Teams | 16 | ||||
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Finals site | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | ||||
Champions | SW Oklahoma State (3rd title, 3rd title game, 3rd Fab Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Saginaw Valley (1st title game, 2nd Fab Four) | ||||
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Coach of the year | John Loftin (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Carmen Wynn (Wayland Baptist) | ||||
Chuck Taylor MVP | Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
Top scorer | Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State) (82 points) | ||||
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The 1985 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the fifth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.
Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Saginaw Valley in the championship game, 55–54, to claim the Bulldogs' third NAIA national title.
The tournament was played in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[1]