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1985 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

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1985 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
SiteODU Fieldhouse
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsOld Dominion (3rd title)
Winning coachMarianne Stanley (3rd title)
← 1984
1986 →
1984–85 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Old Dominion 6 0   1.000 31 3   .912
No. 14 WKU 5 1   .833 28 6   .824
UAB 4 2   .667 14 15   .483
South Alabama 3 3   .500 19 10   .655
UNC Charlotte 2 4   .333 13 12   .520
VCU 1 5   .167 8 19   .296
South Florida 0 6   .000 8 18   .308
1985 Sun Belt tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference beginning on March 7, 1985, and ending on March 9, 1985, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. at the Old Dominion University Fieldhouse.

Top-seeded Old Dominion defeated Western Kentucky in the championship game, 76–63, to win their third Sun Belt women's basketball tournament.[1]

The Lady Monarchs received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. They were joined by conference runner-up Western Kentucky, who received an at-large bid.[2]

Old Dominion went on to win the NCAA tournament 70–65 against the Georgia Lady Bulldogs.[3] Western Kentucky made it to the Final Four, but lost to Georgia 78–91.

Format

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First-seeded Old Dominion received a bye from the first round. The winner of the third and fifth seed game would play Old Dominion the following day. The remaining conference members were placed into the initial round. Each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Seeds

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1985 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 (#5) Old Dominion 6–0 24–3
2 (#14) Western Kentucky 5–1 23–4
3 Alabama-Birmingham 4–2 13–14
4 South Alabama 3–3 18–9
5 UNC Charlotte 2–4 13–11
6 Virginia Commonwealth 1–5 8–18
7 South Florida 0–6 8–17
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions and first round bye.
# – Rankings from AP Poll.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Sunday, March 9
         
1 #5 Old Dominion 95
3 UAB 57
3 UAB 73
5 UNC Charlotte 68
1 #5 Old Dominion 76
2 #14 Western Kentucky 63
4 South Alabama 69
6 VCU 66
4 South Alabama 82
2 #14 Western Kentucky 87
2 #14 Western Kentucky 85
7 South Florida 64

See also

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1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "1984-85 Women's Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Media Guide". indd.adobe.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Litsky, Frank (April 1, 1985). "Old Dominion Tops Georgia for Title". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 19, 2023.