1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1985 MAAC I Men's 200px 8 Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Iona 3rd Pat Kennedy 3rd Tony Hargraves Iona The 1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 with the quarterfinal round held at the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut and the semifinals and championship game held at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.1984-85 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/maac/1985.html March 6, 2022 Iona defeated 1984 men Fordham Rams Fordham in the championship game, 57–54, to win their third MAAC men's basketball tournament in four years. The Gaels received a bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament where Loyola beat them– Chicago in the opening round, 59–58. It was the second straight season Iona was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in a 1-point defeat. Format All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams starting play in the quarterfinal round. An additional third place game was also played on the last day of the tournament. All games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, March 1 SemifinalsSaturday, March 2 ChampionshipSunday, March 3 Third Place Sunday, March 3 1 Iona 95 8 1984 men Fairfield Stags Fairfield 61 4 1984 men La Salle Explorers La Salle 64 5 1984 men Army Cadets Army 76 3 1984 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 66 6 1984 men Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 70 2 1984 men Fordham Rams Fordham 44 7 1984 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 42 1 Iona 59 5 Army 57 6 St. Peter's 55 2 Fordham 62 1 Iona 57 2 Fordham 54 5 Army 71 6 St. Peter's 66 References Category:Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1984–85 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season Category:1985 in sports in New Jersey