1985 MAC men's basketball tournament

1985 MAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	7
Finals site	Centennial Hall Toledo, OH
Champions	Ohio (2nd title)
Winning coach	Danny Nee (2nd title)
MVP	Ron Harper (Miami (OH))
MAC men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Ohio †	14	–	4		.778			22	–	8		.733
Miami	13	–	5		.722			20	–	11		.645
Toledo	11	–	7		.611			16	–	12		.571
Kent State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	13		.567
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9		.500			15	–	13		.536
Ball State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	16		.448
Western Michigan	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			11	–	16		.407
Bowling Green	6	–	12		.333			12	–	15		.444
Central Michigan	4	–	14		.222			9	–	18		.333
† 1985 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.^[1] Top-seeded Ohio defeated Miami in the championship game by the score of 74–64 to win their second MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Kansas in the first round.^[2][3] Ron Harper of runner-up Miami was named the tournament MVP.^[4]

Format

Seven of the ten MAC teams participated. All games were played at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 5					Semifinals March 6					Final March 7
						1	Ohio	57
						4	Kent State	55
	5	Eastern Michigan	74
	4	Kent State	85
											1	Ohio	74
											2	Miami (OH)	64
	3	Toledo	66
	6	Ball State	68
						6	Ball State	70
						2	Miami (OH)	91
	7	Western Michigan	64
	2	Miami (OH)	78

^[1]

References

1. "1984-85 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
2. "1985 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
3. "1984-85 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
4. "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved February 13, 2022.