1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament

1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	4
Site	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Champions	Southern (1st title)
Winning coach	Robert Hopkins (1st title)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	13	–	1		.929			23	–	7		.767
Southern †	9	–	5		.643			19	–	11		.633
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	7		.500			18	–	11		.621
Alabama State	7	–	7		.500			14	–	17		.452
Texas Southern	6	–	8		.429			11	–	17		.393
Jackson State	6	–	8		.429			10	–	16		.385
Grambling State	4	–	10		.286			8	–	19		.296
Prairie View A&M	4	–	10		.286			5	–	22		.185
† 1985 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 8–9, 1985, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Southern defeated Alcorn State, 85–70 in the championship game. The Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the West Region.

Bracket and results

	Semifinals March 8					Final March 9
	1	Alcorn State	58
	4	Texas Southern	56
						1	Alcorn State	70
						2	Southern	85
	2	Southern	87
	3	Mississippi Valley State	82