| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | Sacred Heart Pioneers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Southeast Missouri State Indians (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Dave Bike (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Roger Younger (Sacred Heart) | ||||
| Attendance | 59,370 | ||||
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The 1986 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1985–86 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Sacred Heart University and Sacred Heart's Roger Younger was the Most Outstanding Player.
Emmitsburg
Erie
Manchester
St. Cloud
Dayton
Norfolk
Fairborn
Cape Girardeau
Hayward
Lakeland
Tampa
Springfield
1986 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)