Regular season [ edit ]
Conference winners and tournaments [ edit ]
Conference
Regular season winner[3]
Conference player of the year
Conference Coach of the Year
Conference tournament
Tournament venue (City)
Tournament winner
AMCU–8
Cleveland State
Jon Collins , Eastern Illinois
Kevin Mackey , Cleveland State
1985 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
Hammons Student Center (Springfield, Missouri )
Eastern Illinois
Atlantic 10 Conference
West Virginia
Granger Hall , Temple [4]
John Chaney , Temple
1985 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Rutgers Athletic Center (Piscataway, New Jersey )
Temple
Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgia Tech , North Carolina & NC State
Len Bias , Maryland [5]
Bobby Cremins , Georgia Tech
1985 ACC men's basketball tournament
The Omni (Atlanta, Georgia )
Georgia Tech
Big East Conference
St. John's
Patrick Ewing , Georgetown &Chris Mullin , St. John's[6]
Lou Carnesecca , St. John's
1985 Big East men's basketball tournament
Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York )
Georgetown
Big Eight Conference
Oklahoma
Wayman Tisdale , Oklahoma[7]
Billy Tubbs , Oklahoma
1985 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri ) (Semifinals and Finals)
Oklahoma
Big Sky Conference
Nevada–Reno
Larry Krystkowiak , Montana [8]
Sonny Allen , Nevada–Reno
1985 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah )
Nevada–Reno
Big Ten Conference
Michigan
None Selected
Bill Frieder , Michigan
No Tournament
East Coast Conference
Bucknell
Jaye Andrews , Bucknell
Charlie Woollum , Bucknell &Ronald Rainey , Delaware
1985 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Towson Center (Towson, Maryland )
Lehigh
ECAC Metro
Marist
Carey Scurry , Long Island
Tom Green , Fairleigh Dickinson
1985 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
Reitz Arena (Baltimore, Maryland )
Fairleigh Dickinson
ECAC North
Canisius & Northeastern
Reggie Lewis , Northeastern[9]
John Griffin , Siena
1985 ECAC North men's basketball tournament
Matthews Arena (Boston, Massachusetts )
Northeastern
ECAC South
Navy & Richmond
David Robinson , Navy
Paul Evans , Navy
1985 ECAC South men's basketball tournament
William & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, Virginia )
Navy
Ivy League
Penn
Ken Bantum , Cornell [10]
None selected
No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Iona
Randy Cozzens , Army [11]
Les Wothke , Army
1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Meadowlands Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey )
Iona
Metro Conference
Memphis State
Keith Lee , Memphis State
Tony Yates , Cincinnati
1985 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky )
Memphis State
Mid-American Conference
Ohio
Ron Harper , Miami (OH) [12]
Danny Nee , Ohio
1985 MAC men's basketball tournament
Centennial Hall (Toledo, Ohio )
Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Carolina A&T
Eric Boyd , North Carolina A&T
Don Corbett , North Carolina A&T
1985 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Palestra (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania )
North Carolina A&T
Midwestern City Conference
Loyola (IL)
Alfredrick Hughes , Loyola (IL)[13]
Gene Sullivan , Loyola (IL)
1985 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament
Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
Loyola (IL)
Missouri Valley Conference
Tulsa
Xavier McDaniel , Wichita State [14]
Nolan Richardson , Tulsa
1985 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
Wichita State
Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee Tech
Stephen Kite , Tennessee Tech[15]
Tom Deaton , Tennessee Tech
1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Murphy Center (Murfreesboro, Tennessee )
Middle Tennessee State
Pacific-10 Conference
USC & Washington
Wayne Carlander , USC[16]
Stan Morrison , USC
No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association
UNLV
Richie Adams , UNLV[17]
Jerry Tarkanian , UNLV
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
The Forum (Inglewood, California )
UNLV
Southeastern Conference
LSU
Kenny Walker , Kentucky [18]
Bob Boyd , Mississippi State & Hugh Durham , Georgia
1985 SEC men's basketball tournament
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama )
Auburn
Southern Conference
Tennessee–Chattanooga
Regan Truesdale , The Citadel [19]
Marty Fletcher , VMI
1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina )
Marshall
Southland Conference
Louisiana Tech
Joe Dumars , McNeese State [20]
Andy Russo , Louisiana Tech
1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, Louisiana )
Louisiana Tech
Southwest Conference
Texas Tech
Bubba Jennings , Texas Tech
Gerald Myers , Texas Tech
1985 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas )
Texas Tech
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Alcorn State
Mike Phelps , Alcorn State[21]
Davey Whitney , Alcorn State
1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Mississippi Coliseum (Jackson, Mississippi )
Southern
Sun Belt Conference
VCU
Terry Catledge , South Alabama [22]
Gene Bartow , UAB
1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Virginia )
VCU
Trans America Athletic Conference
Georgia Southern
Sam Mitchell , Mercer [23]
Bill Bibb , Mercer
1985 TAAC men's basketball tournament
Hanner Fieldhouse (Statesboro, Georgia )
Mercer
West Coast Athletic Conference
Pepperdine
Dwayne Polee , Pepperdine[24]
Jim Harrick , Pepperdine
No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference
UTEP
Timo Saarelainen , BYU [25]
Smokey Gaines , San Diego State
1985 WAC men's basketball tournament
Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas )
San Diego State
Statistical leaders [ edit ]
[26]
Conference standings [ edit ]
1984–85 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Penn
10
–
4
.714
13
–
14
.481
Columbia
9
–
5
.643
13
–
13
.500
Cornell
8
–
6
.571
14
–
12
.538
Harvard
7
–
7
.500
15
–
9
.625
Yale
7
–
7
.500
14
–
12
.538
Princeton
7
–
7
.500
11
–
15
.423
Brown
5
–
9
.357
9
–
18
.333
Dartmouth
3
–
11
.214
5
–
21
.192
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 17 Texas Tech †
12
–
4
.750
23
–
8
.742
SMU
10
–
6
.625
23
–
10
.697
Texas A&M
10
–
6
.625
19
–
11
.633
Arkansas
10
–
6
.625
22
–
13
.629
TCU
8
–
8
.500
16
–
12
.571
Houston
8
–
8
.500
16
–
14
.533
Texas
7
–
9
.438
15
–
13
.536
Baylor
4
–
12
.250
11
–
17
.393
Rice
3
–
13
.188
11
–
16
.407
† 1985 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
Postseason tournaments [ edit ]
NCAA tournament [ edit ]
National semifinals
National championship game
E1
Georgetown
77
W1
St John's
59
E1
Georgetown
64
S8
Villanova
66
S8
Villanova
52
M2
Memphis State
45
National Invitation tournament [ edit ]
NIT Semifinals and Final [ edit ]
Semifinals (March 27)
Finals (March 29)
Tennessee
67
Indiana
74
Indiana
62
UCLA
65
UCLA
75
Louisville
66
Third place game
Tennessee
100
Louisville
84
Award winners [ edit ]
Consensus All-American teams [ edit ]
Major player of the year awards [ edit ]
Major coach of the year awards [ edit ]
Other major awards [ edit ]
Coaching changes [ edit ]
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