1985 ECAC North men's basketball tournament

The 1985 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. The final was held at Matthews Arena on the campus of the Northeastern University. Northeastern gained its second consecutive and fourth overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Boston University. Northeastern was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Illinois 76–57. Canisius College gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Nebraska 79–66.

1985 America East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Champions	Northeastern (4th title)
Winning coach	Jim Calhoun (4th title)
MVP	Reggie Lewis (Northeastern)
America East men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 ECAC North men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Canisius	13	–	3		.813			20	–	10		.667
Northeastern †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	9		.710
Siena	12	–	4		.750			22	–	7		.759
Niagara	11	–	5		.688			16	–	12		.571
Boston University	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
Vermont	5	–	11		.313			9	–	19		.321
Maine	5	–	11		.313			11	–	17		.393
New Hampshire	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Colgate	0	–	16		.000			5	–	21		.192
Hartford		–			–			7	–	21		.250
† 1985 ECAC North tournament winner

Bracket and Results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Canisius	90
						8	New Hampshire	56
	8	New Hampshire	53
	9	Colgate	47
											1	Canisius	56
											5	Boston U.	64
						4	Niagara	68
						5	Boston U.	69
																5	Boston U.	67
																2	Northeastern	68
						2	Northeastern	103
						7	Maine	81
											2	Northeastern	73
											3	Siena	69
						3	Siena	65
						6	Vermont	56

See also

• America East Conference