1985 National Invitation Tournament

The 1985 National Invitation Tournament was the 1985 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 12, 1985, and ended when the UCLA Bruins defeated Indiana Hoosiers in the NIT championship game on Friday, March 29, 1985, at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins were led by first-year head coach Walt Hazzard.^[1]

1985 National Invitation Tournament

Season

Teams

32

Finals site

Madison Square Garden
New York City

Champions

UCLA Bruins (1st title)

Runner-up

Indiana Hoosiers (2nd title game)

Semifinalists

Tennessee Volunteers (2nd semifinal)
Louisville Cardinals (2nd semifinal)

Winning coach

Walt Hazzard (1st title)

MVP

Reggie Miller (UCLA)

National Invitation Tournaments
«1984	1986»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.^[2]

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.^[2]

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals

	Tennessee		65

	Tennessee Tech		62
						Tennessee		73

						Southwestern Louisiana		72
	Southwestern Louisiana		65

	Florida		64
											Tennessee		61

											Virginia		54
	Virginia		56

	West Virginia		55
						Virginia		68

						Saint Joseph's		61
	Saint Joseph's		68

	Missouri		67

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals

	Indiana		79

	Butler		57
						Indiana		75

						Richmond		53
	Richmond		59

	Fordham		57
											Indiana		94

											Marquette		82
	Cincinnati		77

	Kent State		61
						Cincinnati		54

						Marquette		56
	Marquette		77

	Bradley		64

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals

	UCLA		78

	Montana		47
						UCLA		82

						Nebraska		63
	Nebraska		79

	Canisius		66
											UCLA		53

											Fresno State		43
	Fresno State		79

	Santa Clara		76
						Fresno State		66

						New Mexico		55
	New Mexico		80

	Texas A&M		67

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals

	Louisville		77

	Alcorn State		75
						Louisville		68

						South Florida		61
	South Florida		77

	Wake Forest		66
											Louisville		71

											Chattanooga		66
	Lamar		78

	Houston		71
						Lamar		84

						Chattanooga		85
	Chattanooga		67

	Clemson		65

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals (March 27)					Finals (March 29)

	Tennessee		67

	Indiana		74
						Indiana		62

						UCLA		65
	UCLA		75

	Louisville		66

	Third place game

	Tennessee		100

	Louisville		84

All-tournament team

Nigel Miguel, UCLA
Steve Alford, Indiana
Uwe Blab, Indiana
Anthony Richardson, Tennessee
Billy Thompson, Louisville

Source:^[3]

See also

References

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