The 1985 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the fifth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.
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| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | ||||
| Champions | SW Oklahoma State (3rd title, 3rd title game, 3rd Fab Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Saginaw Valley (1st title game, 2nd Fab Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Coach of the year | John Loftin (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Carmen Wynn (Wayland Baptist) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
| Top scorer | Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State) (82 points) | ||||
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Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Saginaw Valley in the championship game, 55–54, to claim the Bulldogs' third NAIA national title.
The tournament was played in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[1]
Qualification
editThe tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.
The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals.
Bracket
edit| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Maine | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UMKC | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pembroke State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UMKC | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wayland Baptist | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carson-Newman | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Milwaukee | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carson-Newman | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wayland Baptist | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Mary's (CA) | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wayland Baptist | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saginaw Valley | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saginaw Valley | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bluefield State | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saginaw Valley | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern Illinois | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern Illinois | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Louisiana College | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saginaw Valley | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midland Lutheran | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Claflin | 80 | National third place | ||||||||||||||||
| Midland Lutheran | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Midland Lutheran | 67 | 4 | Wayland Baptist | 70 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Portland | 64 | Midland Lutheran | 64 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Portland | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiana Tech | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.