1985 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 7–9, 1985 at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 71–69 in the championship game, to win its fourth consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

1985 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	6
Site	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Champions	North Carolina A&T (10th title)
Winning coach	Don Corbett (4th title)
MVP	Eric Boyd (North Carolina A&T)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina A&T †	10	–	2		.833			19	–	10		.655
Howard	9	–	3		.750			15	–	11		.577
Delaware State	8	–	4		.667			12	–	17		.414
South Carolina State	7	–	4		.636			11	–	16		.407
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	7		.364			8	–	19		.296
Maryland Eastern Shore	2	–	10		.167			3	–	25		.107
Morgan State	1	–	11		.083			3	–	25		.107
† 1985 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

Six of seven conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record. After finishing 7th in the regular season standings, Morgan State did not participate.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 7					Semifinals March 8					Final March 9
						1	North Carolina A&T	97
						5	Bethune–Cookman	75
	4	South Carolina State	53
	5	Bethune–Cookman	54
											1	North Carolina A&T	71
											2	Howard	69
	3	Delaware State	68
	6	Maryland Eastern Shore	62
						6	Delaware State	59
						2	Howard	73