1986 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
# 1986 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

The 1986 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the sixth women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Iowa Hawkeyes won their first championship, defeating the New Hampshire Wildcats in the final. The championship rounds were held at Foreman Field in Norfolk, Virginia for the second straight year.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rutgers (3OT, PS) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Penn | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Penn | 2 | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Rutgers | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | North Carolina | 1 | | | |
| | | | | New Hampshire | 2 | | | |
| Connecticut | 3 | | | | | New Hampshire | 2 | | | |
| Massachusetts | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | 2 | New Hampshire | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Connecticut | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | New Hampshire | 1 |
| | | | | | | | Iowa (2OT) | 2 |
| Northwestern | 3 | | | | | | | | Iowa (2OT) | 2 |
| Stanford | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | 0 | Iowa | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Northwestern | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | Iowa | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Penn State | 0 | | | |
| Penn State (3OT, PS) | 2 | | | | | Penn State | 0 | | | |
| West Chester | 1 | | | | | | | |
| West Chester | 1 | Old Dominion | 0 | | | | | |
| | | Penn State | 1 | | | | | |
