1986 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

The 1986 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among its Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1986 NCAA Division I field hockey season.

1986 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
Tournament details
Host country United States
CityVirginia Norfolk, Virginia
DatesNovember 15–23, 1986
Teams12
Venue(s)Foreman Field
Final positions
ChampionsIowa (1st title)
Runner-upNew Hampshire
Third placeNorth Carolina
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored33 (3 per match)
1985 (previous) (next) 1987

Iowa won their first championship, defeating New Hampshire in the final.[1]

The championship rounds were held at Foreman Field in Norfolk, Virginia for the second straight year.

Qualifying edit

Team Record Appearance Previous
Connecticut 12–3–3 6th 1985
Iowa 16–2–1 5th 1985
Massachusetts 16–3–1 6th 1985
New Hampshire 15–2 4th 1985
North Carolina 17–2 4th 1985
Northwestern 14–3–2 5th 1985
Old Dominion 18–1–2 6th 1985
Penn 12–3 2nd 1983
Penn State 16–3–2 5th 1985
Rutgers 13–5–2 2nd 1984
Stanford 11–4–1 2nd 1985
West Chester 16–4 1st Never

Bracket edit

First round
November 15
Campus sites
Second round
November 16
Campus sites
Semifinals
November 22
Norfolk, VA
Championship
November 23
Norfolk, VA
        
Rutgers 3‡
Penn 2
North Carolina 2
Piscataway, NJ regional
Rutgers 0
North Carolina 1
New Hampshire 2
Connecticut 3
Massachusetts 2
New Hampshire 2
Storrs, CT regional
Connecticut 1
New Hampshire 1
Iowa 2**
Northwestern 3
Stanford 0
Iowa 2
Iowa City, IA regional
Northwestern 1
Iowa 2
Penn State 0
Penn State 2‡ Third place
West Chester 1
Old Dominion 0 North Carolina 4
State College, PA regional
Penn State 1 Penn State 0
  • * indicates overtime period
  • ‡ indicates penalty shoot-out

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "DIVISION I FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2023.