1985 WAC men's basketball tournament
1985 WAC men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1984–85 |
Teams | 9 |
Site | Special Events Center El Paso, TX |
Champions | San Diego State (1st title) |
Winning coach | Smokey Gaines (1st title) |
MVP | Luster Goodwin (UTEP) |
Television | Lorimar Sports Network |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1985 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at the Special Events Center in El Paso, Texas.[2]
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
- ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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