The 1986 Southland Conference tournament was held at Allan Saxe Field in Arlington, Texas on the campus. won the seven team tournament. The Indians season ended with the tournament championship as they were not selected to the compete in the 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Format The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. All teams which competed in conference play were members of the tournament field. Regular season champion, , received a first round bye.
Tournament Source: Round GameMatchupScoreNotesFirst round11 vs. 2–1 McNeese State wins2 vs. 5–3 Northeast Louisiana wins3 vs. 11–0 Texas-Arlington winsWinner's Bracket24 vs. McNeese State2–0 Southwestern Louisiana wins5Northeast Louisiana vs. Texas-Arlington 2–0 Northeast Louisiana winsConsolation Bracket36 Lamar vs. Arkansas State 8–1 Arkansas State eliminated7 McNeese State vs. Lamar 5–0 Lamar eliminated8 North Texas State vs. Texas-Arlington 1–0 Texas-Arlington eliminated9 McNeese State vs. North Texas State 1–0 North Texas State eliminatedSemifinals410 Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana 2–1 Northeast Louisiana wins11 Southwestern Louisiana vs. McNeese State 3–1 McNeese State eliminatedChampionship512 Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana 4–2 Southwestern Louisiana wins game one.13 Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana 2–1 Northeast Louisiana wins championship.
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