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1985 NAIA men's basketball tournament

1985 (1985) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsFort Hays State (2 title, 2 title game,
5 Fab Four)
Runner-upWayland Baptist (TX) (1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
  • Marycrest (IA) (1 Final Four)
  • Central Washington (4 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Gerry Smith (Marycrest (IA))
Chuck Taylor MVPEdgar Eason (Fort Hays State)
NAIA men's tournaments
«1984 1986»

The 1985 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 48th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. Fort Hays State won the tournament and with it its second NAIA title.[1]

Awards and honors

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  • Leading scorers:
  • Leading rebounder Darryl Smith marycrest college:
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994.[2]

Bracket

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First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Fort Hays State 80
Rocky Mountain 67
1 Fort Hays State 55
David Lipscomb 48
David Lipscomb 68
16 William Carey 66
1 Fort Hays State 67
TOP TIER
Athens State 63
Athens State (Ala.) 64
9 College of Idaho 59
Athens State 77
8 Georgia Southwestern 73
8 Georgia Southwestern 89
Hendrix 80
1 Fort Hays State 65
Central Washington 64
Minnesota Duluth 43
5 Biola 40
Minnesota Duluth 57
- Central Washington 58
Central Washington 82
12 Hawaii Pacific 79
Central Washington 64
TOP TIER
4 West Virginia Wesleyan 63
13 Rio Grande (OH) 89
Berea 86
13 Rio Grande 68
4 West Virginia Wesleyan 84
Quincy 59
4 West Virginia Wesleyan 79
1 Fort Hays State 82
11 Wayland Baptist 80*
3 College of Charleston 68
Castleton State 52
3 College of Charleston 60
14 Southeastern Oklahoma State 43
Kearney State 67
14 Southeastern Oklahoma State 70
11 Wayland Baptist 73
BOTTOM TIER
3 College of Charleston 68
11 Wayland Baptist 78
Colorado Mesa 70
11 Wayland Baptist 90
Hillsdale 63
Hillsdale 92
6 St. Thomas Aquinas 79
11 Wayland Baptist 70
7 Marycrest 69
Cabrini 70
7 Marycrest 71
7 Marycrest 83
Pfeiffer 75
10 Southwestern (TX) 59 NAIA third-place game
Pfeiffer 74
7 Marycrest 78 7 Marycrest 108
BOTTOM TIER
Drury 68 Central Washington 94
15 Waynesburg 57
Drury 66
Drury 58
2 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 56
IUPUI 61
2 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 71
  •  * denotes overtime.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
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