1986 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	9	–	0	–	0	13	–	0	–	0
No. 6 South Dakota ^	8	–	1	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
Mankato State	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
South Dakota State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
St. Cloud State	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Augustana (SD)	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northern Colorado	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
North Dakota	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Morningside	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll