1985-86 Women's College Basketball Season
NCAA Tournament
As originally written by Jimmy Delach
Wednesday 3/12 (first round)
8 James Madison @ 9 Providence, 7 pm
10 Middle Tennessee @ 7 South Carolina, 7 pm
8 Illinois @ 9 Ohio, 7:30 pm
7 Villanova @ 10 La Salle, 7:30 pm
8 Arkansas @ 9 Missouri, 8:30 pm
7 Kentucky @ 10 Drake, 8:30 pm
9 Utah @ 8 Montana, 9:30 pm
10 North Texas @ 7 Washington, 10:30 pm
Friday 3/14 (second round)
6 NC State @ 3 Penn State, 7:30 pm
6 Southern Illinois @ 3 Auburn, 8 pm
9 Missouri @ 1 Texas, 8:30 pm
Saturday 3/15 (second round)
8 James Madison @ 1 Virginia, 1 pm
7 Villanova @ 2 Rutgers, 2 pm
6 Texas Tech @ 3 Long Beach State, 6:30 pm
8 Illinois @ 1 Georgia, 7:30 pm
5 UNLV @ 4 North Carolina, 7:30 pm
7 Washington @ 2 Louisiana Tech, 8 pm
10 Drake @ 2 Ole Miss, 8:30 pm
Sunday 3/16 (second round)
6 Maryland @ 3 Ohio State, 2 pm
5 St. Joseph's @ 4 Western Kentucky, 2:30 pm
5 Iowa @ 4 Tennessee, 3 pm
10 Middle Tennessee @ 2 LSU, 3 pm
5 Vanderbilt @ 4 Oklahoma, 3 pm
8 Montana @ 1 USC, 5 pm
Thursday 3/20 (regional semifinals)
8 James Madison vs 4 Western Kentucky (at Philadelphia), 6 pm
3 Auburn vs 2 Ole Miss (at Austin), 6:30 pm
3 Ohio State vs 2 LSU (at Iowa City), 7:30 pm
3 Penn State vs 2 Rutgers (at Philadelphia), 8 pm
4 Oklahoma vs 1 Texas (at Austin), 8:30 pm
3 Long Beach State vs 2 Louisiana Tech (at Long Beach), 9 pm
4 Tennessee vs 1 Georgia (at Iowa City), 9:30 pm
4 North Carolina vs 1 USC (at Long Beach), 11 pm
Saturday 3/22 (regional finals)
4 Western Kentucky vs 2 Rutgers (at Philadelphia), ESPN, 12 pm, Jim Kelly, Mimi Griffin
4 Tennessee vs 2 LSU (at Iowa City), ESPN, 6 pm, Leandra Reilly, Ray Meyer
2 Ole Miss vs 1 Texas (at Austin), ESPN, 8 pm, Sam Smith, Becky Dixon
2 Louisiana Tech vs 1 USC (at Long Beach), ESPN, 10 pm, Tim Brando, Ann Meyers
Friday 3/28 (Final Four)
4 Western Kentucky vs 1 Texas (at Lexington), ESPN, 7 pm, Leandra Reilly, Mimi Griffin
4 Tennessee vs 1 USC (at Lexington), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Leandra Reilly, Mimi Griffin
Sunday 3/30 (championship)
1 Texas vs 1 USC (at Lexington), CBS, 1 pm, Gary Bender, Mimi Griffin
- The field expands from 32 to 40 teams with #9 and #10 seeds added
- ESPN expands its' tournament coverage to include all four regional finals. The NCAA had all eight regional semis take place on the same day most likely to accommodate ESPN airing all four regional finals on their weekend schedule.