1985 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1985 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	8
Site	Campus sites
Finals site	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Champions	Wichita State (1st title)
Winning coach	Gene Smithson (1st title)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 Tulsa	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
Illinois State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	8		.733
Wichita State †	11	–	5		.688			18	–	13		.581
Bradley	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Creighton	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Southern Illinois	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Indiana State	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
West Texas State	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Drake	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
† 1985 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1984–1985 regular season. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites with the final contested at the Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Wichita State Shockers defeated the fifteenth ranked Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the championship game, 84-82, and as a result won their first MVC Tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 5, 1985 Campus Sites					Semifinals March 6, 1985 Campus Sites					Final March 7, 1985 Tulsa Convention Center
	1	No. 15 Tulsa	74
	8	West Texas State	69
						1	No. 15 Tulsa	85
						4	Bradley	77
	4	Bradley	66
	5	Creighton	59
											1	No. 15 Tulsa	82
											3	Wichita State	84
	2	Illinois State	61
	7	Indiana State	66
						7	Indiana State	65
						3	Wichita State	92
	3	Wichita State	69
	6	Southern Illinois	66