1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1985 with quarterfinal matchups being held at the home arena of the higher seed and the semifinals and championship game played at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana.

1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams7
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteThomas Assembly Center
Ruston, Louisiana
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (2nd title)
Winning coachAndy Russo (2nd title)
MVPJerry Everett (Lamar)
Southland Conference men's basketball tournaments
1984–85 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Louisiana Tech111 .917293  .906
McNeese State93 .7501810  .643
Lamar84 .6672012  .625
Arkansas State66 .5001414  .500
Northeast Louisiana48 .3331712  .586
Texas-Arlington39 .2501216  .429
North Texas111 .083523  .179
1985 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Louisiana Tech defeated Lamar in the championship game, 70–69, to win their second straight Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Bulldogs received a bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest region and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 4 Oklahoma. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Conference tournament runner–up Lamar received an invitation to the 1985 NIT Tournament.

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