The 1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the

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) was held March 5–7 at The Forum in

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. Top-seeded defeated in the final, 79–61, thus capturing their second PCAA/Big West title (and second in three seasons). The Runnin' Rebels, in turn, received a bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament, the program's sixth overall.

Format

The tournament field remained the same as 1984, with eight total teams. Again, only the top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament. All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

References

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