1985 WAC men's basketball tournament

1985 WAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	9
Site	Special Events Center El Paso, TX
Champions	San Diego State (1st title)
Winning coach	Smokey Gaines (1st title)
MVP	Luster Goodwin (UTEP)
Television	Lorimar Sports Network
WAC men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTEP	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
San Diego State †	11	–	5		.688			23	–	8		.742
New Mexico	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Colorado State	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
BYU	9	–	7		.563			15	–	14		.517
Utah	8	–	8		.500			15	–	16		.484
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			15	–	14		.517
Hawaii	5	–	11		.313			10	–	18		.357
Air Force	2	–	14		.125			8	–	20		.286
† 1985 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1985 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at the Special Events Center in El Paso, Texas.^[2]

In their first season in the WAC, San Diego State defeated defending champions UTEP in the championship game, 87–81, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Aztecs, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament while top-seeded UTEP additionally received an at-large bid.

Format

The tournament expanded by one team with the addition of San Diego State from the PCAA.

The top two teams from the regular season standings continued to receive a double-bye while the third-seeded team got a single-bye. The remaining six teams, in turn, competed in the first round. Seeding was based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

	First round Monday, March 4					Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 5					Semifinals Wednesday, March 6					Championship Thursday, March 7
											1	UTEP	82
	4	BYU	79								6	Utah	73
	9	Air Force	82			9	Air Force	64
	6	Utah	61			6	Utah	66
	7	Wyoming	60													1	UTEP	81
																2	San Diego State	87
											2	San Diego State	98
											3	New Mexico	84
						3	New Mexico	62
	5	Colorado State	73			5	Colorado State	56
	8	Hawaii	68

References

1. sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.