The 1986 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested March 14−15, 1986 at the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States. These were the 22nd annual men's championships and the 4th annual women's championships.
Two-time defending champions Arkansas claimed the men's team title, the Razorbacks' third overall title and, ultimately, the third of twelve straight titles for Arkansas. Texas, meanwhile, claimed their first women's team title, topping the team standings by five points.
The Alabama Crimson Tide track and field team originally won the women's team title with a total of 41 points. However, in May 1986 Liz Lynch's mile championship title and 3000 m runner-up placing were vacated due to accepting prize money at a 10K run in Tupelo, Mississippi earlier that month. The disqualifications subtracted 18 points from Alabama's score, leaving them in 5th place.
Qualification All teams and athletes from Division I indoor track and field programs were eligible to compete for this year's individual and team titles.
Team standings Note: Top 10 only Scoring: 6 points for a 1st-place finish in an event, 4 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 2 points for 4th, and 1 point for 5th (DC) = Defending Champions Full results
Men's title Rank Team Points Arkansas (DC) 49 Villanova 22 Boston UniversityGeorgetown 20 PittsburghTexasWashington State 18 HoustonSMU 16 Tennessee 14
Women's title Rank Team Points Texas 31 USCTennessee 26 LSU 24 Alabama 23 Florida State (DC) 16 Kansas State 14 ArizonaArizona StateKentucky 12
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