1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament

1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	8
Site	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Champions	Iona (3rd title)
Winning coach	Pat Kennedy (3rd title)
MVP	Tony Hargraves (Iona)
MAAC men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iona †	11	–	3		.786			26	–	5		.839
Fordham	9	–	5		.643			19	–	12		.613
Holy Cross	8	–	6		.571			9	–	19		.321
La Salle	8	–	6		.571			15	–	13		.536
Army	7	–	7		.500			16	–	13		.552
Saint Peter's	5	–	9		.357			15	–	14		.517
Manhattan	4	–	10		.286			8	–	20		.286
Fairfield	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
† 1985 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 with the quarterfinal round held at the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut and the semifinals and championship game held at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.^[2]

Iona defeated Fordham in the championship game, 57–54, to win their third MAAC men's basketball tournament in four years.

The Gaels received a bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament where Loyola beat them– Chicago in the opening round, 59–58. It was the second straight season Iona was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in a 1-point defeat.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams starting play in the quarterfinal round. An additional third place game was also played on the last day of the tournament.

All games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Friday, March 1					Semifinals Saturday, March 2					Championship Sunday, March 3
	1	Iona	95
	8	Fairfield	61
						1	Iona	59
						5	Army	57
	4	La Salle	64
	5	Army	76
											1	Iona	57
											2	Fordham	54
	3	Holy Cross	66
	6	Saint Peter's	70
						6	St. Peter's	55			Third Place Sunday, March 3
						2	Fordham	62
	2	Fordham	44								5	Army	71
	7	Manhattan	42								6	St. Peter's	66

References

1. sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1984-85 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.