1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament

1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams4
SiteMississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, Mississippi
ChampionsSouthern (1st title)
Winning coachRobert Hopkins (1st title)
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1984–85 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Southern 9 5   .643 19 11   .633
Mississippi Valley State 7 7   .500 18 11   .621
Alabama State 7 7   .500 14 17   .452
Texas Southern 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
Jackson State 6 8   .429 10 16   .385
Grambling State 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Prairie View A&M 4 10   .286 5 22   .185
1985 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 8–9, 1985, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1] Southern defeated Alcorn State, 85–70 in the championship game. The Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the West Region.

  1. ^ "1984-85 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2022.