1985 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

The 1985 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 2–4. All three rounds of the tournament were played at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.^[1]

1985 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	8
Site	Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
Champions	Fairleigh Dickinson (1st title)
Winning coach	Tom Green (1st title)
MVP	Larry Hampton (Fairleigh Dickinson)
ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments ← 1984 1986 →

1984–85 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marist	11	–	3		.786			17	–	12		.586
Fairleigh Dickinson †	10	–	4		.714			21	–	10		.677
Long Island	9	–	5		.643			15	–	13		.536
Loyola (MD)	8	–	6		.571			16	–	14		.533
Saint Francis (PA)	6	–	8		.429			9	–	19		.321
Wagner	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
Robert Morris	4	–	10		.286			9	–	19		.321
St. Francis (NY)	3	–	11		.214			7	–	21		.250
† 1985 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Loyola (MD) in the championship game, 63–59, to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Knights earned the automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Sunday, March 2					Semifinals Tuesday, March 3					Championship Wednesday, March 4
	1	Marist	52
	8	St. Francis (NY)	44
						1	Marist	55
						4	Loyola (MD)	56^2OT
	4	Loyola (MD)	84
	5	St. Francis (PA)	71
											4	Loyola (MD)	59
											2	Fairleigh Dickinson	63
	3	Long Island	89
	6	Wagner	68
						3	Long Island	71
						2	Fairleigh Dickinson	73
	2	Fairleigh Dickinson	65
	7	Robert Morris	49

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References

1. "1984-85 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
2. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved July 28, 2019.