1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament

The 1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament took place March 6–8, 1986. The quarterfinal round was played at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, while the semifinals and championship were held at The Forum in Inglewood, California. UNLV won the tournament title for the third straight time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, California
Quarterfinals siteLong Beach Arena
Long Beach, California
ChampionsUNLV (3rd title)
Winning coachJim Bolla and Sheila Strike (3rd title)
MVPMisty Thomas (UNLV)
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1987 →
1985–86 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 14 0   1.000 29 5   .853
UNLV 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Cal State Fullerton 8 6   .571 11 18   .379
UC Irvine 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
San Diego State 6 8   .429 14 17   .452
Hawaii 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Pacific 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
UC Santa Barbara 1 13   .071 6 22   .214
1986 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament.

All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6
Semifinals (Re-Seeded)
Friday, March 7
Championship game
Saturday, March 8
         
1 Long Beach State 94
8 UC Santa Barbara 63
1 Long Beach State 116
5 San Diego State 74
4 UC Irvine 56
5 San Diego State 73
1 Long Beach State 89
2 UNLV 99
3 Cal State Fullerton 78
6 Hawaii 69
3 Cal State Fullerton 75
2 UNLV 80
2 UNLV 77
7 Pacific 70

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All-Tournament Team

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  • Cindy Brown, Long Beach State
  • Dee Dee Duncan, San Diego State
  • Robin Holmes, Cal State Fullerton
  • Donya Moore, UNLV
  • Misty Thomas, UNLV (MVP)

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Big West Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big West Conference. p. 30. Retrieved June 9, 2024.