1985-86 Men's Basketball
37-3 overall · 12-2 ACC Coach: Mike Krzyzewski ACC RS Champs ACC Champs Final #1 AP · #1 Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | vs. Lamar | #6 / — | W 66-62 | 1-0 | — | The Summit, Houston, Texas | 1 | |
| Nov 24 | vs. UAB | #6 / #16 | W 66-54 | 2-0 | — | The Summit, Houston, Texas | 947 | |
| Nov 26 | at William & Mary | #6 / — | W 84-61 | 3-0 | — | William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, Va. | 6 | |
| Nov 29 | vs. St. Johns | #6 / #18 | W 71-70 | 4-0 | — | Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. | — | |
| Dec 1 | vs. Kansas | #6 / #5 | W 92-86 | 5-0 | — | Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. | 8 | |
| Dec 2 | East Carolina | #6 / — | W 98-66 | 6-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Dec 4 | at Vanderbilt | #3 / — | W 84-74 | 7-0 | — | Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tenn. | 14 | |
| Dec 7 | ★ | Virginia | #3 / — | W 72-64 | 8-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Dec 18 | at Davidson | #3 / — | W 69-52 | 9-0 | — | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. | 7 | |
| Dec 28 | Appalachian State | #3 / — | W 88-46 | 10-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Dec 30 | Northwestern | #3 / — | W 78-55 | 11-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Jan 4 | ★ | at Maryland | #3 / — | W 81-75 | 12-0 | — | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | 14 |
| Jan 8 | St. Louis | #3 / — | W 84-58 | 13-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Jan 11 | ★ | N.C. State | #3 / — | W 74-64 | 14-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Jan 13 | at St. Josephs | #3 / — | W 87-66 | 15-0 | — | The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa. | 9 | |
| Jan 16 | ★ | Wake Forest | #3 / — | W 92-63 | 16-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Jan 18 | ★ | at North Carolina | #3 / #1 | L 92-95 | 16-1 | — | Carmichael Auditorium, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 21 |
| Jan 21 | ★ | at Georgia Tech | #2 / #4 | L 80-87 | 16-2 | — | Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Ga. | 7 |
| Jan 25 | ★ | Maryland | #2 / — | W 80-68 | 17-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Jan 27 | Harvard | #2 / — | W 89-52 | 18-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Jan 29 | ★ | Clemson | #5 / — | W 89-78 | 19-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 1 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #5 / — | W 68-58 | 20-2 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 13 |
| Feb 6 | ★ | at Virginia | #4 / — | W 77-65 | 21-2 | — | University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. | 9 |
| Feb 9 | ★ | Georgia Tech | #4 / #2 | W 75-59 | 22-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 11 | at Stetson | #2 / — | W 85-66 | 23-2 | — | Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Fla. | 5,387 | |
| Feb 15 | ★ | at N.C. State | #2 / #17 | W 72-70 | 24-2 | — | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Feb 16 | Notre Dame | #2 / #14 | W 75-74 | 25-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Feb 19 | Miami | #2 / — | W 104-82 | 26-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Feb 22 | Oklahoma | #2 / #10 | W 93-84 | 27-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Feb 26 | ★ | at Clemson | #1 / — | W 77-69 | 28-2 | — | Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. | 8,736 |
| Mar 2 | ★ | North Carolina | #1 / #3 | W 82-74 | 29-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 7 | ACT | vs. Wake Forest | #1 / — | W 68-60 | 30-2 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 16 |
| Mar 8 | ACT | vs. Virginia | #1 / — | W 75-70 | 31-2 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 16 |
| Mar 9 | ACT | vs. Georgia Tech | #1 / #6 | W 68-67 | 32-2 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 16 |
| NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 13 | NCAA | vs. Mississippi Valley State | #1 / — | W 85-78 | 33-2 | ESPN | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 8,328 |
| Mar 15 | NCAA | vs. Old Dominion | #1 / — | W 89-61 | 34-2 | ESPN | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 12 |
| Mar 21 | NCAA | vs. DePaul | #1 / — | W 74-67 | 35-2 | ESPN | Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. | 19 |
| Mar 23 | NCAA | vs. Navy | #1 / #17 | W 71-50 | 36-2 | CBS | Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. | 19 |
| Mar 29 | NCAA | vs. Kansas | #1 / #2 | W 71-67 | 37-2 | CBS | Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas | 16 |
| Mar 31 | NCAA | vs. Louisville | #1 / #7 | L 69-72 | 37-3 | CBS | Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas | 16 |
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