The 1986 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among its Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1986 NCAA Division I field hockey season.

Iowa won their first championship, defeating New Hampshire in the final.

[1] The championship rounds were held at Foreman Field in Norfolk, Virginia for the second straight year.