1985–86 LSU Tigers basketball team

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
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky 17 1   .944 32 4   .889
Alabama 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
Auburn 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Florida 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
LSU 9 9   .500 26 12   .684
Georgia 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Tennessee 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Ole Miss 4 14   .222 12 17   .414
Mississippi State 3 15   .167 6 22   .214
1986 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.