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1985-86 Men's Big Ten Conference Schedule and Results

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Record: 189-119, .614 W-L% (4th of 33) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 13.32 (2nd of 33)

SOS: 9.99 (1st of 33)

Regular Season Champion: Michigan

Player of the Year: Scott Skiles

Coach of the Year: Jud Heathcote

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 6 teams (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 teams (Illinois and Michigan)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 teams (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State)

89 Games

Conference games only

89 Games Table
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Thu, Jan 2, 1986	Minnesota	57	Illinois	76
Thu, Jan 2, 1986	Michigan	78	Indiana	69
Thu, Jan 2, 1986	Michigan State	73	Ohio State	84
Thu, Jan 2, 1986	Iowa	73	Purdue	76
Sat, Jan 4, 1986	Iowa	60	Illinois	59
Sat, Jan 4, 1986	Michigan	78	Ohio State	68
Sat, Jan 4, 1986	Minnesota	61	Purdue	68
Sat, Jan 4, 1986	Northwestern	52	Wisconsin	57
Sun, Jan 5, 1986	Michigan State	77	Indiana	74
Wed, Jan 8, 1986	Illinois	59	Michigan	61
Thu, Jan 9, 1986	Purdue	88	Michigan State	83
Thu, Jan 9, 1986	Indiana	102	Northwestern	65
Thu, Jan 9, 1986	Ohio State	78	Wisconsin	61
Sat, Jan 11, 1986	Minnesota	62	Iowa	75
Sat, Jan 11, 1986	Purdue	71	Michigan	75
Sat, Jan 11, 1986	Ohio State	79	Northwestern	77
Sat, Jan 11, 1986	Indiana	80	Wisconsin	69
Sun, Jan 12, 1986	Illinois	51	Michigan State	58
Wed, Jan 15, 1986	Ohio State	66	Indiana	69
Thu, Jan 16, 1986	Wisconsin	54	Illinois	73
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Thu, Jan 16, 1986	Michigan State	71	Iowa	82
Thu, Jan 16, 1986	Michigan	63	Minnesota	73
Thu, Jan 16, 1986	Northwestern	64	Purdue	85
Sat, Jan 18, 1986	Northwestern	46	Illinois	72
Sat, Jan 18, 1986	Michigan	61	Iowa	57
Sat, Jan 18, 1986	Michigan State	71	Minnesota	76
Sun, Jan 19, 1986	Wisconsin	73	Purdue	100
Thu, Jan 23, 1986	Purdue	70	Indiana	71	OT
Thu, Jan 23, 1986	Iowa	76	Northwestern	43
Thu, Jan 23, 1986	Illinois	67	Ohio State	65
Thu, Jan 23, 1986	Minnesota	67	Wisconsin	65
Sat, Jan 25, 1986	Illinois	69	Indiana	71
Sat, Jan 25, 1986	Michigan	79	Michigan State	91
Sat, Jan 25, 1986	Purdue	66	Ohio State	73
Sat, Jan 25, 1986	Iowa	63	Wisconsin	69
Thu, Jan 30, 1986	Indiana	69	Iowa	79
Thu, Jan 30, 1986	Northwestern	45	Michigan	82
Thu, Jan 30, 1986	Wisconsin	81	Michigan State	83
Thu, Jan 30, 1986	Ohio State	65	Minnesota	70
Sat, Feb 1, 1986	Ohio State	75	Iowa	86
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Feb 1, 1986	Wisconsin	64	Michigan	91
Sat, Feb 1, 1986	Northwestern	69	Michigan State	97
Sat, Feb 1, 1986	Indiana	62	Minnesota	54
Sun, Feb 2, 1986	Purdue	68	Illinois	80
Thu, Feb 6, 1986	Michigan State	84	Illinois	80
Thu, Feb 6, 1986	Wisconsin	69	Indiana	78
Thu, Feb 6, 1986	Northwestern	60	Ohio State	83
Thu, Feb 6, 1986	Michigan	80	Purdue	79
Sat, Feb 8, 1986	Michigan	79	Illinois	83
Sat, Feb 8, 1986	Northwestern	52	Indiana	77
Sat, Feb 8, 1986	Wisconsin	71	Ohio State	73
Sat, Feb 8, 1986	Michigan State	82	Purdue	88
Sun, Feb 9, 1986	Iowa	60	Minnesota	65
Thu, Feb 13, 1986	Minnesota	56	Michigan	92
Thu, Feb 13, 1986	Iowa	73	Michigan State	83
Thu, Feb 13, 1986	Illinois	75	Northwestern	52
Thu, Feb 13, 1986	Purdue	80	Wisconsin	78
Sat, Feb 15, 1986	Iowa	66	Michigan	82
Sat, Feb 15, 1986	Minnesota	66	Michigan State	76
Sat, Feb 15, 1986	Purdue	65	Northwestern	50
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Feb 15, 1986	Illinois	82	Wisconsin	74
Sun, Feb 16, 1986	Indiana	84	Ohio State	75
Thu, Feb 20, 1986	Indiana	61	Illinois	60
Thu, Feb 20, 1986	Wisconsin	48	Iowa	101
Thu, Feb 20, 1986	Michigan State	74	Michigan	59
Thu, Feb 20, 1986	Northwestern	65	Minnesota	60
Thu, Feb 20, 1986	Ohio State	79	Purdue	85
Sat, Feb 22, 1986	Ohio State	62	Illinois	66
Sat, Feb 22, 1986	Northwestern	45	Iowa	76
Sat, Feb 22, 1986	Wisconsin	70	Minnesota	64
Sun, Feb 23, 1986	Indiana	68	Purdue	85
Wed, Feb 26, 1986	Iowa	74	Ohio State	81
Wed, Feb 26, 1986	Michigan	97	Wisconsin	74
Thu, Feb 27, 1986	Minnesota	63	Indiana	95
Thu, Feb 27, 1986	Michigan State	82	Northwestern	48
Thu, Feb 27, 1986	Illinois	81	Purdue	72
Sat, Mar 1, 1986	Michigan	86	Northwestern	64
Sun, Mar 2, 1986	Iowa	73	Indiana	80
Sun, Mar 2, 1986	Minnesota	55	Ohio State	68
Sun, Mar 2, 1986	Michigan State	84	Wisconsin	71
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Wed, Mar 5, 1986	Indiana	97	Michigan State	79
Thu, Mar 6, 1986	Illinois	53	Iowa	57
Thu, Mar 6, 1986	Ohio State	82	Michigan	99
Thu, Mar 6, 1986	Purdue	64	Minnesota	63
Sat, Mar 8, 1986	Purdue	64	Iowa	77
Sat, Mar 8, 1986	Indiana	52	Michigan	80
Sat, Mar 8, 1986	Ohio State	81	Michigan State	91
Sat, Mar 8, 1986	Illinois	73	Minnesota	64
Sun, Mar 9, 1986	Wisconsin	70	Northwestern	68

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