1985 NAIA men's basketball tournament

The 1985 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 48th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: est. 1994.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					NAIA national semifinals					NAIA national championship
	1	Fort Hays State	80
		Rocky Mountain	67
						1	Fort Hays State	55
							David Lipscomb	48
		David Lipscomb	68
	16	William Carey	66
											1	Fort Hays State	67
	TOP TIER
												Athens State	63
		Athens State (Ala.)	64
	9	College of Idaho	59
							Athens State	77
						8	Georgia Southwestern	73
	8	Georgia Southwestern	89
		Hendrix	80
																1	Fort Hays State	65
																	Central Washington	64
		Minnesota Duluth	43
	5	Biola	40
							Minnesota Duluth	57
						-	Central Washington	58
		Central Washington	82
	12	Hawaii Pacific	79
												Central Washington	64
	TOP TIER
											4	West Virginia Wesleyan	63
	13	Rio Grande (OH)	89
		Berea	86
						13	Rio Grande	68
						4	West Virginia Wesleyan	84
		Quincy	59
	4	West Virginia Wesleyan	79
																					1	Fort Hays State	82
																					11	Wayland Baptist	80*
	3	College of Charleston	68
		Castleton State	52
						3	College of Charleston	60
						14	Southeastern Oklahoma State	43
		Kearney State	67
	14	Southeastern Oklahoma State	70
											11	Wayland Baptist	73
	BOTTOM TIER
											3	College of Charleston	68
	11	Wayland Baptist	78
		Mesa	70
						11	Wayland Baptist	90
							Hillsdale	63
		Hillsdale	92
	6	St. Thomas Aquinas	79
																11	Wayland Baptist	70
																7	Marycrest	69
		Cabrini	70
	7	Marycrest	71
						7	Marycrest	83
							Pfeiffer	75
	10	Southwestern (TX)	59																		NAIA third-place game
		Pfeiffer	74
											7	Marycrest	78								7	Marycrest	108
	BOTTOM TIER
												Drury	68									Central Washington	94
	15	Waynesburg	57
		Drury	66
							Drury	58
						2	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	56
		IUPUI	61
	2	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	71

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1985 NAIA women's basketball tournament