1985 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 1985 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 11th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

1985 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Champions	North Park Vikings (4th title)
Runner-up	Potsdam State Bears (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (1st Final Four) Widener Pride (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Bosco Djurickovic (NPC)
MOP	Earnest Hubbard (NPC)
Attendance	31,746
NCAA Division III men's tournaments «1984 1986»

Held during March 1985, the field included 32 teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.^[1]

North Park defeated SUNY Potsdam, 72–71, to claim their fourth NCAA Division III national title.

Tournament bracket

Regionals

First round Regional Championship             Clark (MA) 88 Westfield State 78 Clark (MA) 62 WPI 67 WPI 58* Albany (NY) 57 Regional Third-place Westfield State 70 Albany (NY) 78

First round Regional Championship             Widener 54 Lycoming 52 Widener 55* Scranton 53 Scranton 85 Washington & Jefferson 74 Regional Third-place Lycoming 102** Washington & Jefferson 92

First round Regional Championship             William Paterson 71* Roanoke 68 William Paterson 59 Trenton State 48 Trenton State 75 Salisbury State 62 Regional Third-place Roanoke 83 Salisbury State 98

First round Regional Championship             Buffalo State 76 Alfred 68 Buffalo State 56 Potsdam State 69 Potsdam State 63 Hartwick 62 Regional Third-place Alfred 47 Hartwick 52

First round Regional Championship             Wittenberg 70 DePauw 62 Wittenberg 68 Hope 63 Hope 78 Otterbein 71 Regional Third-place DePauw 78 Otterbein 79

First round Regional Championship             North Park 95 Monmouth (IL) 55 North Park 83* Wisconsin–Whitewater 81 Wisconsin–Whitewater 72 North Central (IL) 53 Regional Third-place Monmouth (IL) 69 North Central (IL) 60

First round Regional Championship             Nebraska Wesleyan 74 Saint John's (MN) 56 Nebraska Wesleyan 76 Central (IA) 54 Central (IA) 72 Redlands 64 Regional Third-place Saint John's (MN) 70 Redlands 80

First round Regional Championship             Centre (KY) 66 Greensboro 52 Centre (KY) 91 LeMoyne-Owen 72 LeMoyne-Owen 74 Augsburg 55 Regional Third-place Greensboro 83 Augsburg 69

National finals

	National quarterfinals					National semifinals					National championship
	WPI		38
	Widener		41
						Widener		38
						Potsdam State		54
	William Paterson		59
	Potsdam State		76
											Potsdam State		71
											North Park		72
	Wittenberg		71
	North Park		73
						North Park		85			National third-place game
						Nebraska Wesleyan		80
	Nebraska Wesleyan		69								Widener		44
	Centre (KY)		62								Nebraska Wesleyan		48

See also

• 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1985 NAIA men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved December 25, 2017.