| Year: | 1986 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Shortconference: | Southland |
| Division: | I |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Allan Saxe Field |
| City: | Arlington, Texas |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Rosemary Holloway–Hill[1] |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
The 1986 Southland Conference tournament was held at Allan Saxe Field in Arlington, Texas on the campus.[2] 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.
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.
| Round | Game | Matchup | Score | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | vs. | 2–1 | McNeese State wins | |||
| 2 | vs. | 5–3 | Northeast Louisiana wins | ||||
| 3 | vs. | 11–0 | Texas-Arlington wins | ||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | vs. McNeese State | 2–0 | Southwestern Louisiana wins | |||
| 5 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Texas-Arlington | 2–0 | Northeast Louisiana wins | ||||
| Consolation Bracket | |||||||
| 3 | 6 | Lamar vs. Arkansas State | 8–1 | Arkansas State eliminated | |||
| 7 | McNeese State vs. Lamar | 5–0 | Lamar eliminated | ||||
| 8 | North Texas State vs. Texas-Arlington | 1–0 | Texas-Arlington eliminated | ||||
| 9 | McNeese State vs. North Texas State | 1–0 | North Texas State eliminated | ||||
| Semifinals | |||||||
| 4 | 10 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana | 2–1 | Northeast Louisiana wins | |||
| 11 | Southwestern Louisiana vs. McNeese State | 3–1 | McNeese State eliminated | ||||
| Championship | |||||||
| 5 | 12 | Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana | 4–2 | Southwestern Louisiana wins game one. | |||
| 13 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana | 2–1 | Northeast Louisiana wins championship. | ||||