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1985 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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The 1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 7–9, 1985 at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 71–69 in the championship game, to win its fourth consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

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1985 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams6
SitePalestra
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (10th title)
Winning coachDon Corbett (4th title)
MVPEric Boyd (North Carolina A&T)
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1984–85 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina A&T †10–2 .83319–10  .655
Howard9–3 .75015–11  .577
Delaware State8–4 .66712–17  .414
South Carolina State7–4 .63611–16  .407
Bethune–Cookman4–7 .3648–19  .296
Maryland Eastern Shore2–10 .1673–25  .107
Morgan State1–11 .0833–25  .107
† 1985 MEAC tournament winner
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The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

Six of seven conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record. After finishing 7th in the regular season standings, Morgan State did not participate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 8
Final
March 9
         
1 North Carolina A&T 97
5 Bethune–Cookman 75
4 South Carolina State 53
5 Bethune–Cookman 54
1 North Carolina A&T 71
2 Howard 69
3 Delaware State 68
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 62
6 Delaware State 59
2 Howard 73

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