1985 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1985 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–10, 1985 at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[2]

1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams8
SiteHammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsEastern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coachRick Samuels (1st title)
MVPNone selected
1984–85 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cleveland State113 .786  218  .724
Western Illinois104 .714  1414  .500
Eastern Illinois95 .643  2010  .667
Missouri State86 .571  1713  .567
Illinois-Chicago77 .500  1414  .500
Northern Iowa68 .429  1216  .429
Valparaiso410 .286  820  .286
Green Bay113 .071  424  .143
1985 AMCU-8 Tournament winner
Rankings from [1]

Eastern Illinois defeated hosts Southwest Missouri State in the title game, 75–64, to win their first AMCU/Summit League championship. However, the Panthers did not earn a bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record, and the highest-seeded team in each game served as the host.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6
Semifinals
Thursday, March 7
Friday, March 8
Finals
Sunday, March 10
                           
  1 Cleveland State 85  
8 UW–Green Bay 67  
  1 Cleveland State 76  
    4 SW Missouri State 79  
5 Illinois–Chicago 86
  4 SW Missouri State 104  
    4 SW Missouri State 64
  3 Eastern Illinois 75
  3 Eastern Illinois 66  
6 Northern Iowa 65  
3 Eastern Illinois 74
    2 Western Illinois 67  
7 Valparaiso 71
  2 Western Illinois 76  

References

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