The 1986 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 1986 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
It determined the champion of the 1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the USC Trojans and the Texas Longhorns.
The game was played on March 30, 1986, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Trojans, represented the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, were led by head coach Linda Sharp in her 9th season at the school.
2 in the polls as the calendar turned over to 1986, the team finished the regular season at No.
For the third time in four seasons, USC was the top seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament and defeated Montana, No.
11 Ole Miss to reach the first NCAA Final Four in program history.