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1985 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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The 1985 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held in Piscataway, New Jersey at the Rutgers Athletic Center from March 6–9, 1985. Temple defeated Rutgers 59-51 to win their first tournament championship. Granger Hall of Temple was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.[1]

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1985 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams10
SiteRutgers Athletic Center
Piscataway, New Jersey
ChampionsTemple (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Chaney (1st title)
MVPGranger Hall (Temple)
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1984–85 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
West Virginia16–2 .88920–9  .690
Temple †15–3 .83325–6  .806
Saint Joseph's13–5 .72219–12  .613
Rutgers9–9 .50016–14  .533
George Washington9–9 .50014–14  .500
UMass9–9 .50013–15  .464
St. Bonaventure7–11 .38914–15  .483
Duquesne6–12 .33312–18  .400
Penn State4–14 .2228–19  .296
Rhode Island2–16 .1118–20  .286
† 1985 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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Bracket

First round
March 6, 1985
Quarterfinals
March 7, 1985
Semi-Finals
March 8, 1985
Finals
March 9, 1985
            
1 West Virginia 66
8 Duquesne 70
8 Duquesne 78
9 Penn State 64
8 Duquesne 53
4 Rutgers 78
4 Rutgers 69
5 Massachusetts 67
4 Rutgers 51
2 Temple 59
2 Temple 67
7 St. Bonaventure 56
7 St. Bonaventure 60
10 Rhode Island 55
2 Temple 62
3 St. Joseph's (PA) 61
3 St. Joseph's (PA) 52
6 George Washington 49

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