The 1986 Southland Conference tournament was held at Allan Saxe Field in Arlington, Texas on the Texas-Arlington campus.[3] Northeast Louisiana won the seven team tournament. The Indians season ended with the tournament championship as they were not selected to the compete in the 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Northeast Louisiana (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Rosemary Holloway–Hill[1] (2nd title) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 30 | – | 19 | .612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 25 | – | 25 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 16 | – | 19 | .457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 19 | – | 24 | .442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 9 | – | 25 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana ‡ | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 17 | – | 32 | .347 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 0 | – | 12 | .000 | 3 | – | 28 | .097 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1986[2] Rankings from Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
editThe tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. All teams which competed in conference play were members of the tournament field. Regular season champion, Southwestern Louisiana, received a first round bye.
Tournament
edit| Round | Game | Matchup | Score | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | McNeese State vs. North Texas State | 2–1[3] | McNeese State wins | |||
| 2 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Lamar | 5–3[4][3] | Northeast Louisiana wins | ||||
| 3 | Texas-Arlington vs. Arkansas State | 11–0[5][3] | Texas-Arlington wins | ||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | Southwestern Louisiana vs. McNeese State | 2–0[3] | Southwestern Louisiana wins | |||
| 5 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Texas-Arlington | 2–0[4][5][3] | Northeast Louisiana wins | ||||
| Consolation Bracket | |||||||
| 3 | 6 | Lamar vs. Arkansas State | 8–1[3] | Arkansas State eliminated | |||
| 7 | McNeese State vs. Lamar | 5–0[3] | Lamar eliminated | ||||
| 8 | North Texas State vs. Texas-Arlington | 1–0[3][5] | Texas-Arlington eliminated | ||||
| 9 | McNeese State vs. North Texas State | 1–0[3] | North Texas State eliminated | ||||
| Semifinals | |||||||
| 4 | 10 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana | 2–1[4][3] | Northeast Louisiana wins | |||
| 11 | Southwestern Louisiana vs. McNeese State | 3–1[3] | McNeese State eliminated | ||||
| Championship | |||||||
| 5 | 12 | Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana | 4–2[4][3] | Southwestern Louisiana wins game one. | |||
| 13 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana | 2–1[4][3] | Northeast Louisiana wins championship. | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Holloway-Hill Announces Retirement After 30 Seasons at ULM". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. May 23, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Northeast Louisiana University (1986 SOFTBALL RESULTS)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Texas-Arlington (1986 SOFTBALL RESULTS)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 23, 2024.