1985 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament

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1985 NCAA Division III
Women's Basketball Tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Teams32
Finals siteWisconsin DePere, Wisconsin
ChampionsScranton Royals (1st title)
Runner-upNew Rochelle Blue Angels (1st title game)
Third placeMillikin Big Blue (1st Final Four)
Fourth placeSt. Norbert Green Knights (1st Final Four)
Winning coach (1st title)
NCAA Division III Women's Tournaments
«1984 1986»

The 1985 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament was the fourth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Scranton defeated New Rochelle in the championship game, 68–59, to claim the Royals' first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted in DePere, Wisconsin.

Bracket[]

Elite Eight[]

Elite Eight Final Four National Championship
         
New Rochelle 74
Muskingum 73
New Rochelle 61
St. Norbert 59
St. Norbert 69
Pomona-Pitzer 55
New Rochelle 59
Scranton 68
Millikin 80
Rust 79
Millikin 75 Third Place
Scranton 83
Scranton 85 St. Norbert 73
Salem State 59 Millikin 76

All-tournament team[]

  • Dawn Cillo, New Rochelle
  • Lori Kerans, Millikin
  • Deanna Kyle, Scranton
  • Shelley Parks, Scranton
  • Amy Proctor, St. Norbert

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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