1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams8
SiteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
ChampionsIona (3rd title)
Winning coachPat Kennedy (3rd title)
MVPTony Hargraves (Iona)
1984–85 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona †11–3 .78626–5  .839
Fordham9–5 .64319–12  .613
Holy Cross8–6 .5719–19  .321
La Salle8–6 .57115–13  .536
Army7–7 .50016–13  .552
Saint Peter's5–9 .35715–14  .517
Manhattan4–10 .2868–20  .286
Fairfield4–10 .28611–17  .393
† 1985 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 with the quarterfinal round held at the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut and the semifinals and championship game held at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[2]

Iona defeated Fordham in the championship game, 57–54, to win their third MAAC men's basketball tournament in four years.

The Gaels received a bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament where they were beaten by Loyola–Chicago in the opening round, 59–58. It was the second straight season Iona was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in a 1-point defeat.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams starting play in the quarterfinal round. An additional third place game was also played on the last day of the tournament.

All games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 1 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 2 		Championship
Sunday, March 3
         
1 Iona 95
8 Fairfield 61
1 Iona 59
5 Army 57
4 La Salle 64
5 Army 76
1 Iona 57
2 Fordham 54
3 Holy Cross 66
6 Saint Peter's 70
6 St. Peter's 55 Third Place Sunday, March 3
2 Fordham 62
2 Fordham 44 5 Army 71
7 Manhattan 42 6 St. Peter's 66

References

  1. ↑ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ↑ "1984-85 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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