1986 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament

1986 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
SiteMoody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas (4th title)
Winning coachJody Conradt (4th title)
MVPBeverly Williams (Texas)
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 1986 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 5–8, 1986, at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas.

Number 1 seed Texas defeated 2 seed Texas Tech 77–53 to win their fourth championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament.

Texas Tech and Arkansas received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament.