1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 85–97 vs. Navy
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–6 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 St. John's 14 2   .875 31 5   .861
No. 9 Syracuse 14 2   .875 26 6   .813
No. 13 Georgetown 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Villanova 10 6   .625 23 14   .622
Providence 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Boston College 4 12   .250 13 15   .464
Connecticut 3 13   .188 12 16   .429
Seton Hall 3 13   .188 14 18   .438
1986 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1985–86 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 10th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–6 (14–2) record and received a large bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. As the #2 seed in the East Region Syracuse began with an easy win over Brown 101–52. But in the second round they were upset by the David Robinson led Navy 97–85.