1986 NAIA women's basketball tournament

1986 (1986) NAIA women's basketball tournament

Teams	16
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	Louisiana College (1st Fab Four) Georgia Southwestern (1st Fab Four)
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)
NAIA women's tournaments «1985 1987»

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.

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]