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1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1984–85 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 1–3, 1985, at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams7
SiteMurphy Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
ChampionsMiddle Tennessee (4th title)
Winning coachBruce Stewart (1st title)
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1984–85 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tennessee Tech11–3 .78619–9  .679
Eastern Kentucky9–5 .64316–13  .552
Youngstown State9–5 .64319–11  .633
Murray State8–6 .57119–9  .679
Middle Tennessee †7–7 .50017–14  .548
Akron6–8 .42912–14  .462
Austin Peay4–10 .2868–19  .296
Morehead State2–12 .1437–20  .259
† 1985 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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Middle Tennessee State defeated Youngstown State in the championship game, 66–63, to win their third OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Blue Raiders received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 1
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 2
Championship
Thursday, March 3
         
1 Tennessee Tech 52
5 Middle Tennessee 54
4 Murray State 60
5 Middle Tennessee 63
5 Middle Tennessee 66
2 Youngstown State 63
3 Eastern Kentucky 75
6 Austin Peay 66
3 Eastern Kentucky 61
2 Youngstown State 95
2 Youngstown State 79
7 Morehead State 74

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