1985 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1985 32 Madison Square Garden New York City UCLA Bruins 1st Indiana Hoosiers 2nd Tennessee Volunteers 2nd Louisville Cardinals 2nd Walt Hazzard 1st Reggie Miller 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.Alex Yannis Hazzard ends up a big winner March 30, 1985 The Miami News New York Times News Service 5B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96316074/ February 24, 2022 Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09 15em Alcorn State Bradley Butler Canisius Chattanooga Cincinnati Clemson Florida Fordham Fresno State Houston Indiana Kent State Lamar Louisville Marquette Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico Richmond Southwestern Louisiana Saint Joseph's Santa Clara South Florida Tennessee Tennessee Tech Texas A&M UCLA Virginia Wake Forest West Virginia Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Tennessee 65 Tennessee Tech 62 Southwestern Louisiana 65 Florida 64 Virginia 56 West Virginia 55 Saint Joseph's 68 Missouri 67 Tennessee 73 Southwestern Louisiana 72 Virginia 68 Saint Joseph's 61 Tennessee 61 Virginia 54 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Indiana 79 Butler 57 Richmond 59 Fordham 57 Cincinnati 77 Kent State 61 Marquette 77 Bradley 64 Indiana 75 Richmond 53 Cincinnati 54 Marquette 56 Indiana 94 Marquette 82 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals UCLA 78 Montana 47 Nebraska 79 Canisius 66 Fresno State 79 Santa Clara 76 New Mexico 80 Texas A&M 67 UCLA 82 Nebraska 63 Fresno State 66 New Mexico 55 UCLA 53 Fresno State 43 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Louisville 77 Alcorn State 75 South Florida 77 Wake Forest 66 Lamar 78 Houston 71 Chattanooga 67 Clemson 65 Louisville 68 South Florida 61 Lamar 84 Chattanooga 85 Louisville 71 Chattanooga 66 Semifinals & finals Semifinals (March 27) Finals (March 29) Tennessee 67 Indiana 74 UCLA 75 Louisville 66 Indiana 62 UCLA 65 Third place game Tennessee 100 Louisville 84 All-tournament team Nigel Miguel, UCLA Steve Alford, Indiana Uwe Blab, Indiana Anthony Richardson, Tennessee Billy Thompson, Louisville Source:Miller Convincing, Leads UCLA Past IU March 30, 1985 The Republic Columbus, Indiana A8 UPI https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96316289/ Newspapers.com February 24, 2022 See also 1985 National Women's Invitational Tournament 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1985 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1985 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1985 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1985 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1985 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1985 NAIA women's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1980s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan