1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
SWC Champion
SWC tournament champion
Texas Classic Champion
Orange Bowl Invitational Champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record34–0 (16–0 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jill Rankin
  • Lynn Pool
  • Colleen Matsuhara
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
1985–86 Southwest Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Texas 16 0   1.000 34 0   1.000
Texas Tech 13 3   .813 21 9   .700
Arkansas 13 3   .813 22 8   .733
Houston 9 7   .563 19 10   .655
Texas A&M 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
SMU 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
Baylor 4 12   .250 6 21   .222
Rice 2 14   .125 7 19   .269
TCU 1 15   .063 5 22   .185
1986 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1985–86 college basketball season. It was head coach Jody Conradt's tenth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Southwest Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season a perfect 34–0, 16–0 in SWC play to win the regular season and SWC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated USC to win their first National Championship.