The 1985 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the fourth annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the

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defeated

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in the championship game, 68–59, to claim the Royals' first Division III national title. The championship rounds were hosted in

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Bracket

First Round

* Muskingum 67, Frostburg St. 65 * Capital 85, Kean 64 * Allegheny 62, Buffalo St. 56 * New Rochelle 70, Rochester (NY) 66 * Stanislaus St. 59, Saint Mary’s (MN) 57 * Pomona-Pitzer 68, Concordia-M’head 59 * St. Norbert 72, Carroll (WI) 53 * Wis.-Whitewater 85, Alma 70 * Rust 83, Wooster 33 * UNC Greensboro 84, LeMoyne-Owen 77 (OT) * Millikin 62, Simpson 60 * William Penn 75, Buena Vista 53 * Bridgewater St. 80, Rhode Island Col. 59 * Salem St. 78, Western Conn. St. 71 * Scranton 79, Gettysburg 57 * Pitt.-Johnstown 72, Susquehanna 62

Regional finals

* Muskingum 78, Capital 56 * New Rochelle 79, Allegheny 68 * Pomona-Pitzer 61, Stanislaus St. 47 * St. Norbert 82, Wis.-Whitewater 80 (OT) * Rust 70, UNC Greensboro 66 * Millikin 67, William Penn 66 * Salem St. 63, Bridgewater St. 59 * Scranton 65, Pitt.-Johnstown 53

National finals

All-tournament team

* Dawn Cillo, New Rochelle * Lori Kerans, Millikin * Deanna Kyle, Scranton * Shelley Parks, Scranton * Amy Proctor, St. Norbert

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