1985 NAIA women's basketball tournament

Coach of the yearJohn Loftin (SW Oklahoma State)Carmen Wynn (Wayland Baptist)Chuck Taylor MVPKelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State)Top scorerKelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State)
(82 points)

NAIA women's tournaments
«1984	1986»

The 1985 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the fifth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.

Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Saginaw Valley in the championship game, 55–54, to claim the Bulldogs' third NAIA national title.

The tournament was played in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.^[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.

The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals.

Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
	1	SW Oklahoma State	68
		Southern Maine	49
						1	SW Oklahoma State	65
						8	UMKC	60
		Pembroke State	68
	8	UMKC	72
											1	SW Oklahoma State	63
											4	Wayland Baptist	49
	5	Carson-Newman	71
		Wisconsin–Milwaukee	68
						5	Carson-Newman	51
						4	Wayland Baptist	54
		St. Mary's (CA)	58
	4	Wayland Baptist	68
																1	SW Oklahoma State	55
																3	Saginaw Valley	54
	3	Saginaw Valley	69
		Bluefield State	54
						3	Saginaw Valley	82
							Northeastern Illinois	62
		Northeastern Illinois	69
	6	Louisiana College	49
											3	Saginaw Valley	71
												Midland Lutheran	33
	7	Claflin	80													National third place
		Midland Lutheran	82
							Midland Lutheran	67								4	Wayland Baptist	70
						2	Portland	64									Midland Lutheran	64
	2	Portland	79
		Indiana Tech	59

See also

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

References