1985 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Teams | 32 |
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| Finals site | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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| Champions | North Park Vikings (4th title) |
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| Runner-up | Potsdam State Bears (4th title game) |
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| Semifinalists | - Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (1st Final Four)
- Widener Pride (1st Final Four)
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| Winning coach | (NPC) |
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| MOP | (NPC) |
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| Attendance | 31,746 |
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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[]
Regional No. 1[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Clark (MA)
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88
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Westfield State
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78
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Clark (MA)
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62
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WPI
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67
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WPI
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58*'
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Albany (NY)
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57
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Regional Third-place
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Westfield State
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70
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Albany (NY)
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78
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Regional No. 2[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Widener
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54
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Lycoming
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52
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Widener
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55*
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Scranton
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53
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Scranton
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85
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Washington & Jefferson
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74
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Regional Third-place
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Lycoming
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102**
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Washington & Jefferson
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92
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Regional No. 3[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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William Paterson
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71*
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Roanoke
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68
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William Paterson
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59
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Trenton State
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48
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Trenton State
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75
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Salisbury State
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62
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Regional Third-place
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Roanoke
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83
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Salisbury State
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98
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Regional No. 4[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Buffalo State
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76
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Alfred
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68
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Buffalo State
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56
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Potsdam State
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69
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Potsdam State
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63
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Hartwick
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62
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Regional Third-place
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Alfred
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47
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Hartwick
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52
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Regional No. 5[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Wittenberg
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70
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DePauw
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62
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Wittenberg
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68
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Hope
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63
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Hope
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78
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Otterbein
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71
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Regional Third-place
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DePauw
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78
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Otterbein
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79
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Regional No. 6[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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North Park
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95
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Monmouth (IL)
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55
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North Park
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83*
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Wisconsin–Whitewater
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81
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Wisconsin–Whitewater
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72
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North Central (IL)
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53
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Regional Third-place
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Monmouth (IL)
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69
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North Central (IL)
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60
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Regional No. 7[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Nebraska Wesleyan
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74
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Saint John's (MN)
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56
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Nebraska Wesleyan
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76
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Central (IA)
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54
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Central (IA)
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72
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Redlands
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64
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Regional Third-place
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Saint John's (MN)
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70
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Redlands
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80
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Regional No. 8[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Centre (KY)
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66
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Greensboro
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52
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Centre (KY)
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91
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LeMoyne-Owen
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72
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LeMoyne-Owen
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74
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Augsburg
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55
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Regional Third-place
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Greensboro
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83
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Augsburg
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69
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National Quarterfinals[]
| National quarterfinals
| | | National semifinals
| | | National championship
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| WPI
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| Widener
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| Widener
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| Potsdam State
| 54
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| William Paterson
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| Potsdam State
| 76
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| Potsdam State
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| North Park
| 72
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| Wittenberg
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| North Park
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| North Park
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| Nebraska Wesleyan
| 80
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| Nebraska Wesleyan
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| Widener
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| Centre (KY)
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| Nebraska Weselyan
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See also[]
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