The 1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 4−7, 1986 at Carroll Stadium in

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, in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor

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. These were the 64th annual men's championships and the fifth annual women's championships. Even though these championships were contested in Indianapolis, they were technically hosted by

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. 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

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(held in Bloomington).

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and

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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.

Team results

* Note: Top 10 only * (H) = Hosts

Men's standings

Women's standings

References

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