# 1986 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

The 1986 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the fifth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Defending champions Cal Poly Pomona defeated North Dakota State in the championship game, 70–63, the Broncos' third NCAA Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted by Springfield College.

## Regionals
### East

| First round - at Pace Round of 24 March 8 | First round - at Pace Round of 24 March 8 | Regional finals - at Philadelphia Textile Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional finals - at Philadelphia Textile Sweet 16 March 11 |
| | | Philadelphia Textile | 73 |
| Pace | 72 | Slippery Rock | 60 |
| Slippery Rock | 74 | | |

### Great Lakes

| First round - at Bellarmine Round of 24 March 8 | First round - at Bellarmine Round of 24 March 8 | Regional finals - at Bellarmine Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional finals - at Bellarmine Sweet 16 March 11 |
| | | Lake Superior State | 54 |
| Bellarmine | 69 | Bellarmine | 67 |
| Northern Kentucky | 52 | | |

### New England

| First round - at New Haven Round of 24 March 8 | First round - at New Haven Round of 24 March 8 | Regional finals - at Central Connecticut State Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional finals - at Central Connecticut State Sweet 16 March 11 |
| | | Central Connecticut State | 87 |
| New Haven | 60 | Quinnipiac | 63 |
| Quinnipiac | 62 | | |

### North Central

| First round - at North Dakota State Round of 24 March 8 | First round - at North Dakota State Round of 24 March 8 | Regional finals - at Mankato State Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional finals - at Mankato State Sweet 16 March 11 |
| | | Mankato State | 62 |
| Bryant | 63 | North Dakota State | 67 |
| North Dakota State | 81 | | |

### South

| First round - at Delta State Round of 24 March 8 | First round - at Delta State Round of 24 March 8 | Regional finals - at Delta State Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional finals - at Delta State Sweet 16 March 11 |
| | | Florida International | 64 |
| Clark Atlanta | 54 | Delta State | 93 |
| Delta State | 100 | | |

### South Atlantic

| First round - at Hampton Round of 24 March 8 | First round - at Hampton Round of 24 March 8 | Regional finals - at Mount St. Mary's Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional finals - at Mount St. Mary's Sweet 16 March 11 |
| | | Mount St. Mary's | 83 |
| Hampton | 73 | Hampton | 86 |
| Norfolk State | 60 | | |

### South Central

| First round - at Alaska Anchorage Round of 24 March 8 | First round - at Alaska Anchorage Round of 24 March 8 | Regional finals - at Central Missouri State Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional finals - at Central Missouri State Sweet 16 March 11 |
| | | Central Missouri State | 65 |
| Alaska Anchorage | 65 | Southeast Missouri State | 64 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 80 | | |

### West

| First round - at Cal State Northridge Round of 24 March 8 | First round - at Cal State Northridge Round of 24 March 8 | Regional finals at Cal Poly Pomona Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional finals at Cal Poly Pomona Sweet 16 March 11 |
| | | Cal Poly Pomona | 66 |
| UC Davis | 57 | Cal State Northridge | 46 |
| Cal State Northridge | 68 | | |

## National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts

Visiting team listed first and date March 15 in Elite Eight unless indicated
Final Four Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College
| National quarterfinals Elite Eight | National quarterfinals Elite Eight | National quarterfinals Elite Eight | National semifinals Final Four March 21 | National semifinals Final Four March 21 | National semifinals Final Four March 21 | National championship March 22 | National championship March 22 | National championship March 22 |
| SC | Central Missouri State | 60 | | | | | | |
| NC | North Dakota State | 77 | | | | | | |
| NC | North Dakota State | 77 | NC | North Dakota State | 77 | | | |
| site unknown | site unknown | site unknown | NC | North Dakota State | 77 | | | |
| site unknown | site unknown | site unknown | E | Philadelphia Textile | 61 | | | |
| E | Philadelphia Textile | 84 | E | Philadelphia Textile | 61 | | | |
| NE | Central Connecticut State | 66 | | | | | | |
| NE | Central Connecticut State | 66 | | | | NC | North Dakota State | 63 |
| | | | | | | W | Cal Poly Pomona | 70 |
| SA | Hampton | 61 | | | | | | | W | Cal Poly Pomona | 70 |
| S | Delta State | 82 | | | | | | |
| S | Delta State | 82 | S | Delta State | 68 | | | |
| March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | S | Delta State | 68 | | | |
| March 14 | March 14 | March 14 | W | Cal Poly Pomona | 71 | | | |
| GL | Bellarmine | 49 | W | Cal Poly Pomona | 71 | | | |
| W | Cal Poly Pomona | 83 | | | | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Debra Larsen, Cal Poly Pomona
* Michelle McCoy, Cal Poly Pomona
* Vickie Mitchell, Cal Poly Pomona
* Janice Woods, North Dakota State
* Pat Smykowski, North Dakota State
* Vincene Morris, Philadelphia Textile