1985 ECAC South men's basketball tournament

The 1985 ECAC South men's basketball tournament (known as the Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament from 1986) was held March 7–9 at William & Mary Hall in Williamsburg, Virginia.^[2]

1985 ECAC South men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	8
Site	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
Champions	Navy (1st title)
Winning coach	Paul Evans (1st title)
MVP	Vernon Butler (Navy)
ECAC South men's basketball tournaments ← 1984 1986 →

1984–85 ECAC South men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Navy †	11	–	3		.786			26	–	6		.813
Richmond	11	–	3		.786			21	–	11		.656
George Mason	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
William & Mary	9	–	5		.643			16	–	12		.571
James Madison	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
UNC Wilmington	4	–	10		.286			12	–	16		.429
American	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
East Carolina	1	–	13		.071			7	–	21		.250
† 1985 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Navy defeated Richmond in the championship game, 85–76, to win their first ECAC South men's basketball tournament. The Midshipmen, therefore, earn an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. This was Navy's first NCAA tournament appearance since 1960.

This was the first ECAC South (CAA) Tournament for American and UNC Wilmington.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8					Semifinals Friday, March 9					Championship Saturday, March 10
	1	Navy	94
	8	East Carolina	73
						1	Navy	89
						4	William & Mary	83
	5	James Madison	61
	4	William & Mary	68
											1	Navy	85
											2	Richmond	76
	3	George Mason	70
	6	UNC Wilmington	67
						3	George Mason	64
						2	Richmond	77
	7	American	68
	2	Richmond	74

References

1. sports-reference.com 1984-85 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary
2. "1984-85 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.