Automatic
Forty teams were selected to participate in the 1986 NCAA Tournament. Seventeen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament.
| Automatic Bids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season |
Conference | Seed |
| Pennsylvania State University | Atlantic 10 | 0.767 !23–7 | 0.75 !12–4 | 3 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | ACC | 0.586 !17–12 | 0.429 !6–8 | 6 |
| Villanova University | Big East | 0.75 !21–7 | 0.75 !12–4 | 7 |
| University of Missouri | Big Eight | 0.633 !19–11 | 0.571 !8–6 | 9 |
| Ohio State University | Big Ten | 0.786 !22–6 | 0.889 !16–2 | 3 |
| University of Utah | High Country | 0.75 !21–7 | 0.917 !11–1 | 9 |
| University of South Carolina | Metro | 0.655 !19–10 | 0.9 !9–1 | 7 |
| La Salle University | MAAC | 0.724 !21–8 | 0.833 !10–2 | 10 |
| Ohio University | MAC | 0.929 !26–2 | 0.889 !16–2 | 9 |
| University of Southern California | Missouri Valley Conference | 0.893 !25–3 | 1.018 !18–0 | 6 |
| University of Montana | Mountain West Athletic | 0.765 !26–8 | 0.929 !13–1 | 8 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Ohio Valley Conference | 0.679 !19–9 | 0.929 !13–1 | 10 |
| University of Georgia | SEC | 0.967 !29–1 | 1.009 !9–0 | 1 |
| University of North Texas | Southland | 0.69 !20–9 | 0.7 !7–3 | 10 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Southwest | 1.029 !29–0 | 1.016 !16–0 | 1 |
| Western Kentucky University | Sun Belt Conference | 0.906 !29–3 | 1.006 !6–0 | 4 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | WAC | 0.733 !22–8 | 0.786 !11–3 | 5 |
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