1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 1985
| Conference = Southern Conference
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 8
| Arena = Asheville Civic Center
| City = Asheville, NC
| Champions = Marshall
| TitleCount = 2nd
| Coach = Rick Huckabay
| CoachCount = 2nd
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{{1984–85 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1985 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Marshall Thundering Herd, led by head coach Rick Huckabay, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1985 NCAA tournament.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southern/1985.html 1984–85 Southern Conference Season Summary]
Format
The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1 =Quarterfinals
March 1
| RD2 =Semifinals
March 2
| RD3 =Finals
March 3
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed1 =1
| RD1-team1 ={{cbb link|1984|sex=none|team=Chattanooga Mocs|title=Chattanooga}}
| RD1-score1 =63
| RD1-seed2 =8
| RD1-team2 ={{cbb link|1984|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}}
| RD1-score2 =60
| RD1-seed3 =4
| RD1-team3 ={{cbb link|1984|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| RD1-score3 =63OT
| RD1-seed4 =5
| RD1-team4 =VMI
| RD1-score4 =65
| RD1-seed5 =2
| RD1-team5 =Marshall
| RD1-score5 =83
| RD1-seed6 =7
| RD1-team6 ={{cbb link|1984|team=Davidson Wildcats|title=Davidson}}
| RD1-score6 =71
| RD1-seed7 =3
| RD1-team7 =The Citadel
| RD1-score7 =68
| RD1-seed8 =6
| RD1-team8 ={{cbb link|1984|team=Appalachian State Mountaineers|title=Appalachian State}}
| RD1-score8 =62
| RD2-seed1 =1
| RD2-team1 =Chattanooga
| RD2-score1 =69OT
| RD2-seed2 =5
| RD2-team2 =VMI
| RD2-score2 =71
| RD2-seed3 =2
| RD2-team3 =Marshall
| RD2-score3 =79
| RD2-seed4 =3
| RD2-team4 =The Citadel
| RD2-score4 =68
| RD3-seed1 =5
| RD3-team1 =VMI
| RD3-score1 =65
| RD3-seed2 =2
| RD3-team2 =Marshall
| RD3-score2 =70
}}
See also
References
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{{Southern Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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