# 1986–87 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 1986–87 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1986–87 college basketball season. It was head coach Jody Conradt's 11th season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Southwest Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. After losing a mid-December home game to Tennessee, they won 25 consecutive games before finishing the season 31–2, 16–0 in SWC play to win the regular season and SWC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they reached the Final Four for the second straight season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1986* | No. 1 | vs. No. 7 Long Beach State USC Classic | W 100–86 | 1–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Nov 29, 1986* | No. 1 | at No. 5 USC USC Classic | W 89–69 | 2–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 1, 1986* | No. 1 | at Idaho | W 87–44 | 3–0 | Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center Moscow, Idaho |
| Dec 5, 1986* | No. 1 | Notre Dame Dr. Pepper Classic | W 84–59 | 4–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 6, 1986* | No. 1 | No. 15 Ohio State Dr. Pepper Classic | W 99–78 | 5–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 9, 1986* | No. 1 | at NE Louisiana | W 85–60 | 6–0 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana |
| Dec 14, 1986* | No. 1 | No. 3 Tennessee | L 78–85 | 6–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 27, 1986* | No. 2 | vs. Temple Orange Bowl/Burger King Invitational | W 93–57 | 7–1 | James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1986* | No. 2 | vs. No. 16 Ohio State Orange Bowl/Burger King Invitational | W 97–63 | 8–1 | James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida |
| Dec 29, 1986* | No. 2 | vs. No. 1 Tennessee Orange Bowl/Burger King Invitational | W 88–74 | 9–1 | James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida |
| Jan 3, 1987 | No. 1 | Rice | W 85–53 | 10–1 (1–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 6, 1987 | No. 1 | at Arkansas | W 59–56 | 11–1 (2–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 10, 1987 | No. 1 | at Baylor | W 88–58 | 12–1 (3–0) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Jan 14, 1987 | No. 1 | at Texas A&M | W 94–60 | 13–1 (4–0) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 17, 1987 | No. 1 | SMU | W 93–57 | 14–1 (5–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1987 | No. 1 | at TCU | W 99–67 | 15–1 (6–0) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 21, 1986* | No. 1 | No. 19 Western Kentucky | W 63–41 | 16–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 24, 1987 | No. 1 | Texas Tech | W 74–52 | 17–1 (7–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 28, 1987 | No. 1 | at Houston | W 79–73 | 18–1 (8–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 31, 1987 | No. 1 | at Rice | W 96–63 | 19–1 (9–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Feb 3, 1987 | No. 1 | Arkansas | W 91–65 | 20–1 (10–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 7, 1987 | No. 1 | Baylor | W 92–41 | 21–1 (11–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 10, 1987 | No. 1 | Texas A&M | W 96–50 | 22–1 (12–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 14, 1987 | No. 1 | at SMU | W 93–57 | 23–1 (13–0) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Feb 17, 1987 | No. 1 | TCU | W 110–65 | 24–1 (14–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 24, 1987 | No. 1 | at Texas Tech | W 74–52 | 25–1 (15–0) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Mar 1, 1987 | No. 1 | Houston | W 60–55 | 26–1 (16–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1987* | No. 1 | vs. Texas Tech Semifinals | W 73–49 | 27–1 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 7, 1987* | No. 1 | vs. Arkansas Championship game | W 72–70 | 28–1 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1987* | (1 E) No. 1 | (9 E) Saint Joseph's Second round | W 86–56 | 29–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Mar 19, 1987* | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (4 E) No. 12 James Madison Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 91–57 | 30–1 | Cumberland County Memorial Arena Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Mar 21, 1987* | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (2 E) No. 5 Rutgers Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 85–77 | 31–1 | Cumberland County Memorial Arena Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Mar 27, 1987* | (1 E) No. 1 | (1 MW) No. 3 Louisiana Tech National Semifinal – Final Four | L 75–79 | 31–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Not released |
| Coaches | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |