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.

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

Participants

 * Cal State Fullerton
 * Texas A&M
 * Texas A&M
 * Texas A&M
 * Texas A&M
 * Texas A&M
 * Texas A&M
 * Texas A&M

All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team