1985 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams8
SiteHammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsEastern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coachRick Samuels (1st title)
MVPNone selected
AMCU-8 men's basketball tournaments
1984–85 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cleveland State113 .786218  .724
Western Illinois104 .7141414  .500
Eastern Illinois95 .6432010  .667
Missouri State86 .5711713  .567
Illinois-Chicago77 .5001414  .500
Northern Iowa68 .4291216  .429
Valparaiso410 .286820  .286
Green Bay113 .071424  .143
1985 AMCU-8 tournament winner
Rankings from [1]

The 1985 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 6–10, 1985 at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[2]

Eastern Illinois defeated hosts Southwest Missouri State in the title game, 75–64, to win their first AMCU/Summit League championship. However, the Panthers did not earn a bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record, and the highest-seeded team in each game served as the host.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6
Semifinals
Thursday, March 7
Friday, March 8
Finals
Sunday, March 10
         
1 Cleveland State 85
8 Green Bay 67
1 Cleveland State 76
4 Southwest Missouri State 79
5 UIC 86
4 Southwest Missouri State 104
4 Southwest Missouri State 64
3 Eastern Illinois 75
3 Eastern Illinois 66
6 Northern Iowa 65
3 Eastern Illinois 74
2 Western Illinois 67
7 Valparaiso 71
2 Western Illinois 76

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1984-85 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  2. "1984-85 Summit League Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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