1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record32–4 (17–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp Arena
1985–86 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky171 .944324  .889
Alabama135 .722249  .727
Auburn135 .7222211  .667
Florida108 .5561914  .576
LSU99 .5002612  .684
Georgia99 .5001713  .567
Vanderbilt711 .3891315  .464
Tennessee513 .2781216  .429
Ole Miss414 .2221217  .414
Mississippi State315 .167622  .214
1986 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton and the team finished the season with an overall record of 32–4. After winning the SEC Tournament the Wildcats were invited to the 1985 NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. Kentucky advanced to the Elite 8 with victories over Davidson, Western Kentucky and Alabama. But their season came to an end after losing to the #11 seed L.S.U. Tigers 59–57.