1985 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

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1985 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Teams32
Finals siteGrand Rapids, Michigan
ChampionsNorth Park Vikings (4th title)
Runner-upPotsdam State Bears (4th title game)
Semifinalists
  • Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (1st Final Four)
  • Widener Pride (1st Final Four)
Winning coach (NPC)
MOP (NPC)
Attendance31,746
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«1984 1986»

The 1985 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 11th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

Held during March 1985, the field included 32 teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]

North Park defeated SUNY Potsdam, 72–71, to claim their fourth NCAA Division III national title.

Tournament bracket[]

National Quarterfinals[]

National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
WPI 38
Widener 41
Widener 38
Potsdam State 54
William Paterson 59
Potsdam State 76
Potsdam State 71
North Park 72
Wittenberg 71
North Park 73
North Park 85 National third-place game
Nebraska Wesleyan 80
Nebraska Wesleyan 69 Widener 44
Centre (KY) 62 Nebraska Weselyan 48

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
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