1985 National Invitation Tournament

{{Infobox college basketball tournament | Type = NIT

| Gender=

| Year=1985

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| Caption=

| Teams=32

| FinalFourArena=Madison Square Garden

| FinalFourCity=New York City

| Champions=UCLA Bruins

| TitleCount=1st

| RunnerUp=Indiana Hoosiers

| GameCount=2nd

| Semifinal1=Tennessee Volunteers

| SemifinalCount=2nd

| Semifinal2=Louisville Cardinals

| SemifinalCount2=2nd

| Coach=Walt Hazzard

| CoachCount=1st

| MOP=Reggie Miller

| MOPTeam=UCLA

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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.{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Yannis|title=Hazzard ends up a big winner|date=March 30, 1985|newspaper=The Miami News|agency=New York Times News Service|page=5B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96316074/|access-date=February 24, 2022}}

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Tournament Results (1980's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09

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Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Tennessee

| RD1-score1=65

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Tennessee Tech

| RD1-score2=62

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Southwestern Louisiana

| RD1-score3=65

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Florida

| RD1-score4=64

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Virginia

| RD1-score5=56

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=West Virginia

| RD1-score6=55

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Saint Joseph's

| RD1-score7=68

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Missouri

| RD1-score8=67

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Tennessee

| RD2-score1=73

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Southwestern Louisiana

| RD2-score2=72

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Virginia

| RD2-score3=68

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Saint Joseph's

| RD2-score4=61

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Tennessee

| RD3-score1=61

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Virginia

| RD3-score2=54

}}

{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Indiana

| RD1-score1=79

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Butler

| RD1-score2=57

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Richmond

| RD1-score3=59

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Fordham

| RD1-score4=57

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Cincinnati

| RD1-score5=77

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Kent State

| RD1-score6=61

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Marquette

| RD1-score7=77

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Bradley

| RD1-score8=64

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Indiana

| RD2-score1=75

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Richmond

| RD2-score2=53

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Cincinnati

| RD2-score3=54

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Marquette

| RD2-score4=56

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Indiana

| RD3-score1=94

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Marquette

| RD3-score2=82

}}

{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=UCLA

| RD1-score1=78

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Montana

| RD1-score2=47

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Nebraska

| RD1-score3=79

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Canisius

| RD1-score4=66

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Fresno State

| RD1-score5=79

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Santa Clara

| RD1-score6=76

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=New Mexico

| RD1-score7=80

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Texas A&M

| RD1-score8=67

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=UCLA

| RD2-score1=82

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Nebraska

| RD2-score2=63

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Fresno State

| RD2-score3=66

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=New Mexico

| RD2-score4=55

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=UCLA

| RD3-score1=53

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Fresno State

| RD3-score2=43

}}

{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Louisville

| RD1-score1=77

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Alcorn State

| RD1-score2=75

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=South Florida

| RD1-score3=77

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Wake Forest

| RD1-score4=66

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Lamar

| RD1-score5=78

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Houston

| RD1-score6=71

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Chattanooga

| RD1-score7=67

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Clemson

| RD1-score8=65

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Louisville

| RD2-score1=68

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=South Florida

| RD2-score2=61

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Lamar

| RD2-score3=84

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Chattanooga

| RD2-score4=85

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Louisville

| RD3-score1=71

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Chattanooga

| RD3-score2=66

}}

=Semifinals & finals=

{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals (March 27) | RD2=Finals (March 29)

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Tennessee

| RD1-score1=67

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Indiana

| RD1-score2=74

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=UCLA

| RD1-score3=75

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Louisville

| RD1-score4=66

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Indiana

| RD2-score1=62

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=UCLA

| RD2-score2=65

}}

{{2TeamBracket

| RD1=Third place game

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Tennessee

| RD1-score1=100

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Louisville

| RD1-score2=84

}}

All-tournament team

Nigel Miguel, UCLA
Steve Alford, Indiana
Uwe Blab, Indiana
Anthony Richardson, Tennessee
Billy Thompson, Louisville

Source:{{cite news|title=Miller Convincing, Leads UCLA Past IU|date=March 30, 1985|newspaper=The Republic|location=Columbus, Indiana|page=A8|agency=UPI|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96316289/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 24, 2022}}