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1985-86 Bradley Braves Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 32-3 (16-0, 1st in MVC MBB)

Rank: 14th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dick Versace

PS/G: 71.5 (104th of 289)

PA/G: 64.1 (59th of 289)

SRS: 9.93 (44th of 283)

SOS: 2.58 (92nd of 283)

NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in West)
Won West First Round (83-65) versus #10 UTEP
Lost West Second Round (82-68) versus #2 Louisville

MVC Reg Season Champ

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
Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	17	13	13	13	12	11	9	14

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	Fri, Nov 22, 1985	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	MW Coll	2.65	W	94	84		1	0	W 1	Alumni Gym
2	Mon, Nov 25, 1985	REG		Chicago State	Ind	-0.54	W	80	53		2	0	W 2	Carver Arena
3	Wed, Nov 27, 1985	REG		Toledo	MAC	-5.88	W	69	57		3	0	W 3	Carver Arena
4	Sat, Nov 30, 1985	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	-3.63	W	76	72		4	0	W 4	Carver Arena
5	Mon, Dec 2, 1985	REG	@	Western Illinois	Mid-Cont	-5.32	W	76	62		5	0	W 5	Western Hall
6	Sat, Dec 7, 1985	REG	@	Marquette	Ind	8.96	W	66	64		6	0	W 6	MECCA Arena
7	Fri, Dec 13, 1985	REG		Loyola (IL)	MW Coll	2.65	W	76	75		7	0	W 7	Carver Arena
8	Sat, Dec 21, 1985	REG	@	Colorado	Big 8	-0.12	W	79	69		8	0	W 8	Coors Events/Conference Center
9	Mon, Dec 23, 1985	REG		Saint Louis	MW Coll	1.92	W	81	67		9	0	W 9	Carver Arena
10	Fri, Dec 27, 1985	REG	N	Clemson	ACC	12.86	L	76	81		9	1	L 1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
11	Sat, Dec 28, 1985	REG	N	Villanova	Big East	9.34	W	58	56	OT	10	1	W 1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
12	Mon, Dec 30, 1985	REG	N	Wake Forest	ACC	1.41	W	86	72		11	1	W 2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
13	Sat, Jan 4, 1986	REG		Southern Illinois	MVC	-6.52	W	65	62		12	1	W 3	Carver Arena
14	Thu, Jan 9, 1986	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	2.91	W	57	55		13	1	W 4	Levitt Arena
15	Sat, Jan 11, 1986	REG	@	Drake	MVC	3.35	W	69	67		14	1	W 5	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
16	Mon, Jan 13, 1986	REG	@	Dayton	Ind	6.18	W	79	77		15	1	W 6	University of Dayton Arena
17	Thu, Jan 16, 1986	REG		West Texas A&M	MVC	-2.65	W	78	53		16	1	W 7	Carver Arena
18	Sat, Jan 18, 1986	REG		Tulsa	MVC	10.22	W	71	58		17	1	W 8	Carver Arena
19	Thu, Jan 23, 1986	REG		Illinois State	MVC	2.35	W	67	63		18	1	W 9	Carver Arena
20	Sat, Jan 25, 1986	REG	@	Creighton	MVC	-0.66	W	74	56		19	1	W 10	Omaha Civic Auditorium
21	Thu, Jan 30, 1986	REG	@	West Texas A&M	MVC	-2.65	W	63	54		20	1	W 11	WT Fieldhouse
22	Sat, Feb 1, 1986	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	10.22	W	54	51		21	1	W 12	Tulsa Convention Center
23	Sat, Feb 8, 1986	REG		Creighton	MVC	-0.66	W	79	59		22	1	W 13	Carver Arena
24	Mon, Feb 10, 1986	REG	@	Illinois State	MVC	2.35	W	74	67		23	1	W 14	Horton Field House
25	Thu, Feb 13, 1986	REG	@	Indiana State	MVC	0.37	W	54	52		24	1	W 15	Hulman Center
26	Sat, Feb 15, 1986	REG	@	Southern Illinois	MVC	-6.52	W	61	60		25	1	W 16	SIU Arena
27	Thu, Feb 20, 1986	REG		Drake	MVC	3.35	W	88	79		26	1	W 17	Carver Arena
28	Sat, Feb 22, 1986	REG		Wichita State	MVC	2.91	W	74	64		27	1	W 18	Carver Arena
29	Thu, Feb 27, 1986	REG		Indiana State	MVC	0.37	W	71	51		28	1	W 19	Carver Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Tue, Mar 4, 1986	CTOURN	N	West Texas A&M	MVC	-2.65	W	61	55		29	1	W 20	Tulsa Convention Center
31	Wed, Mar 5, 1986	CTOURN	N	Illinois State	MVC	2.35	W	65	64		30	1	W 21	Tulsa Convention Center
32	Thu, Mar 6, 1986	CTOURN	@	Tulsa	MVC	10.22	L	58	74		30	2	L 1	Tulsa Convention Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
33	Thu, Mar 13, 1986	NCAA	N	UTEP (20)	WAC	7.91	W	83	65		31	2	W 1	Dee Events Center
34	Sat, Mar 15, 1986	NCAA	N	Louisville (7)	Metro	20.65	L	68	82		31	3	L 1	Dee Events Center