1985 National Invitation Tournament

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1985 National Invitation Tournament
Season 198485
Teams32
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions UCLA Bruins (1st title)
Runner-up Indiana Hoosiers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Walt Hazzard (1st title)
MVP Reggie Miller (UCLA)
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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]

Contents

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
         
Tennessee65
Tennessee Tech 62
Tennessee73
Southwestern Louisiana 72
Southwestern Louisiana65
Florida 64
Tennessee61
Virginia 54
Virginia56
West Virginia 55
Virginia68
Saint Joseph's 61
Saint Joseph's68
Missouri 67
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Indiana79
Butler 57
Indiana75
Richmond 53
Richmond59
Fordham 57
Indiana94
Marquette 82
Cincinnati77
Kent State 61
Cincinnati 54
Marquette56
Marquette77
Bradley 64
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
UCLA78
Montana 47
UCLA82
Nebraska 63
Nebraska79
Canisius 66
UCLA53
Fresno State 43
Fresno State79
Santa Clara 76
Fresno State66
New Mexico 55
New Mexico80
Texas A&M 67
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Louisville77
Alcorn State 75
Louisville68
South Florida 61
South Florida77
Wake Forest 66
Louisville71
Chattanooga 66
Lamar78
Houston 71
Lamar 84
Chattanooga85
Chattanooga67
Clemson 65

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals (March 27) Finals (March 29)
      
Tennessee 67
Indiana74
Indiana 62
UCLA65
UCLA75
Louisville 66
Third place game
   
Tennessee100
Louisville 84

All-tournament team

Source: [3]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09
  3. "Miller Convincing, Leads UCLA Past IU". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. UPI. March 30, 1985. p. A8. Retrieved February 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.