1986 Division III women's basketball tournament

Despite fouling out, Evelyn Oquendo had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds and added eight assists, as Salem State's fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance ended with the Vikings hoisting Walnut and Bronze on their home floor. Salem State had to rally from a nine-point halftime deficit.

Championship
Salem State 89, Bishop 85
at Salem, Mass. (att. 1,500)

All-Tournament Team
Evelyn Oquendo, Salem State
Beth Kapnis, Salem State
Crystal Coleman, Bishop
Batavia Evans, Bishop
Mary Fuhr, Capital 

Third Place
Capital 77, Rust 61

National Semifinals
Salem State 67, Rust 59
Bishop 73, Capital 68

Quarterfinals
Salem State 90, Albany (N.Y.) 79
Rust 78, Wisconsin-Whitewater 64
Capital 61, Elizabethtown 55
Bishop 85, William Penn 77

Regional Championship
Albany (N.Y.) 68, New York University 66
Salem State 77, Emmanuel (Mass.) 60
Wisconsin-Whitewater 57, St. Norbert 56
Rust 99, N.C.-Greensboro 61
Elizabethtown 74, Scranton 60
Capital 72, Kean 71 (OT)
William Penn 75, Eastern Connecticut 59
Bishop 90, Concordia-Moorhead 86

Regional Third Place
Columbia-Barnard 89, Buffalo State 73; Southern Maine 59, Bridgewater State 55; Alma 74, Susquehanna 61; Virginia Wesleyan 83, Christopher Newport 56; Juniata 66, Moravian 50; Allegheny 80, Ohio Northern 66; Elmhurst 85, Carroll 83; St. Mary's (Minn.) 73, Pomona-Pitzer 57

First Round
New York University 70, Buffalo State 65
Albany (N.Y.) 74, Columbia-Barnard 67
Salem State 58, Bridgewater State 47
Emmanuel (Mass.) 59, Southern Maine 50
St. Norbert 77, Susquehanna 63
Wisconsin-Whitewater 71, Alma 65
Rust 74, Christopher Newport 43
N.C.-Greensboro 84, Virginia Wesleyan 75
Elizabethtown 70, Moravian 64
Scranton 70, Juniata 53
Kean 68, Ohio Northern 64
Capital 84, Allegheny 66
Eastern Connecticut 71, Elmhurst 68
William Penn 80, Carroll 68
Bishop 83, Pomona-Pitzer 57
Concordia-Moorhead 67, St. Mary's (Minn.) 63