1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.

1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	8
Site	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA
Champions	VCU (3rd title)
Winning coach	J.D. Barnett (3rd title)
MVP	Mike Schlegel (VCU)
Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 VCU †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	6		.813
UAB	11	–	3		.786			25	–	9		.735
Old Dominion	9	–	5		.643			19	–	12		.613
South Florida	6	–	8		.429			18	–	12		.600
Jacksonville	6	–	8		.429			15	–	14		.517
South Alabama	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
Western Kentucky	5	–	9		.357			14	–	14		.500
UNC Charlotte	1	–	13		.071			5	–	23		.179
† 1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded VCU defeated rival Old Dominion in the championship game, 87–82, to win their third Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Rams, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Sun Belt members UAB and Old Dominion, both of whom received at-large bids.

Format

No changes were made to the tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round, and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Friday, March 1					Semifinals Saturday, March 2					Championship Sunday, March 3
	1	#17 VCU	85
	8	UNC Charlotte	62
						1	#17 VCU	75
						5	Jacksonville	57
	5	Jacksonville	75
	4	South Florida	69
											1	#17 VCU	87
											3	Old Dominion	82
	3	Old Dominion	84
	6	South Alabama	66
						3	Old Dominion	68
						2	UAB	67
	7	Western Kentucky	56
	2	UAB	64

See also

• 1985 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament