The 1986 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the fifth annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the national champion of

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women's collegiate basketball in the

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. Salem State defeated

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in the championship game, 89–85, to claim the Vikings' first Division III national title. The championship rounds were hosted in

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Bracket

First round

* NYU 70, Buffalo St. 65 * Albany (NY) 74, Columbia 67 * Salem St. 58, Bridgewater St. 47 * Emmanuel (MA) 59, Southern Me. 50 * St. Norbert 77, Susquehanna 63 * Wis.-Whitewater 71, Alma 65 * Rust 74, Chris. Newport 43 * UNC Greensboro 84, Va. Wesleyan 75 * Elizabethtown 70, Moravian 64 * Scranton 70, Juniata 53 * Kean 68, Ohio Northern 64 * Capital 84, Allegheny 66 * Eastern Conn. St. 71, Elmhurst 68 * William Penn 80, Carroll (WI) 68 * Bishop 83, Pomona-Pitzer 57 * Concordia-M’head 67, Saint Mary’s (MN) 63

Regional finals

* Albany (NY) 68, NYU 66 * Salem St. 77, Emmanuel (MA) 60 * Wis.-Whitewater 57, St. Norbert 56 * Rust 99, UNC Greensboro 61 * Elizabethtown 74, Scranton 60 * Capital 72, Kean 71 (OT) * William Penn 75, Eastern Conn. St. 59 * Bishop 90, Concordia-M’head 86

National finals

All-tournament team

* Evelyn Oquendo, Salem State * Beth Kapnis, Salem State * Crystal Coleman, Bishop * Batavia Evans, Bishop * Mary Fuhr, Capital

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