1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	8
Site	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
Champions	Marshall (2nd title)
Winning coach	Rick Huckabay (2nd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Chattanooga	14	–	2		.875			24	–	8		.750
Marshall†	12	–	4		.750			21	–	13		.618
The Citadel	11	–	5		.688			18	–	11		.621
Western Carolina	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
VMI	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
Appalachian State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	14		.500
Davidson	6	–	10		.375			10	–	20		.333
Furman	4	–	12		.250			7	–	21		.250
East Tennessee State	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1985 Rankings from AP poll

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

	Quarterfinals March 1					Semifinals March 2					Finals March 3
	1	Chattanooga	63
	8	Furman	60
						1	Chattanooga	69OT
						5	VMI	71
	4	Western Carolina	63OT
	5	VMI	65
											5	VMI	65
											2	Marshall	70
	2	Marshall	83
	7	Davidson	71
						2	Marshall	79
						3	The Citadel	68
	3	The Citadel	68
	6	Appalachian State	62

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions