1985 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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]

1985 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	10
Site	Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Champions	Temple (1st title)
Winning coach	John Chaney (1st title)
MVP	Granger Hall (Temple)
Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournaments ← 1984 1986 →

1984–85 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
West Virginia	16	–	2		.889			20	–	9		.690
Temple †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	6		.806
Saint Joseph's	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
Rutgers	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
George Washington	9	–	9		.500			14	–	14		.500
UMass	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11		.389			14	–	15		.483
Duquesne	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Penn State	4	–	14		.222			8	–	19		.296
Rhode Island	2	–	16		.111			8	–	20		.286
† 1985 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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

References

1. "Temple Seizes Atlantic 10 Title, NCAA Bid". The Press of Atlantic City. March 10, 1985. p. 48. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament History Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine