1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1985 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Marshall Thundering Herd, led by head coach Rick Huckabay, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1985 NCAA tournament.[1]

1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsMarshall (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Huckabay (2nd title)
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1986 →
1984–85 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga142 .875248 .750
Marshall124 .7502113 .618
The Citadel115 .6881811 .621
Western Carolina88 .5001414 .500
VMI79 .4381614 .533
Appalachian State79 .4381414 .500
Davidson610 .3751020 .333
Furman412 .250721 .250
East Tennessee State313 .188918 .333
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1985
Rankings from AP poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1Chattanooga63
8Furman60
1Chattanooga69OT
5VMI71
4Western Carolina63OT
5VMI65
5VMI65
2Marshall70
2Marshall83
7Davidson71
2Marshall79
3The Citadel68
3The Citadel68
6Appalachian State62

See also

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