1985 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1985 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 6 to March 9, 1985. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. St. John's had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1985 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsGeorgetown (4th title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (4th title)
MVPPatrick Ewing (Georgetown)
TelevisionTCS/Metrosports, ESPN
1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 St. John's151 .938314  .886
No. 1 Georgetown142 .875353  .921
No. 15 Syracuse97 .563229  .710
Villanova97 .5632510  .714
Pittsburgh88 .5001712  .586
Boston College79 .4382011  .645
Connecticut610 .3751315  .464
Providence313 .1881120  .355
Seton Hall115 .0631018  .357
1985 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1985
Rankings from AP Poll

Georgetown defeated St. John's in the championship game 9280, to claim its second straight Big East tournament championship, and fourth overall.

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