1985 SEC men's basketball tournament

Annual college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1985 SEC Men's 10 Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134 Auburn 1st Sonny Smith 1st Chuck Person Auburn 122,900 Lorimar Sports Network (Entire tournament) NBC (Championship game) The 1985 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–9, 1985 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. The Auburn Tigers men's basketball team won their first ever SEC Tournament title in the championship game on March 9, 1985. Auburn defeated Alabama 53–49 for the SEC's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament.1984-85 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com1984-85 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com Television coverage of the tournament’s first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were produced and regionally syndicated by the now-defunct Lorimar Sports Network (formerly Sports Productions, Inc.), the sports broadcasting arm of Lorimar Productions. Outside of the SEC geographical footprint, the championship game was nationally televised on NBC via that network’s in-house sports division, NBC Sports (With Marv Albert and Bucky Waters handling the Play by Play and Color respectively). Bracket First Round Wednesday, March 6 Lorimar Sports Network Second Round Thursday, March 7 LSN Semi-Finals Friday, March 8 LSN Finals Saturday, March 9 LSN, NBC high 8 Auburn 68 9 1984 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 60 7 1984 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 71 10 1984 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 51 8 Auburn 58 1 19 LSU 55 5 1984 Florida Gators Florida 58 4 Kentucky 55 6 1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 31 3 Alabama 42 2 17 Georgia 67 7 Tennessee 61 8 Auburn 43 5 Florida 42 3 Alabama 74 2 17 Georgia 53 8 Auburn 53 3 Alabama 49 References Category:SEC men's basketball tournament Category:1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season Category:1985 in sports in Alabama Category:Basketball competitions in Birmingham, Alabama Category:College basketball tournaments in Alabama