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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Texas160 1.000340  1.000
Texas Tech133 .813219  .700
Arkansas133 .813228  .733
Houston97 .5631910  .655
Texas A&M97 .5631613  .552
SMU511 .3131120  .355
Baylor412 .250621  .222
Rice214 .125719  .269
TCU115 .063522  .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.