| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1985–86 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 8 |
| Aprank: | 8 |
| Record: | 28–6 |
| Conf Record: | 10–4 |
| Hc Year: | 24th |
| Ac1 Year: | 18th |
| Ac2 Year: | 15th |
| Ac3 Year: | 8th |
| Champion: | Great Alaska Shootout Champions |
| Bowl Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 1985–86 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, holding the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 13 consecutive weeks, and reaching the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament before falling to eventual national champion, Louisville.[1]
On January 18, 1986, #1 North Carolina defeated #3 Duke 95–92 in the first game played at the Dean Smith Center.
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See main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.