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Reunion Arena in Dallas hosted the semi-finals and championship game. The 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Dallas ...
The 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on March 31, 1986, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, [1] and featured the East Regional Champion, #1-seeded Duke and the West Regional Champion ...
Mar 22, 1986 * (2 W) No. 7 : vs. (8 W) Auburn Regional Final – Elite Eight: W 84–76 30–7: The Summit Houston, Texas: Mar 29, 1986 * (2 W) No. 7 : vs. (11 SE) LSU National semifinal – Final Four: W 88–77 31–7: Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas: Mar 31, 1986 * (2 W) No. 7 : vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke National Championship Game: W 72–69 32–7 ...
1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season; Preseason AP No. 1: North Carolina: NCAA Tournament: 1987: Tournament dates: March 12 – 30, 1987: National Championship: Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana: NCAA Champions: Indiana: Other champions: Southern Miss : Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) David Robinson, Navy
David Robinson of Navy became the first national blocked shot champion, averaging 5.91 per game for the season. The first steals champion was Darron Brittman of Chicago State, with 4.96 per game. [1] LSU, seeded 11th in the 1986 NCAA tournament's Southeast Region, became the first team with a double-digit seed to advance to the Final Four. [2]
The game was played on March 30, 1986, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. After leading 45–35 at halftime, No. 1 Texas defeated No. 3 USC 97–81 to capture the NCAA national championship, [1] and complete the first unbeaten season in women's NCAA history. Clarissa Davis was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, holding the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 13 consecutive weeks, and reaching the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament before falling to eventual national champion, Louisville.