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.

1985 NAIA bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Elite Eight					NAIA National Semifinals					NAIA National Championship
	1	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	80
	-	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	67
						1	Fort Hays State	55
						-	David Lipscomb	48
	-	David Lipscomb (Tenn.)	68
	16	William Carey (Miss.)	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 (Ark.)	80
																1	Fort Hays State	65
																-	Central Washington	64
	-	Minnesota Duluth	43
	5	Biola (California)	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 (Ohio)	89
	-	Berea (Ky.)	86
						13	Rio Grande	68
						4	West Virginia Wesleyan	84
	-	Quincy (Ill.)	59
	4	West Virginia Wesleyan	79
																					1	Fort Hays State	82
																					11	Wayland Baptist	80*
	3	College of Charleston (S.C.)	68
	-	Castleton State (Vt.)	52
						3	Charleston (S.C.)	60
						14	Southeastern Oklahoma State	43
	-	Kearney State (Neb.)	67
	14	Southeastern Oklahoma State	70
											11	Wayland Baptist	73
	BOTTOM TIER
											3	Charleston (S.C.)	68
	11	Wayland Baptist (Tex.)	78
	-	Mesa (Colo.)	70
						11	Wayland Baptist	90
						-	Hillsdale	63
	-	Hillsdale (Mich.)	92
	6	St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)	79
																11	Wayland Baptist	70
																7	Marycrest	69
	-	Cabrini (Pa.)	70
	7	Marycrest (Iowa)	71
						7	Marycrest	83
						-	Pfeiffer	75
	10	Southwestern (Tex.)	59
	-	Pfeiffer (N.C.)	74
											7	Marycrest	78
	BOTTOM TIER
											-	Drury	68
	15	Waynesburg (Pa.)	57
	-	Drury (Mo.)	66
						-	Drury	58
						2	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	56
	-	IUPU-Indianapolis	61
	2	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	71

•  * denotes overtime.

3rd place game

The third place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

	NAIA Third Place Game
	7	Marycrest	108
	-	Central Washington	94