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1985-86 Memphis Tigers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 28-6 Overall W-L adjusted to 27-5 (9-3, 2nd in Metro MBB)

Rank: 12th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dana Kirk

PS/G: 82.4 (7th of 289)

PA/G: 67.4 (117th of 289)

SRS: 19.63 (11th of 283)

SOS: 5.48 (55th of 283)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in Southeast)
Won Southeast First Round (95-63) versus #14 Ball State
Lost Southeast Second Round (83-81) versus #11 Louisiana State

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
Memphis	15	14	13	12	10	10	9	6	6	3	2	3	4	4	7	10	12

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 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	Fri, Nov 29, 1985	REG		Tennessee State	Ind	-11.08	W	107	61		1	0	W 1	Mid-South Coliseum
2	Sat, Nov 30, 1985	REG		Middle Tennessee	OVC	3.35	W	73	63		2	0	W 2	Mid-South Coliseum
3	Tue, Dec 3, 1985	REG		Kent State	MAC	-3.24	W	83	69		3	0	W 3	Mid-South Coliseum
4	Sat, Dec 7, 1985	REG	N	Fresno State	PCAA	0.88	W	80	56		4	0	W 4	George Q. Cannon Activities Center
5	Mon, Dec 9, 1985	REG	@	Texas Tech	SWC	3.92	W	80	55		5	0	W 5	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
6	Sat, Dec 14, 1985	REG		South Carolina State	MEAC	-19.35	W	119	73		6	0	W 6	Mid-South Coliseum
7	Tue, Dec 17, 1985	REG		Mississippi	SEC	5.21	W	73	56		7	0	W 7	Mid-South Coliseum
8	Mon, Dec 23, 1985	REG		Murray State	OVC	-4.74	W	82	59		8	0	W 8	Mid-South Coliseum
9	Fri, Dec 27, 1985	REG	N	Fresno State	PCAA	0.88	W	57	46		9	0	W 9	San Diego Sports Arena
10	Sat, Dec 28, 1985	REG	N	Charlotte	Sun Belt	-2.55	W	106	82		10	0	W 10	San Diego Sports Arena
11	Sat, Jan 4, 1986	REG		Kansas (5)	Big 8	23.18	W	83	80		11	0	W 11	Mid-South Coliseum
12	Mon, Jan 6, 1986	REG		South Carolina	Metro	4.76	W	89	81		12	0	W 12	Mid-South Coliseum
13	Thu, Jan 9, 1986	REG		Louisville (17)	Metro	20.65	W	73	71		13	0	W 13	Mid-South Coliseum
14	Sat, Jan 11, 1986	REG		Arkansas State	Southland	1.57	W	87	64		14	0	W 14	Mid-South Coliseum
15	Wed, Jan 15, 1986	REG	@	Cincinnati	Metro	5.07	W	89	71		15	0	W 15	Riverfront Coliseum
16	Sat, Jan 18, 1986	REG	@	New Orleans	Ind	5.71	W	68	64		16	0	W 16	Kiefer Lakefront Arena
17	Sat, Jan 25, 1986	REG		Missouri	Big 8	12.58	W	79	68		17	0	W 17	Mid-South Coliseum
18	Mon, Jan 27, 1986	REG		Virginia Tech (16)	Metro	11.30	W	83	61		18	0	W 18	Mid-South Coliseum
19	Sat, Feb 1, 1986	REG	@	Southern Mississippi	Metro	5.57	W	68	64		19	0	W 19	Reed Green Coliseum
20	Mon, Feb 3, 1986	REG		Cincinnati	Metro	5.07	W	74	55		20	0	W 20	Mid-South Coliseum
21	Fri, Feb 7, 1986	REG	@	Nevada-Las Vegas (9)	PCAA	14.79	L	66	67		20	1	L 1	Thomas & Mack Center
22	Sat, Feb 8, 1986	REG	@	Virginia Tech (15)	Metro	11.30	L	72	76		20	2	L 2	Cassell Coliseum
23	Mon, Feb 10, 1986	REG		Florida State	Metro	2.85	W	99	73		21	2	W 1	Mid-South Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 15, 1986	REG		Southern Mississippi	Metro	5.57	W	92	85		22	2	W 2	Mid-South Coliseum
25	Sat, Feb 22, 1986	REG	@	Florida State	Metro	2.85	L	80	82		22	3	L 1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
26	Mon, Feb 24, 1986	REG	@	South Carolina	Metro	4.76	W	86	73		23	3	W 1	Carolina Coliseum
27	Thu, Feb 27, 1986	REG		New Orleans	Ind	5.71	W	63	52		24	3	W 2	Mid-South Coliseum
28	Sat, Mar 1, 1986	REG	@	Louisville (13)	Metro	20.65	L	69	70		24	4	L 1	Freedom Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Thu, Mar 6, 1986	CTOURN	N	South Carolina	Metro	4.76	W	100	59		25	4	W 1	Freedom Hall
30	Fri, Mar 7, 1986	CTOURN	N	Florida State	Metro	2.85	W	73	71		26	4	W 2	Freedom Hall
31	Sat, Mar 8, 1986	CTOURN	@	Louisville (11)	Metro	20.65	L	79	88		26	5	L 1	Freedom Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Thu, Mar 13, 1986	NCAA	N	Ball State	MAC	0.29	W	95	63		27	5	W 1	Maravich Assembly Center
33	Sat, Mar 15, 1986	NCAA	N	Louisiana State	SEC	15.13	L	81	83		27	6	L 1	Maravich Assembly Center