1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 8597 vs. Navy
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record266 (142 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 St. John's142 .875315  .861
No. 9 Syracuse142 .875266  .813
No. 13 Georgetown115 .688248  .750
Villanova106 .6252314  .622
Providence79 .4381714  .548
Pittsburgh610 .3751514  .517
Boston College412 .2501315  .464
Connecticut313 .1881216  .429
Seton Hall313 .1881418  .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 266 (142) record and received at an 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.