1985 National Invitation Tournament
Season | 1984–85 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | UCLA Bruins (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Indiana Hoosiers (2nd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Walt Hazzard (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Reggie Miller (UCLA) | ||||
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The 1985 National Invitation Tournament was the 1985 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 12, 1985, and ended when the UCLA Bruins defeated Indiana Hoosiers in the NIT championship game on Friday, March 29, 1985, at Madison Square Garden.
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
- Alcorn State
- Bradley
- Butler
- Canisius
- Chattanooga
- Cincinnati
- Clemson
- Florida
- Fordham
- Fresno State
- Houston
- Indiana
- Kent State
- Lamar
- Louisville
- Marquette
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Richmond
- Southwestern Louisiana
- Saint Joseph's
- Santa Clara
- South Florida
- Tennessee
- Tennessee Tech
- Texas A&M
- UCLA
- Virginia
- Wake Forest
- West Virginia
Bracket[]
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Tennessee | 65 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 62 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee | 73 | |||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 72 | |||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 65 | |||||||||||||
Florida | 64 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee | 61 | |||||||||||||
Virginia | 54 | |||||||||||||
Virginia | 56 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 55 | |||||||||||||
Virginia | 68 | |||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 61 | |||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 68 | |||||||||||||
Missouri | 67 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Indiana | 79 | |||||||||||||
Butler | 57 | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 75 | |||||||||||||
Richmond | 53 | |||||||||||||
Richmond | 59 | |||||||||||||
Fordham | 57 | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 94 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 82 | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 77 | |||||||||||||
Kent State | 61 | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 54 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 56 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 77 | |||||||||||||
Bradley | 64 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
UCLA | 78 | |||||||||||||
Montana | 47 | |||||||||||||
UCLA | 82 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 63 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 79 | |||||||||||||
Canisius | 66 | |||||||||||||
UCLA | 53 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 43 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 79 | |||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 76 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 66 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 55 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 80 | |||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 67 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Louisville | 77 | |||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 75 | |||||||||||||
Louisville | 68 | |||||||||||||
South Florida | 61 | |||||||||||||
South Florida | 77 | |||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 66 | |||||||||||||
Louisville | 71 | |||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 66 | |||||||||||||
Lamar | 78 | |||||||||||||
Houston | 71 | |||||||||||||
Lamar | 84 | |||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 85 | |||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 67 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 65 |
Semifinals & Finals[]
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 |
See also[]
- 1985 National Women's Invitational Tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1985 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1985 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
References[]
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
Categories:
- 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- 1985 in sports in New York City
- 1980s in Manhattan
- Basketball in New York City
- College sports in New York City
- Madison Square Garden
- March 1985 sports events in the United States
- National Invitation Tournament
- Sports competitions in New York City
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