1985 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1985 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–9, 1985 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. The Auburn Tigers men's basketball team won their first ever SEC Tournament title in the championship game on March 9, 1985. Auburn defeated Alabama 53–49 for the SEC's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament.^[2][3]

1985 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	10
Site	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama^[1]
Champions	Auburn^[1] (1st title)
Winning coach	Sonny Smith (1st title)
MVP	Chuck Person (Auburn)
Attendance	122,900
Television	Lorimar Sports Network (Entire tournament) NBC (Championship game)
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1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 LSU	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
No. 19 Georgia	12	–	6		.667			22	–	9		.710
Alabama	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Kentucky	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Florida	9	–	9		.500			18	–	12		.600
Mississippi State	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
Tennessee	8	–	10		.444			22	–	15		.595
Auburn †	8	–	10		.444			22	–	12		.647
Ole Miss	5	–	13		.278			11	–	17		.393
Vanderbilt	4	–	14		.222			11	–	17		.393
† 1985 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Television coverage of the tournament’s first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were produced and regionally syndicated by the now-defunct Lorimar Sports Network (formerly Sports Productions, Inc.), the sports broadcasting arm of Lorimar Productions. The championship game was nationally televised on NBC via that network’s in-house sports division, NBC Sports.

Bracket

	First Round Wednesday, March 6 Lorimar Sports Network					Second Round Thursday, March 7 LSN					Semi-Finals Friday, March 8 LSN					Finals Saturday, March 9 NBC
	8	Auburn	68
	9	Mississippi	60
						8	Auburn	58
						1	#19 LSU	55
											8	Auburn	43
											5	Florida	42
						5	Florida	58
						4	Kentucky	55
																8	Auburn	53
																3	Alabama	49
						6	Mississippi State	31
						3	Alabama	42
											3	Alabama	74
											2	#17 Georgia	53
						2	#17 Georgia	67
						7	Tennessee	61
	7	Tennessee	71
	10	Vanderbilt	51

References

1. 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
2. 1984-85 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
3. 1984-85 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com