1985–86 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
| 1985–86 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings |
| | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
| TCU | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 22 | – | 9 |
| .710 |
| Texas | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 19 | – | 12 |
| .613 |
| Texas A&M | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 20 | – | 12 |
| .625 |
| SMU | 10 | – | 6 | | .625 | | | 18 | – | 11 |
| .621 |
| Texas Tech | 9 | – | 7 | | .563 | | | 18 | – | 13 |
| .581 |
| Houston | 8 | – | 8 | | .500 | | | 14 | – | 14 |
| .500 |
| Arkansas | 8 | – | 8 | | .500 | | | 14 | – | 14 |
| .500 |
| Baylor | 3 | – | 13 | | .188 | | | 11 | – | 16 |
| .407 |
| Rice | 2 | – | 14 | | .125 | | | 9 | – | 19 |
| .321 |
| |
| Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985–86 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach was Gerald Myers, his 16th year with the team. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.
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