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1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1986 to mark the conclusion of the 1986 NCAA Division I softball season, fifteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured seven regionals of two teams (the last team, Creighton, qualified automatically) with the winner of each region (a total of 7 teams plus Creighton) advancing to the 1986 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Cal State Fullerton won the championship by defeating Texas A&M 1–0 in the final game.

Qualifying

Regionals

  • Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
  • Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
  • Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
  • Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
  • Midwest Regional was not held
  • Creighton qualified as eighth team.
  • Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
  • Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
  • California qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

Bracket

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Game log

Championship Game

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team

See also

References