)UAB (12–2)Louisville (7–3)Purdue (14–3)Bradley (18–1)LSU (16–3)Notre Dame (14–3)Alabama (17–4)NC State (17–8)Michigan State (18–6)UTEP (24–5)Oklahoma (26–8)17.
18.UNLVAuburn (1–1)UAB (5–1)DePaul (4–0)DePaul (6–2)Louisville (6–3)Purdue (13–2)Louisville (9–4)UTEP (15–3)Notre Dame (12–3)Indiana (14–5)NC State (17–6)Alabama (17–6)NC State (18–9)Michigan State (20–6)Michigan State (21–7)18.
19.DePaulIowa (4–0)Ohio State (5–0)Notre Dame (4–1)UTEP (8–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Illinois (10–3) тBradley (16–1)UAB (16–4)Virginia Tech (16–4)NC State (14–6)Louisville (16–7) тUTEP (21–5)Alabama (19–6)Illinois (20–8)Alabama (22–8)19.
20.UCLAIndiana (1–0)DePaul (3–0)Pepperdine (6–1)Washington (6–2)NC State (7–3)Bradley (12–1) тVirginia Tech (12–2)Pepperdine (14–3)Pepperdine (16–3) т
Purdue (16–5) т
Virginia (14–5)Pepperdine (19–4) тPepperdine (20–4)Pepperdine (22–4)Pepperdine (24–4)Illinois (21–9)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 2
Dec. 2[1]
Week 3
Dec. 9[1]
Week 4
Dec. 16[1]
Week 5
Dec. 23[1]
Week 6
Dec. 30[1]
Week 7
Jan. 6[1]
Week 8
Jan. 13[1]
Week 9
Jan. 20[1]
Week 10
Jan. 27[1]
Week 11
Feb. 3[1]
Week 12
Feb. 10[2]
Week 13
Feb. 17[2]
Week 14
Feb. 24[2]
Week 15
Mar. 3[2]
Final
Mar. 10[2]
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Washington
  • DePaul
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Iowa
Dropped:
Ohio State
Dropped:
  • UAB
  • Pepperdine
Dropped:
  • DePaul
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • NC State
Dropped:
Illinois
Dropped:
Virginia Tech (14–3)
Dropped:
  • UAB
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • Pepperdine (17–4)
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Virginia Tech (18–6)
  • Virginia
NoneDropped:
UTEP
Dropped:
  • NC State (18–11)
  • Alabama
Dropped:
  • Pepperdine

References

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  4. ^ "1985-86 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.