| NCAA Season 86 | |
| Host: | San Sebastian College - Recoletos |
| Tagline: | Winning Drive at 85 |
| Higherseed: | |
| Higherseed Game1: | 93 |
| Higherseed Game2: | 85 |
| Higherseed Series: | 2+1 |
| Lowerseed Game1: | 73 |
| Lowerseed Game2: | 70 |
| Lowerseed Series: | 0 |
| Duration: | October 13–15, 2010 |
| Arena: | Araneta Coliseum |
| Mvp: | Sudan Daniel |
| Coach: | Frankie Lim (3rd title) |
| Network: | Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, Balls HD |
| Semis: | |
| Jhigherseed: | |
| Jhigherseed Game1: | 89 |
| Jhigherseed Game2: | 95 |
| Jhigherseed Series: | 2 |
| Jlowerseed Game1: | 64 |
| Jlowerseed Game2: | 84 |
| Jlowerseed Series: | 0 |
| Jduration: | October 13–15, 2010 |
| Jarena: | Araneta Coliseum |
| Jmvp: | Baser Amer |
| Jnetwork: | Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, Balls HD |
| Jcoach: | Brit Reroma (1st title) |
| Jsemis: | |
| Prevlink: | NCAA Season 85 basketball tournaments |
| Prev: | 85 |
| Seasonlink: | NCAA Season 86 |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Nextlink: | NCAA Season 87 basketball tournaments |
| Next: | 87 |
The basketball tournaments of NCAA Season 86 refers to the basketball events of the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s 2010 - 11 season.
The San Beda Red Lions won all of their sixteen elimination round games to qualify for the finals outright needing to win twice against their opponent, which has to win thrice. The second-seed and defending champion San Sebastian Stags won the stepladder series against the JRU Heavy Bombers, which had earlier beaten the Mapua Cardinals. The Red Lions completed their 18–0 game sweep of the season when they won against the Stags in double digits to win in the second finals where the finalists were the champions of the two immediate seasons met since 2005. San Beda's American center Sudan Daniel won both season and finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors.
In the juniors' division, the San Beda Red Cubs lost only two games in the elimination round: one against the Letran Squires via technicality, and the other their last elimination round game against the San Sebastian Staglets which won via overtime. The Red Cubs and the Staglets defeated the Squires and the UPHSD Altalettes respectively in the semifinals to qualify for the finals. Like in the men's division, the Finals series was between two preceding champions; the Red Cubs also won double-digit games against the Staglets to successfully defend their championship. San Beda's Baser Amer won both season and finals MVP awards.
Probationary members (from guest teams):[1]
Departed teams:
JRU Heavy Bomber head coach Ariel Vanguardia was let go by the school after their semifinals loss against the San Sebastian Stags; former Heavy Bomber Vergel Meneses was hired to replace him. Arellano Chiefs' former head coach Leo Isaac takes over from Junjie Ablan. Isaac previously coached the Mapúa Cardinals from 2007–09; however he held the position while still Arellano head coach, at the time playing for the NCRAA. Meanwhile, Aric del Rosario is retained as the basketball commissioner.
The San Sebastian Stags emerged as the team to beat prior the season, finishing fourth at the 2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship, and winning the CHED Games, the Philippine Basketball League and more recently, the Fil-Oil/Flying V Championship.[2]
The awards were given prior to Game 2 of the Men's Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.[3]
| Week | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Calvin Abueva | |
| Week 2 | Joe Etame | |
| Week 3 | Nchotu Njei | |
| Week 4 | Garvo Lanete | |
| Week 5 | Sudan Daniel | |
| Week 6 | Allan Mangahas | |
| Week 7 | Sudan Daniel | |
| Week 8 | Borgie Hermida Nate Matute | |
| Week 9 | Sudan Daniel | |
| Week 10 | Garvo Lanete | |
| Week 11 | Calvin Abueva | |
| Week 12 | Sudan Daniel | |
| Week 13 | Garvo Lanete |
These are a series of one-game playoffs to determine the #4 seed. LSGH received a bye to the final round due to owning a superior tiebreaker.
Studio 23 carried all games live. SkyCable Channel 166 (Balls HD) aired the finals series on high definition live, with Balls SD airing the replays. The Filipino Channel broadcast the games outside the Philippines.
| Game | Analyst | Courtside reporter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
| Semifinal | Anton Roxas | Butch Maniego | Triska Echiverri and Mischi Mediana | |
| Juniors' Finals game 1 | Anton Roxas | Jude Roque | none | |
| Men's Finals game 1 | Bill Velasco | Butch Maniego | Ej Gamboa and Trishka Echiverri | |
| Juniors' Finals game 2 | Anton Roxas | Tonichi Ytturi | none | |
| Men's Finals game 2 | Bill Velasco | Allan Gregorio | Ej Gamboa and Trishka Echiverri |