# National Invitation Tournament 1985

El National Invitation Tournament 1985 fue la cuadragésimo octava edición del National Invitation Tournament. La disputaron 32 equipos, celebrándose la fase final de la competición en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. El ganador fue la Universidad de California, Los Angeles, que lograba su primer título en esta competición.

## Equipos

Participantes :
| 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 |

## Fase final

Cuadro final de resultados.
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | 68 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |

### Semifinales y Final

| Semifinales 27 de marzo | Semifinales 27 de marzo | Semifinales 27 de marzo | Final 29 de marzo | Final 29 de marzo | Final 29 de marzo |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 67 |
| Indiana | Indiana | 74 |
| Indiana | Indiana | 74 | Indiana | Indiana | 62 |
| | | | UCLA | UCLA | 65 |
| UCLA | UCLA | 75 | UCLA | UCLA | 65 |
| Louisville | Louisville | 66 |
| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 100 |
| Louisville | Louisville | 84 |
* Campeón del NIT 1985
* UCLA Bruins 1.er título