1985 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1985 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–7 at the Special Events Center in El Paso, Texas.[2]

1985 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams9
SiteSpecial Events Center
El Paso, TX
ChampionsSan Diego State (1st title)
Winning coachSmokey Gaines (1st title)
MVPLuster Goodwin (UTEP)
TelevisionLorimar Sports Network
1984–85 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP124 .750  2210  .688
San Diego State115 .688  238  .742
New Mexico97 .563  1913  .594
Colorado State97 .563  1812  .600
BYU97 .563  1514  .517
Utah88 .500  1516  .484
Wyoming79 .438  1514  .517
Hawaii511 .313  1018  .357
Air Force214 .125  820  .286
1985 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

In their first season in the WAC, San Diego State defeated defending champions UTEP in the championship game, 87–81, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Aztecs, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament while top-seeded UTEP additionally received an at-large bid.

Format

The tournament expanded by one team with the addition of San Diego State from the PCAA.

The top two teams from the regular season standings continued to receive a double-bye while the third-seeded team got a single-bye. The remaining six teams, in turn, competed in the first round. Seeding was based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 5
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 6
Championship
Thursday, March 7
     
             
             
          1 UTEP 82  
4 BYU 79       6 Utah 73  
9 Air Force 82     9 Air Force 64  
6 Utah 61     6 Utah 66  
7 Wyoming 60       1 UTEP 81
          2 San Diego State 87
             
             
          2 San Diego State 98  
          3 New Mexico 84  
        3 New Mexico 62      
5 Colorado State 73     5 Colorado State 56      
8 Hawaii 68  

References

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