1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament

1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams4
SiteMississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, Mississippi
ChampionsSouthern (1st title)
Winning coachRobert Hopkins (1st title)
1984–85 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alcorn State131 .929237  .767
Southern95 .6431911  .633
Mississippi Valley State77 .5001811  .621
Alabama State77 .5001417  .452
Texas Southern68 .4291117  .393
Jackson State68 .4291016  .385
Grambling State410 .286819  .296
Prairie View A&M410 .286522  .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.