# 1985 National Invitation Tournament

The 1985 National Invitation Tournament was the 1985 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 12, 1985, and ended when the UCLA Bruins defeated Indiana Hoosiers in the NIT championship game on Friday, March 29, 1985, at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins were led by first-year head coach Walt Hazzard.

## Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.
* Alcorn State
* Bradley
* Butler
* Canisius
* Chattanooga
* Cincinnati
* Clemson
* Florida
* Fordham
* Fresno State
* Houston
* Indiana
* Kent State
* Lamar
* Louisville
* Marquette
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* New Mexico
* Richmond
* Southwestern Louisiana
* Saint Joseph's
* Santa Clara
* South Florida
* Tennessee
* Tennessee Tech
* Texas A&M
* UCLA
* Virginia
* Wake Forest
* West Virginia

## Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 65 | | | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech | 62 | | | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech | 62 | Tennessee | Tennessee | 73 | | | |
| | | | Southwestern Louisiana | Southwestern Louisiana | 72 | | | |
| Southwestern Louisiana | Southwestern Louisiana | 65 | Southwestern Louisiana | Southwestern Louisiana | 72 | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 64 | | | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 64 | | | | Tennessee | Tennessee | 61 |
| | | | | | | Virginia | Virginia | 54 |
| Virginia | Virginia | 56 | | | | | | | Virginia | Virginia | 54 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 55 | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 55 | Virginia | Virginia | 68 | | | |
| | | | Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 61 | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 68 | Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 61 | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 67 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Indiana | Indiana | 79 | | | | | | |
| Butler | Butler | 57 | | | | | | |
| Butler | Butler | 57 | Indiana | Indiana | 75 | | | |
| | | | Richmond | Richmond | 53 | | | |
| Richmond | Richmond | 59 | Richmond | Richmond | 53 | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 57 | | | | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 57 | | | | Indiana | Indiana | 94 |
| | | | | | | Marquette | Marquette | 82 |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 77 | | | | | | | Marquette | Marquette | 82 |
| Kent State | Kent State | 61 | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 61 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 54 | | | |
| | | | Marquette | Marquette | 56 | | | |
| Marquette | Marquette | 77 | Marquette | Marquette | 56 | | | |
| Bradley | Bradley | 64 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| UCLA | UCLA | 78 | | | | | | |
| Montana | Montana | 47 | | | | | | |
| Montana | Montana | 47 | UCLA | UCLA | 82 | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 63 | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 79 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 63 | | | |
| Canisius | Canisius | 66 | | | | | | |
| Canisius | Canisius | 66 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 53 |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 43 |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 79 | | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 43 |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 76 | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 76 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 66 | | | |
| | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 55 | | | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 80 | New Mexico | New Mexico | 55 | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 67 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Louisville | Louisville | 77 | | | | | | |
| Alcorn State | Alcorn State | 75 | | | | | | |
| Alcorn State | Alcorn State | 75 | Louisville | Louisville | 68 | | | |
| | | | South Florida | South Florida | 61 | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 77 | South Florida | South Florida | 61 | | | |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 66 | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 66 | | | | Louisville | Louisville | 71 |
| | | | | | | Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 66 |
| Lamar | Lamar | 78 | | | | | | | Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 66 |
| Houston | Houston | 71 | | | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | 71 | Lamar | Lamar | 84 | | | |
| | | | Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 85 | | | |
| Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 67 | Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 85 | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 65 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals (March 27) | Semifinals (March 27) | Semifinals (March 27) | Finals (March 29) | Finals (March 29) | Finals (March 29) |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 67 | | | |
| Indiana | Indiana | 74 | | | |
| Indiana | Indiana | 74 | Indiana | Indiana | 62 |
| | | | UCLA | UCLA | 65 |
| UCLA | UCLA | 75 | UCLA | UCLA | 65 |
| Louisville | Louisville | 66 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 100 |
| Louisville | Louisville | 84 |

## All-tournament team

* Nigel Miguel, UCLA
* Steve Alford, Indiana
* Uwe Blab, Indiana
* Anthony Richardson, Tennessee
* Billy Thompson, Louisville
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