1985 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

1985 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 32
Finals Site Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions Jacksonville State (1st title)
Runner-Up South Dakota State (1st title game)
Semifinalists Kentucky Wesleyan (11th Final Four)
Mount St. Mary's (5th Final Four)
Winning Coach Bill Jones (Jacksonville State (2nd title))
Most Outstanding Player Mark Tetzlaff South Dakota State
Attendance 70,945
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«1984  1986»

The 1985 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1984-5 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Jacksonville State University and South Dakota State's Mark Tetzlaff was the Most Outstanding Player.

Contents

Regional participants

School Outcome
Kentucky Wesleyan Regional Champion
Lewis Fourth Place
Southern Indiana Third Place
Wright State Runner-up
School Outcome
American International Regional Champion
Bentley Fourth Place
Bridgeport Third Place
Sacred Heart Runner-up
School Outcome
Alabama A&M Fourth Place
Central Missouri Third Place
Delta State Runner-up
SE Missouri State Regional Champion
School Outcome
Albany State Fourth Place
Florida Southern Third Place
Jacksonville State Regional Champion
Tampa Runner-up
School Outcome
Gannon Fourth Place
Grand Valley State Runner-up
Northern Michigan Third Place
South Dakota State Regional Champion
School Outcome
Cal State East Bay Regional Champion
Cal State Northridge Runner-up
MSU-Billings Fourth Place
Norfolk State Third Place
School Outcome
Mount St. Mary's Regional Champion
Randolph-Macon Fourth Place
Virginia Union Third Place
Winston-Salem State Runner-up
School Outcome
California (PA) Fourth Place
C.W. Post Regional Champion
Millersville Third Place
Philadelphia U Runner-up

*denotes tie

Regionals

  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Wright State 61  
 Lewis 53  
     Wright State 72
   Kentucky Wesleyan 84
 Kentucky Wesleyan 77
 Southern Indiana 64  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Sacred Heart 47  
 Bridgeport 45  
     Sacred Heart 74
   American International 80
 American International 65
 Bentley 49  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 SE Missouri State 85  
 Alabama A&M 74  
     SE Missouri State 67
   Delta State 59
 Delta State 52
 Central Missouri 47  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Tampa 79  
 Florida Southern 65  
     Tampa 61
   Jacksonville State 76
 Jacksonville State 120
 Albany State 84  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Grand Valley State 71  
 Northern Michigan 70  
     Grand Valley State 57
   South Dakota State 58
 South Dakota State 73
 Gannon 64  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Cal State East Bay 64  
 Norfolk State 61  
     Cal State East Bay 51
   Cal State Northridge 48
 Cal State Northridge 70
 MSU-Billings 59  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Mount St. Mary's 62***  
 Randolph-Macon 52  
     Mount St. Mary's 63
   Winston-Salem State 56
 Winston-Salem State 44
 Virginia Union 42  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Philadelphia U 95  
 California (PA) 76  
     Philadelphia U 68
   C. W. Post 71
 C. W. Post 57
 Millersville 55  

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
   Kentucky Wesleyan 76  
 American International 73  
   Kentucky Wesleyan 61  
   Jacksonville State 72  
 SE Missouri State 79
   Jacksonville State 80  
     Jacksonville State 74
   South Dakota State 73
   South Dakota State 62  
 Cal State East Bay 58  
   South Dakota State 78
   Mount St. Mary's 71  
 Mount St. Mary's 69
   C. W. Post 67  

*denotes each overtime played

See also

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