1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1985


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=Rupp Arena
FinalFourCity=Lexington, Kentucky
Champions=Villanova
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Georgetown
GameCount=4th
Semifinal1=Memphis State
FinalFourCount=2nd
Semifinal2=St. John's
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=Rollie Massimino
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Ed Pinckney
MOPTeam=Villanova
Attendance=422,519
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Chris Mullin
TopScorerTeam=St. John's
Points=110The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began on January 1, 1985, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Lexington, Kentucky. A total of 63 games were played.

Eight-seed Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, won the national title with a 66-64 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by John Thompson. Ed Pinckney of Villanova was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The game is often cited among the greatest upsets in college basketball history. This Villanova team remains the lowest-seeded team to win the tournament.

This year's Final Four saw an unprecedented and unmatched three teams from the same conference, with Big East members Villanova and Georgetown joined by St. John's. The only "interloper" in the Big East party was Memphis State, then of the Metro Conference. (Memphis State's 1985 Final Four appearance was vacated due to using ineligible players, as were all tournament appearances from 1982-1986.)

This was also the first year that one of the regionals was named "Southeast," replacing "Mideast." This name was used until 1998, when the regional was renamed "South."

Locations

Teams

Bracket

East region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Georgetown
RD1-score01=68
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Lehigh
RD1-score02=43
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Temple
RD1-score03=60
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Virginia Tech
RD1-score04=57
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=SMU
RD1-score05=85
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Old Dominion
RD1-score06=68
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Loyola-IL
RD1-score07=59
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Iona
RD1-score08=58
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Georgia
RD1-score09=67
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Wichita St
RD1-score10=59
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Illinois
RD1-score11=76
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Northeastern
RD1-score12=57
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Syracuse
RD1-score13=70
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=DePaul
RD1-score14=65
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Georgia Tech
RD1-score15=65
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Mercer
RD1-score16=58
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Georgetown
RD2-score01=63
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Temple
RD2-score02=46
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=SMU
RD2-score03=57
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Loyola-IL
RD2-score04=70
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Georgia
RD2-score05=58
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Illinois
RD2-score06=74
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Syracuse
RD2-score07=53
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Georgia Tech
RD2-score08=70
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Georgetown
RD3-score01=65
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Loyola-IL
RD3-score02=53
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Illinois
RD3-score03=53
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Georgia Tech
RD3-score04=61
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Georgetown
RD4-score01=60
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Georgia Tech
RD4-score02=54

West region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=St John's
RD1-score01=83
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Southern University
RD1-score02=59
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Iowa
RD1-score03=54
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Arkansas
RD1-score04=63
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Washington
RD1-score05=58
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Kentucky
RD1-score06=66
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=UNLV
RD1-score07=85
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=San Diego St
RD1-score08=80
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Tulsa
RD1-score09=75
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=UTEP
RD1-score10=79
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=N.C. State
RD1-score11=65
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Nevada-Reno
RD1-score12=56
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Alabama
RD1-score13=50
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Arizona
RD1-score14=41
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Va. Commonwealth
RD1-score15=81
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Marshall
RD1-score16=65
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=St John's
RD2-score01=68
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Arkansas
RD2-score02=65
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Kentucky
RD2-score03=64
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=UNLV
RD2-score04=61
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=UTEP
RD2-score05=73
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=N.C. State
RD2-score06=86
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Alabama
RD2-score07=63
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Va. Commonwealth
RD2-score08=59
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=St John's
RD3-score01=86
RD3-seed02=12
RD3-team02=Kentucky
RD3-score02=70
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=N.C. State
RD3-score03=61
RD3-seed04=7
RD3-team04=Alabama
RD3-score04=55
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=St John's
RD4-score01=69
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=N.C. State
RD4-score02=60

outheast region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Michigan
RD1-score01=59
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Fairleigh Dickinson
RD1-score02=55
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Villanova
RD1-score03=51
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Dayton
RD1-score04=49
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Maryland
RD1-score05=69
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Miami (OH)
RD1-score06=68*
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=LSU
RD1-score07=55
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Navy
RD1-score08=78
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Purdue
RD1-score09=58
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Auburn
RD1-score10=59
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Kansas
RD1-score11=49
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Ohio
RD1-score12=38
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Notre Dame
RD1-score13=79
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Oregon St
RD1-score14=70
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=North Carolina
RD1-score15=76
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Middle Tennessee St
RD1-score16=57
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Michigan
RD2-score01=55
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Villanova
RD2-score02=59
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Maryland
RD2-score03=64
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Navy
RD2-score04=59
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Auburn
RD2-score05=66
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Kansas
RD2-score06=64
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Notre Dame
RD2-score07=58
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=North Carolina
RD2-score08=60
RD3-seed01=8
RD3-team01=Villanova
RD3-score01=46
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Maryland
RD3-score02=43
RD3-seed03=11
RD3-team03=Auburn
RD3-score03=56
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=North Carolina
RD3-score04=62
RD4-seed01=8
RD4-team01=Villanova
RD4-score01=56
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=North Carolina
RD4-score02=44

Midwest region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Oklahoma
RD1-score01=96
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=North Carolina A&T
RD1-score02=83
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Southern California
RD1-score03=55
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Illinois State
RD1-score04=58
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score05=78
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Pittsburgh
RD1-score06=54
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Ohio State
RD1-score07=75
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Iowa State
RD1-score08=64
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Texas Tech
RD1-score09=53
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Boston College
RD1-score10=55
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Duke
RD1-score11=75
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Pepperdine
RD1-score12=62
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=UAB
RD1-score13=70
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Michigan State
RD1-score14=68
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Memphis State
RD1-score15=67
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Pennsylvania
RD1-score16=55
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Oklahoma
RD2-score01=75
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Illinois State
RD2-score02=69
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score03=79
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Ohio State
RD2-score04=67
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Boston College
RD2-score05=74
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Duke
RD2-score06=73
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=UAB
RD2-score07=66*
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Memphis State
RD2-score08=67
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Oklahoma
RD3-score01=86
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Louisiana Tech
RD3-score02=84*
RD3-seed03=11
RD3-team03=Boston College
RD3-score03=57
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Memphis State
RD3-score04=59
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Oklahoma
RD4-score01=61
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Memphis State
RD4-score02=63

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals
RD1-seed1=E1
RD1-team1=Georgetown
RD1-score1=77
RD1-seed2=W1
RD1-team2=St John's
RD1-score2=59
RD1-seed3=S8
RD1-team3=Villanova
RD1-score3=52
RD1-seed4=M2
RD1-team4=Memphis State
RD1-score4=45
RD2-seed1=E1
RD2-team1=Georgetown
RD2-score1=64
RD2-seed2=S8
RD2-team2=Villanova
RD2-score2=66

Further reading

*cite book |last=Pinckney |first=Ed |authorlink=Ed Pinckney |coauthors=Gordon, Robert |title=Ed Pinckney's Tales from the Villanova Hardwood: The Story of the 1985 NCAA champs |year=2004 |publisher=Sports Publishing |location=Champaign |id=ISBN 1-58261-809-7

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1985.htm 1985 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.
* [http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/010523upset.html Villanova-Georgetown in a list of the greatest upsets in sports history]