1985-86 CCHA season

This is the 1985-86 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's fifteenth season.

Membership changes
none

Standings
Team                    GP  W  L T  P  GF  GA  Michigan State Spartans  32 23  7 2 48 177 124 Bowling Green Falcons   32 23  9 0 46 179 129 Western Michigan Broncos 32 23 9 0 46 189 138 Lake Superior Lakers    32 17 14 1 35 133 124 Ohio State Buckeyes     32 16 15 1 33 157 177 Ferris State Bulldogs   32 13 17 2 28 152 174 UIC Flames              32 12 20 0 24 137 161 Michigan Wolverines     32 10 22 0 20 151 184 Miami Redskins          32  3 27 2  8 113 177

Quarterfinals (best of three)

 * Michigan State defeated Michigan two games to none, (4-3. 5-4)
 * Bowling Green defeated Illinois-Chicago, two games to none, (7-2, 2-1 (ot))
 * Western Michigan defeated Ferris State two games to none, (4-3, 12-2)
 * Lake Superior State defeated Ohio State two games to one, (3-1, 1-4, 3-2 (ot))

Semifinals

 * Michigan State defeated Lake Superior State 3 to 2
 * Western Michgan defeated Bowling Green 4 to 3 in overtime

Championship game

 * Western Michigan defeated Michigan State, 3 to 1

Consolation game

 * Bowling Green defeated Lake Superior State 3 to 0

NCAA Tournament
Michigan State Western Michigan
 * defeated Boston College 11 goals to 7 (6-4, 5-3) in the two game total goal quarterfinal series
 * defeated Minnesota 6 to 4 in the semifinals
 * defeated Harvard 6 to 5 to win the National Championship
 * lost to Harvard 11 goals to 4 in the two game total goal series