1986 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=1986


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=40
FinalFourArena=Rupp Arena
FinalFourCity=Lexington, Kentucky
Champions=Texas
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=USC
GameCount=3rd
Semifinal1=Western Kentucky
FinalFourCount=2nd
Semifinal2=Tennessee
FinalFourCount2=3rd
Coach=
CoachCount=
MOP=Clarissa Davis
MOPTeam=Texas
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
TopScorer2Team=
Points=

The 1986 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 12 and ended on March 30. The tournament expanded to 40 teams from 32. The Final Four consisted of Texas, Tennessee, Western Kentucky, and USC, with Texas defeating Southern California, 97-81 in the championship game. [cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1986-bracket.html|title=1986 NCAA National Championship Tournament|accessdate=2007-03-30] Texas's Clarissa Davis was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. [cite web|url=http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm|title=CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player|accessdate=2007-03-30] With their championship win, Texas completed the first undefeated season in Women's Basketball (35-0).

Brackets

East Regional - Philadelphia, PA

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 12
RD2=Second round March 14-16
RD3=Regional semifinals March 20-21
RD4=Regional finals March 22

RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=James Madison
RD1-score01=55
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Providence
RD1-score02=53
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Villanova
RD1-score09=60
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=La Salle
RD1-score10=55

RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=James Madison
RD2-score01=71
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Virginia
RD2-score02=62
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=St. Joseph's
RD2-score03=65
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Western Kentucky
RD2-score04=74
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=Villanova
RD2-score05=58
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Rutgers
RD2-score06=85
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Penn State
RD2-score07=63
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=North Carolina State
RD2-score08=59

RD3-seed01=8
RD3-team01=James Madison
RD3-score01=51
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Western Kentucky
RD3-score02=72
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Rutgers
RD3-score03=85
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Penn State
RD3-score04=72

RD4-seed01=4
RD4-team01=Western Kentucky
RD4-score01=89
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Rutgers
RD4-score02=74

Midwest Regional - University of Texas - Austin, TX

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 12
RD2=Second round March 14-16
RD3=Regional semifinals March 20-21
RD4=Regional finals March 23

RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Arkansas
RD1-score01=65
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02="'Missouri
RD1-score02=66
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Kentucky
RD1-score09=70
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Drake
RD1-score10=73

RD2-seed01=9
RD2-team01=Missouri
RD2-score01=67
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Texas
RD2-score02=106
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Vanderbilt
RD2-score03=67
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Oklahoma
RD2-score04=86
RD2-seed05=10
RD2-team05=Drake
RD2-score05=71
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Mississippi
RD2-score06=84
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Auburn
RD2-score07=61
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Southern Illinois
RD2-score08=39

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Texas
RD3-score01=85
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Oklahoma
RD3-score02=59
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Mississippi
RD3-score03=56
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Auburn
RD3-score04=55

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Texas
RD4-score01=66
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Mississippi
RD4-score02=63

Mideast Regional - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 12
RD2=Second round March 14-16
RD3=Regional semifinals March 20-21
RD4=Regional finals March 23

RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Illinois
RD1-score01=69
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Ohio
RD1-score02=68
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=South Carolina
RD1-score09=76
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=MTSU
RD1-score10=77

RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=Illinois
RD2-score01=64
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Georgia
RD2-score02=103
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Iowa
RD2-score03=68
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Tennessee
RD2-score04=73
RD2-seed05=10
RD2-team05=MTSU
RD2-score05=65
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=LSU
RD2-score06=78
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Ohio State
RD2-score07=87
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Maryland
RD2-score08=71

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Georgia
RD3-score01=82
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Tennessee
RD3-score02=85
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=LSU
RD3-score03=81
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Ohio State
RD3-score04=80

RD4-seed01=4
RD4-team01=Tennessee
RD4-score01=67
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=LSU
RD4-score02=65

West Regional - Long Beach State University - Long Beach, CA

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 12
RD2=Second round March 14-16
RD3=Regional semifinals March 20-21
RD4=Regional finals March 23

RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Montana
RD1-score01=58
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Utah
RD1-score02=46
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Washington
RD1-score09=69
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=North Texas State
RD1-score10=54

RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=Montana
RD2-score01=50
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=USC
RD2-score02=81
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=UNLV
RD2-score03=76
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=North Carolina
RD2-score04=82
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=Washington
RD2-score05=54
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score06=79
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Long Beach State
RD2-score07=78
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Texas Tech
RD2-score08=73 (OT)

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=USC
RD3-score01=84
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=North Carolina
RD3-score02=70
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Louisiana Tech
RD3-score03=71
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Long Beach State
RD3-score04=69

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=USC
RD4-score01=80
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Louisiana Tech
RD4-score02=64

Final Four - Lexington, KY

4TeamBracket
RD1=National Semifinals
March 28
RD2=National Championship
March 30
RD1-seed1=4E
RD1-team1=Western Kentucky
RD1-score1=65
RD1-seed2=1MW
RD1-team2=Texas
RD1-score2=90
RD1-seed3=4ME
RD1-team3=Tennessee
RD1-score3=59
RD1-seed4=1W
RD1-team4=USC
RD1-score4=83

RD2-seed1=1MW
RD2-team1=Texas
RD2-score1=97
RD2-seed2=1W
RD2-team2=USC
RD2-score2=81

ee also

* 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References