1985_WAC_men's_basketball_tournament

1985 WAC men's basketball tournament

1985 WAC men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 1985 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at the Special Events Center in El Paso, Texas.[2]

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In their first season in the WAC, San Diego State defeated defending champions UTEP in the championship game, 87–81, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Aztecs, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament while top-seeded UTEP additionally received an at-large bid.

Format

The tournament expanded by one team with the addition of San Diego State from the PCAA.

The top two teams from the regular season standings continued to receive a double-bye while the third-seeded team got a single-bye. The remaining six teams, in turn, competed in the first round. Seeding was based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 4 		Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 5 		Semifinals
Wednesday, March 6 		Championship
Thursday, March 7
1 UTEP 82
4 BYU 79 6 Utah 73
9 Air Force 82 9 Air Force 64
6 Utah 61 6 Utah 66
7 Wyoming 60 1 UTEP 81
2 San Diego State 87
2 San Diego State 98
3 New Mexico 84
3 New Mexico 62
5 Colorado State 73 5 Colorado State 56
8 Hawaii 68

References

  1. [1]
    sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. [2]
    "1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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