1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's Basketball Tournament

1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 198485
Teams 8
Site Hammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
Champions Eastern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coach Rick Samuels (1st title)

The 1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–10, 1985 at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[1]

Eastern Illinois defeated hosts Southwest Missouri State in the title game, 75–64, to win their first AMCU/Summit League championship. However, the Panthers did not earn a bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6
Semifinals
Thursday, March 7
Friday, March 8
Finals
Sunday, March 10
                           
  1 Cleveland State 85  
8 UW–Green Bay 67  
  1 Cleveland State 76  
    4 SW Missouri State 79  
5 Illinois–Chicago 86
  4 SW Missouri State 104  
    4 SW Missouri State 64
  3 Eastern Illinois 75
  3 Eastern Illinois 66  
6 Northern Iowa 65  
3 Eastern Illinois 74
    2 Western Illinois 67  
7 Valparaiso 71
  2 Western Illinois 76  

References

  1. "1984-85 Summit League Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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