Annual NCAA college basketball competition
Winning coach | Walt Hazzard (1st title) |
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MVP | Reggie Miller (UCLA) |
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National Invitation Tournaments |
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«1984 | 1986» | |
The 1985 National Invitation Tournament was the 1985 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 12, 1985, and ended when the UCLA Bruins defeated Indiana Hoosiers in the NIT championship game on Friday, March 29, 1985, at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins were led by first-year head coach Walt Hazzard.[1]
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[2]
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[2]
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Tennessee | 65 | | | |
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| Tennessee Tech | 62 | |
| | Tennessee | 73 | |
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| | | Southwestern Louisiana | 72 | |
| Southwestern Louisiana | 65 | |
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| Florida | 64 | |
| | Tennessee | 61 | |
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| | | Virginia | 54 | |
| Virginia | 56 | | |
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| West Virginia | 55 | |
| | Virginia | 68 | |
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| | | Saint Joseph's | 61 | |
| Saint Joseph's | 68 | |
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| Missouri | 67 | |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Indiana | 79 | | | |
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| Butler | 57 | |
| | Indiana | 75 | |
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| | | Richmond | 53 | |
| Richmond | 59 | |
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| Fordham | 57 | |
| | Indiana | 94 | |
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| | | Marquette | 82 | |
| Cincinnati | 77 | | |
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| Kent State | 61 | |
| | Cincinnati | 54 | |
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| | | Marquette | 56 | |
| Marquette | 77 | |
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| Bradley | 64 | |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| UCLA | 78 | | | |
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| Montana | 47 | |
| | UCLA | 82 | |
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| | | Nebraska | 63 | |
| Nebraska | 79 | |
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| Canisius | 66 | |
| | UCLA | 53 | |
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| | | Fresno State | 43 | |
| Fresno State | 79 | | |
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| Santa Clara | 76 | |
| | Fresno State | 66 | |
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| | | New Mexico | 55 | |
| New Mexico | 80 | |
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| Texas A&M | 67 | |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Louisville | 77 | | | |
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| Alcorn State | 75 | |
| | Louisville | 68 | |
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| | | South Florida | 61 | |
| South Florida | 77 | |
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| Wake Forest | 66 | |
| | Louisville | 71 | |
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| | | Chattanooga | 66 | |
| Lamar | 78 | | |
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| Houston | 71 | |
| | Lamar | 84 | |
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| | | Chattanooga | 85 | |
| Chattanooga | 67 | |
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| Clemson | 65 | |
Semifinals & finals
| Semifinals (March 27) | | | Finals (March 29) | |
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| Tennessee | 67 | | |
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| Indiana | 74 | |
| | Indiana | 62 | |
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| | | UCLA | 65 | |
| UCLA | 75 | |
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| Louisville | 66 | |
| Third place game | |
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| Tennessee | 100 | |
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| Louisville | 84 | |
All-tournament team
Source:[3]
See also
References
- ^ Yannis, Alex (March 30, 1985). "Hazzard ends up a big winner". The Miami News. New York Times News Service. p. 5B. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09
- ^ "Miller Convincing, Leads UCLA Past IU". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. UPI. March 30, 1985. p. A8. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments |
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