1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	7
Site	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Champions	Middle Tennessee (4th title)
Winning coach	Bruce Stewart (1st title)
Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tennessee Tech	11	–	3		.786			19	–	9		.679
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	5		.643			16	–	13		.552
Youngstown State	9	–	5		.643			19	–	11		.633
Murray State	8	–	6		.571			19	–	9		.679
Middle Tennessee †	7	–	7		.500			17	–	14		.548
Akron	6	–	8		.429			12	–	14		.462
Austin Peay	4	–	10		.286			8	–	19		.296
Morehead State	2	–	12		.143			7	–	20		.259
† 1985 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1984–85 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 1–3, 1985, at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Middle Tennessee State defeated Youngstown State in the championship game, 66–63, to win their third OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Blue Raiders received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 1					Semifinals Wednesday, March 2					Championship Thursday, March 3
						1	Tennessee Tech	52
						5	Middle Tennessee	54
	4	Murray State	60
	5	Middle Tennessee	63
											5	Middle Tennessee	66
											2	Youngstown State	63
	3	Eastern Kentucky	75
	6	Austin Peay	66
						3	Eastern Kentucky	61
						2	Youngstown State	95
	2	Youngstown State	79
	7	Morehead State	74

References

1. sports-reference.com 1984-85 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary