| November 25, 1985 | vs Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 83-57 |
| November 29, 1985 | vs East Tennessee State | W 92-67 |
| November 30, 1985 | vs South Florida | W 70-60 |
| December 2, 1985 | vs Rider | W 101-63 |
| December 4, 1985 | vs Morgan State | W 79-36 |
| December 7, 1985 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | W 73-66 |
| December 14, 1985 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 87-60 |
| December 16, 1985 | vs Charleston Southern | W 89-63 |
| December 18, 1985 | vs Georgia State | W 100-60 |
| December 21, 1985 | vs Texas Tech Red Raiders | W 65-64 |
| December 27, 1985 | vs Bradley | W 81-76 |
| December 28, 1985 | vs Missouri Tigers | L 64-69 |
| December 30, 1985 | vs Seton Hall Pirates | W 69-62 |
| January 6, 1986 | vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons | W 91-64 |
| January 11, 1986 | vs Virginia Cavaliers | L 81-83 |
| January 15, 1986 | vs North Carolina State Wolfpack | L 57-60 |
| January 18, 1986 | vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | L 71-83 |
| January 23, 1986 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | L 64-65 |
| January 25, 1986 | vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons | W 46-43 |
| January 29, 1986 | vs Duke Blue Devils | L 78-89 |
| February 1, 1986 | vs North Carolina Tar Heels | L 67-85 |
| February 5, 1986 | vs North Carolina State Wolfpack | L 69-73 |
| February 8, 1986 | vs Maryland Terrapins | L 69-78 |
| February 12, 1986 | vs North Carolina Tar Heels (10) | L 64-79 |
| February 13, 1986 | vs Florida A&M | W 96-52 |
| February 15, 1986 | vs Maryland Terrapins (19) | W 70-60 |
| February 17, 1986 | vs Furman | W 75-57 |
| February 22, 1986 | vs Virginia Cavaliers | L 69-82 |
| February 26, 1986 | vs Duke Blue Devils | L 69-77 |
| March 2, 1986 | vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | L 63-74 |
| March 7, 1986 | vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | L 61-79 |
| March 13, 1986 | vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | W 99-81 |
| March 17, 1986 | vs Georgia Bulldogs | W 77-65 |
| March 20, 1986 | vs Wyoming | L 57-62 |
