1985 National Invitation Tournament

1985 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1984–85
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	UCLA Bruins (1st title)
Runner-up	Indiana Hoosiers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Tennessee Volunteers (2nd semifinal) Louisville Cardinals (2nd semifinal)
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]

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. ^[2]

• Alcorn State
• Bradley
• Butler
• Canisius
• Chattanooga
• Cincinnati
• Clemson
• Florida
• Fordham
• Fresno State
• Houston
• Indiana
• Kent State
• Lamar
• Louisville
• Marquette
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Mexico
• Richmond
• Southwestern Louisiana
• Saint Joseph's
• Santa Clara
• South Florida
• Tennessee
• Tennessee Tech
• Texas A&M
• UCLA
• Virginia
• Wake Forest
• West Virginia

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. ^[2]

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Tennessee		65
	Tennessee Tech		62
						Tennessee		73
						Southwestern Louisiana		72
	Southwestern Louisiana		65
	Florida		64
											Tennessee		61
											Virginia		54
	Virginia		56
	West Virginia		55
						Virginia		68
						Saint Joseph's		61
	Saint Joseph's		68
	Missouri		67

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Indiana		79
	Butler		57
						Indiana		75
						Richmond		53
	Richmond		59
	Fordham		57
											Indiana		94
											Marquette		82
	Cincinnati		77
	Kent State		61
						Cincinnati		54
						Marquette		56
	Marquette		77
	Bradley		64

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	UCLA		78
	Montana		47
						UCLA		82
						Nebraska		63
	Nebraska		79
	Canisius		66
											UCLA		53
											Fresno State		43
	Fresno State		79
	Santa Clara		76
						Fresno State		66
						New Mexico		55
	New Mexico		80
	Texas A&M		67

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Louisville		77
	Alcorn State		75
						Louisville		68
						South Florida		61
	South Florida		77
	Wake Forest		66
											Louisville		71
											Chattanooga		66
	Lamar		78
	Houston		71
						Lamar		84
						Chattanooga		85
	Chattanooga		67
	Clemson		65

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals (March 27)					Finals (March 29)
	Tennessee		67
	Indiana		74
						Indiana		62
						UCLA		65
	UCLA		75
	Louisville		66

	Third place game
	Tennessee		100
	Louisville		84

All-tournament team

• Nigel Miguel, UCLA
• Steve Alford, Indiana
• Uwe Blab, Indiana
• Anthony Richardson, Tennessee
• Billy Thompson, Louisville

Source: ^[3]

See also

• 1985 National Women's Invitational Tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1985 NAIA men's basketball tournament
• 1985 NAIA women's basketball tournament

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. 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.