1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Men's 200px 8 The Forum Inglewood, CA 1984 men UNLV Rebels UNLV 2nd Jerry Tarkanian 2nd Richie Adams 1984 men UNLV Rebels UNLV The 1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 5–7 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.1984-85 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/pcaa/1985.html February 5, 2018 Top-seeded 1984 men UNLV Rebels UNLV defeated 1984 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton in the final, 79–61, thus capturing their second PCAA/Big West title (and second in three seasons). The Runnin' Rebels, in turn, received a bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament, the program's sixth overall. Format The tournament field remained the same as 1984, with eight total teams. Again, only the top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament. All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal. Bracket First roundThursday, March 5 SemifinalsFriday, March 6 ChampionshipSaturday, March 7 1 11 1984 men UNLV Running Rebels UNLV 89 8 1984 men Pacific Tigers Pacific 58 5 1984 men San Jose State Spartans San José State 92 4 1984 men Utah State Aggies Utah State 56 3 1984 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 79 6 UC Irvine 68 7 1984 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 50 2 1984 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 56 1 11 UNLV 60 5 San José State 59 3 Cal State Fullerton 56 2 Fresno State 54 1 11 UNLV 79 3 Cal State Fullerton 61 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1984–85 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball season Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in Inglewood, California