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1985-86 NC State Wolfpack Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 21-13 (7-7, 4th in ACC MBB)

Coach: Jim Valvano

PS/G: 70.6 (124th of 289)

PA/G: 63.2 (48th of 289)

SRS: 16.92 (17th of 283)

SOS: 10.39 (10th of 283)

NCAA Tournament: (#6 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (66-64) versus #11 Iowa
Won Midwest Second Round (80-66) versus #14 Little Rock
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (70-66) versus #7 Iowa State
Lost Midwest Regional Final (75-67) versus #1 Kansas

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AP Poll Summary

1985-86 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
NC State	17	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	20	18	20	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon, Nov 25, 1985	REG		Western Carolina	Southern	-8.00	W	80	57		1	0	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
2	Wed, Nov 27, 1985	REG		Furman	Southern	-8.96	W	94	56		2	0	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
3	Sat, Nov 30, 1985	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	MW Coll	2.65	L	58	60		2	1	L 1	Alumni Gym
4	Wed, Dec 4, 1985	REG	@	Florida State	Metro	2.85	L	67	76		2	2	L 2	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
5	Sat, Dec 7, 1985	REG	N	Kansas (7)	Big 8	23.18	L	56	71		2	3	L 3	Greensboro Coliseum
6	Thu, Dec 19, 1985	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	1.41	W	77	64		3	3	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
7	Sat, Dec 21, 1985	REG		Radford	Big South	-10.80	W	92	57		4	3	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
8	Wed, Dec 25, 1985	REG	N	Nevada-Las Vegas (12)	PCAA	14.79	W	80	73		5	3	W 3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
9	Mon, Dec 30, 1985	REG		Monmouth	ECACM	-15.26	W	106	53		6	3	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
10	Sat, Jan 4, 1986	REG	@	North Carolina (1)	ACC	26.13	L	79	90		6	4	L 1	Carmichael Auditorium
11	Wed, Jan 8, 1986	REG		North Carolina A&T	MEAC	-7.75	W	66	48		7	4	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
12	Sat, Jan 11, 1986	REG	@	Duke (3)	ACC	22.10	L	64	74		7	5	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
13	Wed, Jan 15, 1986	REG		Clemson	ACC	12.86	W	60	57		8	5	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
14	Sat, Jan 18, 1986	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	1.41	W	45	44		9	5	W 2	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
15	Thu, Jan 23, 1986	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	15.08	W	67	55		10	5	W 3	Cole Fieldhouse
16	Sat, Jan 25, 1986	REG		Virginia	ACC	14.84	W	55	53		11	5	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
17	Wed, Jan 29, 1986	REG		Georgia Tech (3)	ACC	21.77	L	54	67		11	6	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
18	Sun, Feb 2, 1986	REG		Kentucky (8)	SEC	21.80	W	54	51		12	6	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
19	Wed, Feb 5, 1986	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	12.86	W	73	69		13	6	W 2	Littlejohn Coliseum
20	Sat, Feb 8, 1986	REG		Louisville (16)	Metro	20.65	W	76	64		14	6	W 3	Reynolds Coliseum
21	Mon, Feb 10, 1986	REG		Brooklyn	Ind	-18.70	W	103	52		15	6	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
22	Thu, Feb 13, 1986	REG		Maryland	ACC	15.08	L	66	67		15	7	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
23	Sat, Feb 15, 1986	REG		Duke (2)	ACC	22.10	L	70	72		15	8	L 2	Reynolds Coliseum
24	Tue, Feb 18, 1986	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	14.84	L	60	69		15	9	L 3	University Hall
25	Sun, Feb 23, 1986	REG		North Carolina (1)	ACC	26.13	W	76	65		16	9	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
26	Thu, Feb 27, 1986	REG	@	Georgia Tech (4)	ACC	21.77	L	57	69		16	10	L 1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
27	Sat, Mar 1, 1986	REG	@	Oklahoma (14)	Big 8	17.90	L	69	72		16	11	L 2	Lloyd Noble Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Fri, Mar 7, 1986	CTOURN		Virginia	ACC	14.84	L	62	64		16	12	L 3	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Fri, Mar 14, 1986	NCAA	N	Iowa	Big Ten	15.93	W	66	64		17	12	W 1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
30	Sun, Mar 16, 1986	NCAA	N	Little Rock	TAAC	1.39	W	80	66	2OT	18	12	W 2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
31	Fri, Mar 21, 1986	NCAA	N	Iowa State	Big 8	14.46	W	70	66		19	12	W 3	Kemper Arena
32	Sun, Mar 23, 1986	NCAA	N	Kansas (2)	Big 8	23.18	L	67	75		19	13	L 1	Kemper Arena