1985-86 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

Record: 162-96, .628 W-L% (2nd of 33) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 12.23 (3rd of 33) ▪ SOS: 9.42 (2nd of 33)

Regular Season Champion: Kansas
Tournament Champion: Kansas

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Kansas and Oklahoma)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Kansas and Oklahoma)

Standings

		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Kansas* RTF	13	1	.929	35	4	.897	80.3	67.5	23.2	10.4
2	Iowa State*	9	5	.643	22	11	.667	74.8	71.0	14.5	10.7
3	Nebraska*	8	6	.571	19	11	.633	69.8	67.2	11.6	8.9
4	Missouri*	8	6	.571	21	14	.600	73.7	69.6	12.6	8.5
5	Oklahoma*	8	6	.571	26	9	.743	85.9	76.5	17.9	8.5
6	Oklahoma State	6	8	.429	15	13	.536	70.9	72.1	7.7	8.8
7	Kansas State	4	10	.286	16	14	.533	69.3	68.9	10.6	10.2	*Conference W-L adjusted to 0-14
8	Colorado	0	14	.000	8	20	.286	71.5	80.9	-0.1	9.3

School	Pre	11/26	12/3	12/10	12/17	12/24	12/31	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	3/4	Final
Kansas	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	9	8	7	4	6	3	3	2	2	2
Oklahoma	13	13	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	6	5	8	10	14	15	15

First Round
Iowa State won (81-79) versus Miami (OH) (Midwest Regional)
Kansas won (71-46) versus North Carolina A&T (Midwest Regional)
Missouri lost (66-64) versus Alabama-Birmingham (West Regional)
Nebraska lost (67-59) versus Western Kentucky (Southeast Regional)
Oklahoma won (80-74) versus Northeastern (East Regional)

Second Round
Iowa State won (72-69) versus Michigan (Midwest Regional)
Kansas won (65-43) versus Temple (Midwest Regional)
Oklahoma lost (74-69) versus DePaul (East Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Iowa State lost (70-66) versus North Carolina State (Midwest Regional)
Kansas won (96-86) versus Michigan State (Midwest Regional)

Regional Final
Kansas won (75-67) versus North Carolina State (Midwest Regional)

National Semifinal
Kansas lost (71-67) versus Duke