1985–86 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1985–86 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It is best known for being the lowest seeded team (11th) in the NCAA tournament to reach the Final Four (later matched by George Mason in 2006, VCU in 2011, Loyola–Chicago in 2018, UCLA in 2021, and NC State in 2024). They remain the only 11 seed to beat the 1, 2, and 3 seeds in their region in the same tournament.

1985–86 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record26–12 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Abernathy (10th season)
  • Bo Bahnsen
  • Johnny Jones (2nd season)
Home arenaLSU Assembly Center
1985–86 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky171 .944324  .889
Alabama135 .722249  .727
Auburn135 .7222211  .667
Florida108 .5561914  .576
LSU99 .5002612  .684
Georgia99 .5001713  .567
Vanderbilt711 .3891315  .464
Tennessee513 .2781216  .429
Ole Miss414 .2221217  .414
Mississippi State315 .167622  .214
1986 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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