| Year: | 1986 |
| Conference: | NCAA Division II |
| Shortconference: | NCAA Division II |
| Division: | II |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| City: | Akron, Ohio |
| Champions: | Stephen F. Austin |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Cal State Northridge |
| Runnerupgamecount: | 5th |
| Coach: | Dianne Baker |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Attendance: | 2,612 |
The 1986 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the fifth annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 1986 NCAA Division II softball season.[1]
The final, four-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played at Akron University in Akron, Ohio.
Stephen F. Austin defeated three-time defending champions Cal State Northridge in a one-game championship series (1–0) to capture the Lady Jacks' first Division II national title.