Regular season [ ]
Conference winners and tournaments [ ]
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
Colonial Athletic Association
Navy & Richmond
David Robinson , Navy
Paul Evans , Navy
1985 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
William & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, Virginia )
Navy
East Coast Conference
Bucknell
, Bucknell
Charlie Woollum , Bucknell & , Delaware
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
Ivy League
Penn
, Cornell [10]
None selected
No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Iona
, Army [11]
Les Wothke , Army
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
Centennial Hall (Toledo, Ohio )
Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Carolina A&T
, North Carolina A&T
Don Corbett , North Carolina A&T
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
, Tennessee Tech[15]
, Tennessee Tech
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
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
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]
, 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 [ ]
Field Goal Percentage
Player
School
PPG
Player
School
RPG
Player
School
APG
Player
School
FG%
Xavier McDaniel
Wichita St.
27.2
Xavier McDaniel
Wichita St.
14.8
Robbie Weingard
Hofstra
9.5
Keith Walker
Utica
71.3
Alfredrick Hughes
Loyola (IL)
26.3
Benoit Benjamin
Creighton
14.1
Loyola (IL)
9.2
Creighton
67.4
Ball St.
26.3
Carey Scurry
Long Island
14.1
Jim Les
Bradley
8.8
Dave Hoppen
Nebraska
64.6
Joe Dumars
McNeese St.
25.8
Karl Towns
Monmouth
12.3
Taurence Chisholm
Delaware
8.0
David Robinson
Navy
64.4
Terry Catledge
S. Alabama
25.6
Miss. Valley St.
11.9
Nebraska
7.9
Southern
63.8
Derrick Gervin
UTSA
25.6
[26]
Conference standings [ ]
1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 3 St. John's
15
–
1
.938
31
–
4
.886
No. 1 Georgetown †
14
–
2
.875
35
–
3
.921
No. 15 Syracuse
9
–
7
.563
22
–
9
.710
Villanova
9
–
7
.563
25
–
10
.714
Pittsburgh
8
–
8
.500
17
–
12
.586
Boston College
7
–
9
.438
20
–
11
.645
Connecticut
6
–
10
.375
13
–
15
.464
Providence
3
–
13
.188
11
–
20
.355
Seton Hall
1
–
15
.063
10
–
18
.357
† 1985 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 1985[28] ; Rankings from AP Poll
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Bucknell
10
–
4
.714
19
–
10
.655
Lafayette
8
–
6
.571
15
–
13
.536
Drexel
8
–
6
.571
10
–
18
.357
Rider
7
–
7
.500
14
–
15
.483
Delaware
7
–
7
.500
12
–
16
.429
Lehigh †
6
–
8
.429
12
–
19
.387
Hofstra
5
–
9
.357
14
–
15
.483
Towson
5
–
9
.357
7
–
21
.250
† winner Rankings from AP Poll
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 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 20 LSU
13
–
5
.722
19
–
10
.655
No. 19 Georgia
12
–
6
.667
22
–
9
.710
Alabama
11
–
7
.611
23
–
10
.697
Kentucky
11
–
7
.611
18
–
13
.581
Florida
9
–
9
.500
18
–
12
.600
Mississippi State
9
–
9
.500
13
–
15
.464
Tennessee
8
–
10
.444
22
–
15
.595
Auburn †
8
–
10
.444
22
–
12
.647
Ole Miss
5
–
13
.278
11
–
17
.393
Vanderbilt
4
–
14
.222
11
–
17
.393
† 1985 SEC Tournament winner 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 [ ]
NCAA Tournament [ ]
Final Four - Rupp Arena , Lexington, Kentucky [ ]
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 [ ]
Main article: 1985 National Invitation Tournament
NIT Semifinals and Final [ ]
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 [ ]
Consensus All-American teams [ ]
Major player of the year awards [ ]
Wooden Award : Chris Mullin , St. John's
Naismith Award : Patrick Ewing , Georgetown
Associated Press Player of the Year : Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
UPI Player of the Year : Chris Mullin, St. John's
NABC Player of the Year : Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA ): Chris Mullin, St. John's
Adolph Rupp Trophy : Chris Mullin, St. John's
Sporting News Player of the Year : Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
Major coach of the year awards [ ]
Other major awards [ ]
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Bubba Jennings , Texas Tech
Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5 ): Ed Pinckney , Villanova
NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Chris Mullin , St. John's (3-time recipient)
Coaching changes [ ]
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons
Pre-regulation IAAUS / NCAA pre-Tournament era NCAA Tournament era