1985 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

1985 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1st title)
Runner-up	South Dakota State Jackrabbits (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (11th Final Four); Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (5th Final Four);
Winning coach	Bill Jones (2nd title)
MOP	Mark Tetzlaff (South Dakota State)
Attendance	70,945
	← 1984 ; NCAA Division II ; Basketball Tournament; 1986 →;

The 1985 NCAA Division II Men's 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 1984–85 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
Indiana State–Evansville	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 State	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 Hayward	Regional Champion
Cal State Northridge	Runner-up
Eastern Montana	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[]

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky[]

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 9		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10

Wright State	61

Lewis	53
		Wright State	72

		Kentucky Wesleyan	84
Kentucky Wesleyan	77

Indiana State–Evansville	64

Third Place - Indiana State–Evansville 92, Lewis 78

New England - Springfield, Massachusetts[]

Location: Butova Gymnasium

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Sacred Heart	47

Bridgeport	45
		Sacred Heart	74

		American International	80
American International	65

Bentley	49

Third Place - Bridgeport 83, Bentley 67

South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri[]

Location: CMSU Fieldhouse

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

SE Missouri State	85

Alabama A&M	74
		SE Missouri State	67

		Delta State	59
Delta State	52

Central Missouri State	47

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

South - Jacksonville, Alabama[]

Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

Tampa	79

Florida Southern	65
		Tampa	61

		Jacksonville State	76
Jacksonville State	120

Albany State	84

Third Place - Florida Southern 108, Albany State 80

North Central - Brookings, South Dakota[]

Location: Frost Arena

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

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

West - Billings, Montana[]

Location: Alterowitz Gym

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Cal State Hayward	64

Norfolk State	61
		Cal State Hayward	51

		Cal State Northridge	48
Cal State Northridge	70

Eastern Montana	59

Third Place - Norfolk State 90, Eastern Montana 78

South Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia[]

Location: Arthur Ashe, Jr. Athletic Center

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

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

East - Millersville, Pennsylvania[]

Location: Pucillo Gymnasium

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

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 Quarterfinals[]

	Quarterfinal - Springfield, MA Elite Eight March 16

	Kentucky Wesleyan		76

	American International		73

	Quarterfinal - Cape Girardeau, MO Elite Eight March 16

	SE Missouri State		79

	Jacksonville State		80

	Quarterfinal - Brookings, SD Elite Eight March 16

	South Dakota State		62

	Cal State Hayward		58

	Quarterfinal - Emmitsburg, MD Elite Eight March 15

	Mount St. Mary's		69

	C. W. Post		67

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts[]

Location: Springfield Civic Center

National Semifinals Final Four March 22		National Championship March 23

Kentucky Wesleyan	61

Jacksonville State	72
		Jacksonville State	74

		South Dakota State	73
South Dakota State	78

Mount St. Mary's	71