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1985 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 1985 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 7–9 at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1]

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1985 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams8
SiteMabee Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsLoyola–Chicago (1st title)
Winning coachGene Sullivan (1st title)
MVPAlfredrick Hughes (2nd MVP) (Loyola–Chicago)
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1984–85 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Loyola-Chicago†13–1 .92927–6  .818
Butler9–5 .64319–10  .655
Oral Roberts8–6 .57115–15  .500
Detroit8–6 .57116–12  .571
Xavier7–7 .50016–13  .552
Saint Louis6–8 .42913–15  .464
Evansville4–10 .28613–16  .448
Oklahoma City1–13 .0716–20  .231
† 1985 MCC tournament winner
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Loyola–Chicago defeated Oral Roberts in the championship game, 89–83, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Ramblers received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament as the #4 seed in the East region, and advanced to the Sweet 16.

Format

All eight conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship
Sunday, March 9
         
1 16 Loyola–Chicago 100
8 Oklahoma City 85
1 16 Loyola–Chicago 65
5 Xavier 61
4 Detroit 69
5 Xavier 77
1 16 Loyola–Chicago 89
3 Oral Roberts 83
3 Oral Roberts 56
6 Saint Louis 53
3 Oral Roberts 74
7 Evansville 69
7 Evansville 73
2 Butler 72

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