1986 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

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.^[1]

1986 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	March 14–15, 1986
Host city	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Venue	Myriad Convention Center
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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.^[2]

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^[3]

Men's title Rank Team Points Arkansas (DC) 49 Villanova 22 Boston University Georgetown 20 5 Pittsburgh Texas Washington State 18 8 Houston SMU 16 10 Tennessee 14

Women's title Rank Team Points Texas 31 USC Tennessee 26 4 LSU 24 5 Alabama 23 6 Florida State (DC) 16 7 Kansas State 14 8 Arizona Arizona State Kentucky 12