1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Men's Champion: SMU (2nd title) Women's Champion: Texas (1st title)
Edition	65th (Men) 5th (Women)
Dates	June 4−7, 1986
Host city	Indianapolis, Indiana
Venue	Carroll Stadium Indiana University
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The 1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 4−7, 1986 at Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.

These were the 65th annual men's championships and the fifth annual women's championships. Even though these championships were contested in Indianapolis, they were technically hosted by Indiana University Bloomington. Carroll Stadium, the event's site, is actually located near IUPUI, another school belonging to the Indiana University system. This was the Hoosiers' second time hosting the event and the first since 1966 (held in Bloomington).

Southern Methodist University and Texas topped the men's and women's team standings, respectively; it was the Mustangs' second men's team title and the first for the Longhorn women.

The competition was remembered for NC State Wolfpack track and field runner Kathy Ormsby, who left the track during the women's 10,000 meters and jumped head-first off a nearby bridge, permanently paralyzing herself from the waist down. Ormsby had set the collegiate record in the event earlier in the season.

Team results

• Note: Top 10 only
• (H) = Hosts

Men's standings

Rank	Team	Points
	SMU	53
	Washington State	52
	Texas	47
4	Alabama Arkansas	35
6	Texas A&M	31
7	Oregon	30
8	UCLA	29
9	USC	271⁄2
10	Fresno State UTEP	25

Women's standings

Rank	Team	Points
	Texas	65
	Alabama	55
	Texas Southern	47
4	USC Tennessee	37
6	Stanford	29
7	UCLA Wisconsin	25
9	Florida	21
10	Washington State	20