| Teams | 32 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | South Dakota State Jackrabbits (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
| ||||
| Winning coach | Bill Jones (2nd title) | ||||
| MOP | Mark Tetzlaff (South Dakota State) | ||||
| Attendance | 70,945 | ||||
| |||||
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.
Millersville
Warrensburg
Springfield
Owensboro
Richmond
Jacksonville
Cape Girardeau
Billings
Brookings
Emmitsburg
1985 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)
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 Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
| 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 Host: American International College
| 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 Host: Central Missouri State University
| 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 Host: Jacksonville State University
| 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 Host: South Dakota State University
| 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 Host: Eastern Montana College
| 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 Host: Virginia Union University
| 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 Host: Millersville University of Pennsylvania
| 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 Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
| 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 | ||||||||
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Melvin Allen (Jacksonville State)
- Dave Bennett (Kentucky Wesleyan)
- Darryle Edwards (Mount Saint Mary's)
- Robert Spurgeon (Jacksonville State)
- Mark Tetzlaff (South Dakota State)
See also
References
Sources
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.