1985 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

1985 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams

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.

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

Third Place - Southern Indiana 92, Lewis 78

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final


Sacred Heart	47

Bridgeport	45
		Sacred Heart	74

		American International	80
American International	65

Bentley	49

Third Place - Bridgeport 83, Bentley 67

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

Third Place - Central Missouri 88, Alabama A&M 74

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final


Tampa	79

Florida Southern	65
		Tampa	61

		Jacksonville State	76
Jacksonville State	120

Albany State	84

Third Place - Florida Southern 108, Albany State 80

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

Third Place - Northern Michigan 95, Gannon 65

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

Third Place - Norfolk State 90, MSU-Billings 78

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

Third Place - Virginia Union 78, Randolph-Macon 55

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final


Philadelphia U	95

California (PA)	76
		Philadelphia U	68

		C. W. Post	71
C. W. Post	57

Millersville	55

Third Place - Millersville 96, California 86

*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