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The 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament.
The 1985 NCAA Tournament was the first to feature a 64-team field, [1] expanding from 53 teams the year before. Three teams from the Big East Conference (Georgetown, St. John's, and Villanova) advanced to the NCAA tournament's Final Four. It was the first time that three teams from the same conference reached the Final Four. [1]
The 1985 NCAA Tournament championship has been described as one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history by numerous writers, including Jack Carey of USA Today and Matt Bonesteel of The Washington Post. [9] [35] As of 2021, the 1984–85 Villanova team is the lowest-seeded NCAA championship squad. [36]
The 1985 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1985, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. [1] [2]Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated 2 seed Arkansas 67-64 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament.
1984–85 American college basketball standings templates (31 P) 1985 National Invitation Tournament participants (6 P) 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament participants (64 P)
It determines the champion of Division I, the top level of play in the NCAA, [1] and the media often describes the winner as the national champion of college basketball. [2] [3] The NCAA Tournament has been held annually since 1939, except for 2020, when it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. [4] Its field grew from eight ...
The 1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 3rd-year head coach Craig Littlepage , played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League .
The 1985 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 1985. [1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament . Bracket and results