1985-86 Duke Blue Devils Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 37-3 (12-2, 1st in ACC MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Mike Krzyzewski

PS/G: 79.8 (12th of 289)

PA/G: 67.2 (111th of 289)

SRS: 22.10 (3rd of 283)

SOS: 9.50 (21st of 283)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in East)
Won East First Round (85-78) versus #16 Mississippi Valley State
Won East Second Round (89-61) versus #8 Old Dominion
Won East Regional Semifinal (74-67) versus #12 DePaul
Won East Regional Final (71-50) versus #7 Navy
Won National Semifinal (71-67) versus #1 Kansas
Lost National Final (72-69) versus #2 Louisville

ACC Reg Season Champ
ACC Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1985-86 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
Duke	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	5	4	2	2	1	1	1

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Thu, Nov 21, 1985	REG	N	Lamar	Southland	4.77	W	66	62		1	0	W 1	The Summit
2	Sun, Nov 24, 1985	REG	N	UAB (16)	Sun Belt	13.55	W	66	54		2	0	W 2	The Summit
3	Tue, Nov 26, 1985	REG	@	William & Mary	CAA	-6.16	W	81	61		3	0	W 3	William & Mary Hall
4	Fri, Nov 29, 1985	REG	@	St. John's (NY) (18)	Big East	17.21	W	71	70		4	0	W 4	Madison Square Garden (IV)
5	Sun, Dec 1, 1985	REG	N	Kansas (5)	Big 8	23.18	W	92	86		5	0	W 5	Madison Square Garden (IV)
6	Mon, Dec 2, 1985	REG		East Carolina	CAA	-7.14	W	98	66		6	0	W 6	Cameron Indoor Stadium
7	Wed, Dec 4, 1985	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	5.68	W	84	74		7	0	W 7	Memorial Gymnasium
8	Sat, Dec 7, 1985	REG		Virginia	ACC	14.84	W	72	64		8	0	W 8	Cameron Indoor Stadium
9	Wed, Dec 18, 1985	REG	N	Davidson	Southern	0.41	W	69	52		9	0	W 9	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
10	Sat, Dec 28, 1985	REG		Appalachian State	Southern	-7.39	W	88	46		10	0	W 10	Cameron Indoor Stadium
11	Mon, Dec 30, 1985	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	-3.63	W	78	55		11	0	W 11	Cameron Indoor Stadium
12	Sat, Jan 4, 1986	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	15.08	W	81	75		12	0	W 12	Cole Fieldhouse
13	Wed, Jan 8, 1986	REG		Saint Louis	MW Coll	1.92	W	84	58		13	0	W 13	Cameron Indoor Stadium
14	Sat, Jan 11, 1986	REG		NC State	ACC	16.92	W	74	64		14	0	W 14	Cameron Indoor Stadium
15	Mon, Jan 13, 1986	REG	@	Saint Joseph's	A-10	7.62	W	87	66		15	0	W 15	The Palestra
16	Thu, Jan 16, 1986	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	1.41	W	92	63		16	0	W 16	Cameron Indoor Stadium
17	Sat, Jan 18, 1986	REG	@	North Carolina (1)	ACC	26.13	L	92	95		16	1	L 1	Dean Smith Center
18	Tue, Jan 21, 1986	REG	@	Georgia Tech (4)	ACC	21.77	L	80	87		16	2	L 2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
19	Sat, Jan 25, 1986	REG		Maryland	ACC	15.08	W	80	68		17	2	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
20	Mon, Jan 27, 1986	REG		Harvard	Ivy	-19.73	W	89	52		18	2	W 2	Cameron Indoor Stadium
21	Wed, Jan 29, 1986	REG		Clemson	ACC	12.86	W	89	78		19	2	W 3	Cameron Indoor Stadium
22	Sat, Feb 1, 1986	REG	N	Wake Forest	ACC	1.41	W	68	58		20	2	W 4	Greensboro Coliseum
23	Thu, Feb 6, 1986	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	14.84	W	77	65		21	2	W 5	University Hall
24	Sun, Feb 9, 1986	REG		Georgia Tech (2)	ACC	21.77	W	75	59		22	2	W 6	Cameron Indoor Stadium
25	Tue, Feb 11, 1986	REG	N	Stetson	TAAC	-7.67	W	85	64		23	2	W 7	Ocean Center
26	Sat, Feb 15, 1986	REG	@	NC State (17)	ACC	16.92	W	72	70		24	2	W 8	Reynolds Coliseum
27	Sun, Feb 16, 1986	REG		Notre Dame (14)	Ind	17.66	W	75	74		25	2	W 9	Cameron Indoor Stadium
28	Wed, Feb 19, 1986	REG		Miami (FL)	Ind	-6.46	W	104	82		26	2	W 10	Cameron Indoor Stadium
29	Sat, Feb 22, 1986	REG		Oklahoma (10)	Big 8	17.90	W	93	84		27	2	W 11	Cameron Indoor Stadium
30	Wed, Feb 26, 1986	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	12.86	W	77	69		28	2	W 12	Littlejohn Coliseum
31	Sun, Mar 2, 1986	REG		North Carolina (3)	ACC	26.13	W	82	74		29	2	W 13	Cameron Indoor Stadium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Fri, Mar 7, 1986	CTOURN	N	Wake Forest	ACC	1.41	W	68	60		30	2	W 14	Greensboro Coliseum
33	Sat, Mar 8, 1986	CTOURN	N	Virginia	ACC	14.84	W	75	70		31	2	W 15	Greensboro Coliseum
34	Sun, Mar 9, 1986	CTOURN	N	Georgia Tech (6)	ACC	21.77	W	68	67		32	2	W 16	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
35	Thu, Mar 13, 1986	NCAA	N	Mississippi Valley State	SWAC	-5.54	W	85	78		33	2	W 17	Greensboro Coliseum
36	Sat, Mar 15, 1986	NCAA	N	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	9.70	W	89	61		34	2	W 18	Greensboro Coliseum
37	Fri, Mar 21, 1986	NCAA	N	DePaul	Ind	10.78	W	74	67		35	2	W 19	Brendan Byrne Arena
38	Sun, Mar 23, 1986	NCAA	N	Navy (17)	CAA	13.49	W	71	50		36	2	W 20	Brendan Byrne Arena
39	Sat, Mar 29, 1986	NCAA	N	Kansas (2)	Big 8	23.18	W	71	67		37	2	W 21	Reunion Arena
40	Mon, Mar 31, 1986	NCAA	N	Louisville (7)	Metro	20.65	L	69	72		37	3	L 1	Reunion Arena