1985 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

August 2023 1985 Sun Belt Conference I Women's 150px 7 ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion 3rd Marianne Stanley 3rd The 1985 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference beginning on March 7, 1985, and ending on March 9, 1985, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. at the Old Dominion University Fieldhouse. Top-seeded Old Dominion defeated Western Kentucky in the championship game, 76–63, to win their third Sun Belt women's basketball tournament.1984-85 Women's Sun Belt Conference Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/women/1985.html 2023-12-19 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en The Lady Monarchs received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. They were joined by conference runner-up Western Kentucky, who received an at-large bid.2018-19 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Media Guide https://indd.adobe.com/view/4cfc9008-d8e3-4c99-9374-da01bab103ce 2023-12-19 indd.adobe.com en Old Dominion went on to win the NCAA tournament 70–65 against the Georgia Lady Bulldogs.Litsky Frank 1985-04-01 Old Dominion Tops Georgia for Title en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/01/sports/old-dominion-tops-georgia-for-title.html 2023-12-19 0362-4331 Western Kentucky made it to the Final Four, but lost to Georgia 78–91. Format First-seeded Old Dominion received a bye from the first round. The winner of the third and fifth seed game would play Old Dominion the following day. The remaining conference members were placed into the initial round. Each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record. Seeds 1985 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker1 (#5) Old Dominion‡ 6–0 24–32 (#14) Western Kentucky 5–1 23–4 3Alabama-Birmingham 4–2 13–144 South Alabama 3–3 18–9 5 UNC Charlotte 2–4 13–11 6 Virginia Commonwealth 1–5 8–18 7 South Florida 0–6 8–17 ‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions and first round bye.# – Rankings from AP Poll. Bracket First roundFriday, March 7 SemifinalsFriday, March 8 ChampionshipSunday, March 9 3 UAB 73 5 UNC Charlotte 68 4 South Alabama 69 6 VCU 66 2 #14 Western Kentucky 85 7 South Florida 64 1 #5 Old Dominion 95 3 UAB 57 4 South Alabama 82 2 #14 Western Kentucky 87 1 #5 Old Dominion 76 2 #14 Western Kentucky 63 See also 1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament References Category:1984–85 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball season Category:Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference Women's B Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament Category:Women's sports in Virginia