1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	7
First round site	Campus Sites Campus Arenas
Finals site	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Champions	Louisiana Tech (2nd title)
Winning coach	Andy Russo (2nd title)
MVP	Jerry Everett (Lamar)
Southland Conference men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Louisiana Tech †	11	–	1		.917			29	–	3		.906
McNeese State	9	–	3		.750			18	–	10		.643
Lamar	8	–	4		.667			20	–	12		.625
Arkansas State	6	–	6		.500			14	–	14		.500
Northeast Louisiana	4	–	8		.333			17	–	12		.586
Texas-Arlington	3	–	9		.250			12	–	16		.429
North Texas	1	–	11		.083			5	–	23		.179
† 1985 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1985 with quarterfinal matchups being held at the home arena of the higher seed and the semifinals and championship game played at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana.^[2]

Louisiana Tech defeated Lamar in the championship game, 70–69, to win their second straight Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Bulldogs received a bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest region and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 4 Oklahoma. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Conference tournament runner–up Lamar received an invitation to the 1985 NIT Tournament.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams began play in the quarterfinal round.

First round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 5					Semifinals Wednesday, March 6					Championship Thursday, March 7
						1	Louisiana Tech	72
						5	NE Louisiana	70
	4	Arkansas State	62
	5	NE Louisiana	70
											1	Louisiana Tech	70
											3	Lamar	69
	3	Lamar	98
	6	Texas-Arlington	70
						3	Lamar	95
						2	McNeese State	88
	2	McNeese State	89
	7	North Texas State	78

References

1. sports-reference.com 1984-85 Southland Conference Season Summary
2. "1984-85 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.