The 1986 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the sixth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.
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| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site | Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Francis Marion (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Fab Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Wayland Baptist (1st title game, 2nd Fab Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Coach of the year | Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell (Francis Marion) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Shelly Kay (Wayland Baptist) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Tracey Tillman (Francis Marion) | ||||
| Top scorer | Janice Joseph (Louisiana College) (96 points) | ||||
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Francis Marion defeated Wayland Baptist in the championship game, 75–65, to claim the Patriots' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]
Qualification
editThe tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.
The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals.
Bracket
edit| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Francis Marion | 109 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dominican (NY) | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Francis Marion | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wingate | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wingate | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Azusa Pacific | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Francis Marion | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Georgia Southwestern | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Georgia Southwestern | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ouachita Baptist | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Georgia Southwestern | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oklahoma Christian | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Green Bay | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oklahoma Christian | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Francis Marion | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wayland Baptist | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wayland Baptist | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charleston (WV) | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wayland Baptist | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Saginaw Valley | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Saginaw Valley | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wayland Baptist | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana College | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Washington | 72 | National third place | ||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Washington | 75 | 5 | Georgia Southwestern | 78 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana College | 83 | 2 | Louisiana College | 85 | ||||||||||||||
| Mount Marty | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana College | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.