The 1986 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 17th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball.

The tournament was played at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania during May 1986.

[1] Pepperdine defeated USC in the final match, 3–2 (7–15, 15–13, 15–11, 5–15, 16–14), to win their third national title.

This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by Pepperdine.

Pepperdines's Steve Friedman was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.