1985 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1985 Big Eight men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

1985 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsOklahoma (2nd title)
Winning coachBilly Tubbs (1st title)
MVPWayman Tisdale (Oklahoma)
1984–85 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma131 .929316  .838
No. 13 Kansas113 .786268  .765
Iowa State77 .5002113  .618
Missouri77 .5001814  .563
Kansas State59 .3571414  .500
Colorado59 .3571117  .393
Nebraska59 .3571614  .533
Oklahoma State311 .2141216  .429
1985 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Oklahoma defeated #3 seed Iowa State in the championship game, 73–71, to win the Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Sooners received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight members Iowa State and Kansas, who earned at-large bids.

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