1985 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

Winning coachBosco Djurickovic (NPC)MOPEarnest Hubbard (NPC)Attendance31,746
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1984 1986»

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.

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

References

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