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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 14 2   .875 24 8   .750
Marshall 12 4   .750 21 13   .618
The Citadel 11 5   .688 18 11   .621
Western Carolina 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
VMI 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Appalachian State 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Davidson 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
Furman 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
East Tennessee State 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1985
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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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

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Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 Chattanooga 63
8 Furman 60
1 Chattanooga 69OT
5 VMI 71
4 Western Carolina 63OT
5 VMI 65
5 VMI 65
2 Marshall 70
2 Marshall 83
7 Davidson 71
2 Marshall 79
3 The Citadel 68
3 The Citadel 68
6 Appalachian State 62

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