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1985 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

Field	Value
Year	1985
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Madison Square Garden
FinalFourCity	New York City
Champions	UCLA Bruins
TitleCount	1st
RunnerUp	Indiana Hoosiers
GameCount	2nd
Semifinal1	Tennessee Volunteers
SemifinalCount	2nd
Semifinal2	Louisville Cardinals
SemifinalCount2	2nd
Coach	Walt Hazzard
CoachCount	1st
MOP	Reggie Miller
MOPTeam	UCLA

The 1985 National Invitation Tournament was the 1985 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 12, 1985, and ended when the UCLA Bruins defeated Indiana Hoosiers in the NIT championship game on Friday, March 29, 1985, at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins were led by first-year head coach Walt Hazzard.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Tennessee | RD1-score1=65 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Tennessee Tech | RD1-score2=62

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Southwestern Louisiana | RD1-score3=65 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Florida | RD1-score4=64

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Virginia | RD1-score5=56 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=West Virginia | RD1-score6=55

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Saint Joseph's | RD1-score7=68 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Missouri | RD1-score8=67

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Tennessee | RD2-score1=73 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Southwestern Louisiana | RD2-score2=72

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Virginia | RD2-score3=68 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Saint Joseph's | RD2-score4=61

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Tennessee | RD3-score1=61 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Virginia | RD3-score2=54

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Indiana | RD1-score1=79 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Butler | RD1-score2=57

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Richmond | RD1-score3=59 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Fordham | RD1-score4=57

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Cincinnati | RD1-score5=77 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Kent State | RD1-score6=61

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Marquette | RD1-score7=77 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Bradley | RD1-score8=64

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Indiana | RD2-score1=75 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Richmond | RD2-score2=53

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Cincinnati | RD2-score3=54 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Marquette | RD2-score4=56

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Indiana | RD3-score1=94 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Marquette | RD3-score2=82

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UCLA | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Montana | RD1-score2=47

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Nebraska | RD1-score3=79 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Canisius | RD1-score4=66

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Fresno State | RD1-score5=79 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Santa Clara | RD1-score6=76

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=New Mexico | RD1-score7=80 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Texas A&M | RD1-score8=67

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=UCLA | RD2-score1=82 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Nebraska | RD2-score2=63

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Fresno State | RD2-score3=66 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=New Mexico | RD2-score4=55

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=UCLA | RD3-score1=53 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Fresno State | RD3-score2=43

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Louisville | RD1-score1=77 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Alcorn State | RD1-score2=75

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=South Florida | RD1-score3=77 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Wake Forest | RD1-score4=66

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Lamar | RD1-score5=78 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Houston | RD1-score6=71

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Chattanooga | RD1-score7=67 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Clemson | RD1-score8=65

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Louisville | RD2-score1=68 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=South Florida | RD2-score2=61

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Lamar | RD2-score3=84 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Chattanooga | RD2-score4=85

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Louisville | RD3-score1=71 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Chattanooga | RD3-score2=66

Semifinals & finals

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Tennessee | RD1-score1=67 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Indiana | RD1-score2=74 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=UCLA | RD1-score3=75 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Louisville | RD1-score4=66 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Indiana | RD2-score1=62 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=UCLA | RD2-score2=65

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Tennessee | RD1-score1=100 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Louisville | RD1-score2=84

All-tournament team

Nigel Miguel, UCLA
Steve Alford, Indiana
Uwe Blab, Indiana
Anthony Richardson, Tennessee
Billy Thompson, Louisville

Source:

References

References

Yannis, Alex. (March 30, 1985). "Hazzard ends up a big winner". The Miami News.
[http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Tournament Results (1980's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09
(March 30, 1985). "Miller Convincing, Leads UCLA Past IU". The Republic.

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