1985 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

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

1985 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams8
SiteJohn Q. Hammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsEastern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coachRick Samuels (1st title)
MVPNone selected
AMCU-8 men's basketball tournaments
 1984
1986 
1984–85 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cleveland State113 .786218  .724
Western Illinois104 .7141414  .500
Eastern Illinois95 .6432010  .667
Southwest Missouri State86 .5711713  .567
Illinois–Chicago77 .5001414  .500
Northern Iowa68 .4291216  .429
Valparaiso410 .286820  .286
Wisconsin–Green Bay113 .071424  .143
1985 AMCU-8 tournament winner
Rankings from [1]

Eastern Illinois defeated hosts Southwest Missouri State in the title game, 75–64, to win their first AMCU-8 championship. However, the Panthers did not earn a bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Format

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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

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

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