1986 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
Teams | 24 | ||||
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Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
Champions | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (3rd title) | ||||
Runner-up | North Dakota State Bison (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | (3rd title) | ||||
MOP | (Cal Poly Pomona) | ||||
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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.[1]
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.
Bracket[]
Elite Eight[]
Elite Eight | Final Four | National Championship | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Textile | 84 | |||||||||||||
Central Connecticut State | 66 | |||||||||||||
Philadelphia Textile | 61 | |||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 77 | |||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 77 | |||||||||||||
Central Missouri State | 60 | |||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 63 | |||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 70 | |||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 83 | |||||||||||||
Bellarmine | 49 | |||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 71 | |||||||||||||
Delta State | 68 | |||||||||||||
Delta State | 82 | |||||||||||||
Hampton | 61 |
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
See also[]
- 1986 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1986 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1986 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1986 NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament
References[]
- ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
Categories:
- 1985–86 in American women's college basketball
- NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1986 in sports in Massachusetts