1986 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

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1986 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Teams	40
Finals Site	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Champions	Texas (1st title)
Runner-Up	USC (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Western Kentucky (2nd Final Four) Tennessee (3rd Final Four)
MOP	Clarissa Davis Texas
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournaments «1985  1987»

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.^[1] Texas's Clarissa Davis was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.^[2] With their championship win, Texas completed the first undefeated season in Women's Basketball (35-0).

Contents 1 Brackets 1.1 East Regional - Philadelphia, PA 1.2 Midwest Regional - University of Texas - Austin, TX 1.3 Mideast Regional - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1.4 West Regional - Long Beach State University - Long Beach, CA 1.5 Final Four - Lexington, KY 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Brackets

[edit] East Regional - Philadelphia, PA

	First round March 12					Second round March 14-16					Regional semifinals March 20-21					Regional finals March 22
	8	James Madison	55
	9	Providence	53
						8	James Madison	71
						1	Virginia	62
											8	James Madison	51
										4	Western Kentucky	72
						5	St. Joseph's	65
						4	Western Kentucky	74
																4	Western Kentucky	89
																2	Rutgers	74
	7	Villanova	60
	10	La Salle	55
						7	Villanova	58
						2	Rutgers	85
											2	Rutgers	85
										3	Penn State	72
						3	Penn State	63
						6	North Carolina State	59

[edit] Midwest Regional - University of Texas - Austin, TX

	First round March 12					Second round March 14-16					Regional semifinals March 20-21					Regional finals March 23
	8	Arkansas	65
	9	Missouri	66
						9	Missouri	67
						1	Texas	106
											1	Texas	85
										4	Oklahoma	59
						5	Vanderbilt	67
						4	Oklahoma	86
																1	Texas	66
																2	Mississippi	63
	7	Kentucky	70
	10	Drake	73
						10	Drake	71
						2	Mississippi	84
											2	Mississippi	56
										3	Auburn	55
						3	Auburn	61
						6	Southern Illinois	39

[edit] Mideast Regional - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

	First round March 12					Second round March 14-16					Regional semifinals March 20-21					Regional finals March 23
	8	Illinois	69
	9	Ohio	68
						8	Illinois	64
						1	Georgia	103
											1	Georgia	82
										4	Tennessee	85
						5	Iowa	68
						4	Tennessee	73
																4	Tennessee	67
																2	LSU	65
	7	South Carolina	76
	10	MTSU	77
						10	MTSU	65
						2	LSU	78
											2	LSU	81
										3	Ohio State	80
						3	Ohio State	87
						6	Maryland	71

[edit] West Regional - Long Beach State University - Long Beach, CA

	First round March 12					Second round March 14-16					Regional semifinals March 20-21					Regional finals March 23
	8	Montana	58
	9	Utah	46
						8	Montana	50
						1	USC	81
											1	USC	84
										4	North Carolina	70
						5	UNLV	76
						4	North Carolina	82
																1	USC	80
																2	Louisiana Tech	64
	7	Washington	69
	10	North Texas State	54
						7	Washington	54
						2	Louisiana Tech	79
											2	Louisiana Tech	71
										3	Long Beach State	69
						3	Long Beach State	78
						6	Texas Tech	73 (OT)

[edit] Final Four - Lexington, KY

	National Semifinals March 28					National Championship March 30
	4E	Western Kentucky	65
	1MW	Texas	90
						1MW	Texas	97
						1W	USC	81
	4ME	Tennessee	59
	1W	USC	83

[edit] See also

• 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

[edit] References

NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
1980s:	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
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2010s:	2010, 2011