# 1985 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 1985 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 11th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
Held during March 1985, the field included 32 teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
North Park defeated SUNY Potsdam, 72–71, to claim their fourth NCAA Division III national title.

## Tournament bracket
### Regionals

| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 88 | | | |
| Westfield State | Westfield State | 78 | | | |
| Westfield State | Westfield State | 78 | Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 62 |
| | | | WPI | WPI | 67 |
| WPI | WPI | 58* | WPI | WPI | 67 |
| Albany (NY) | Albany (NY) | 57 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Westfield State | Westfield State | 70 |
| | | | Albany (NY) | Albany (NY) | 78 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Widener | Widener | 54 | | | |
| Lycoming | Lycoming | 52 | | | |
| Lycoming | Lycoming | 52 | Widener | Widener | 55* |
| | | | Scranton | Scranton | 53 |
| Scranton | Scranton | 85 | Scranton | Scranton | 53 |
| Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 74 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Lycoming | Lycoming | 102** |
| | | | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 92 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 71* | | | |
| Roanoke | Roanoke | 68 | | | |
| Roanoke | Roanoke | 68 | William Paterson | William Paterson | 59 |
| | | | Trenton State | Trenton State | 48 |
| Trenton State | Trenton State | 75 | Trenton State | Trenton State | 48 |
| Salisbury State | Salisbury State | 62 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Roanoke | Roanoke | 83 |
| | | | Salisbury State | Salisbury State | 98 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 76 | | | |
| Alfred | Alfred | 68 | | | |
| Alfred | Alfred | 68 | Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 56 |
| | | | Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 69 |
| Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 63 | Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 69 |
| Hartwick | Hartwick | 62 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Alfred | Alfred | 47 |
| | | | Hartwick | Hartwick | 52 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 70 | | | |
| DePauw | DePauw | 62 | | | |
| DePauw | DePauw | 62 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 68 |
| | | | Hope | Hope | 63 |
| Hope | Hope | 78 | Hope | Hope | 63 |
| Otterbein | Otterbein | 71 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | DePauw | DePauw | 78 |
| | | | Otterbein | Otterbein | 79 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| North Park | North Park | 95 | | | |
| Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 55 | | | |
| Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 55 | North Park | North Park | 83* |
| | | | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 81 |
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 72 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 81 |
| North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 53 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 69 |
| | | | North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 60 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 74 | | | |
| Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 56 | | | |
| Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 56 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 76 |
| | | | Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 54 |
| Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 72 | Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 54 |
| Redlands | Redlands | 64 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 70 |
| | | | Redlands | Redlands | 80 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 66 | | | |
| Greensboro | Greensboro | 52 | | | |
| Greensboro | Greensboro | 52 | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 91 |
| | | | LeMoyne-Owen | LeMoyne-Owen | 72 |
| LeMoyne-Owen | LeMoyne-Owen | 74 | LeMoyne-Owen | LeMoyne-Owen | 72 |
| Augsburg | Augsburg | 55 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Greensboro | Greensboro | 83 |
| | | | Augsburg | Augsburg | 69 |

### National finals

| National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| WPI | WPI | 38 | | | | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 41 | | | | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 41 | Widener | Widener | 38 | | | |
| | | | Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 54 | | | |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 59 | Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 54 | | | |
| Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 76 | | | | | | |
| Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 76 | | | | Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 71 |
| | | | | | | North Park | North Park | 72 |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 71 | | | | | | | North Park | North Park | 72 |
| North Park | North Park | 73 | | | |
| North Park | North Park | 73 | North Park | North Park | 85 | National third-place game | National third-place game | National third-place game |
| | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 80 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 69 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 80 | Widener | Widener | 44 |
| Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 62 | | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 48 |