1985 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1985 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 14 and ended on March 31 and featured 32 teams. The Final Four consisted of Old Dominion, Northeast Louisiana, Western Kentucky, and Georgia, with Old Dominion defeating Georgia, 70-65 in the championship game.

1985 is the first year ESPN began televising some of the Tournament games. They televised two of the four Regional Finals (East and West Regional), as well as the two national semifinals. The Georgia vs Western Kentucky match up was shown live, while the Old Dominion vs. Louisiana-Monroe game was shown tape-delayed.

Brackets

East Regional - Old Dominion - Norfolk, VA (Norfolk Scope)

Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA(Thomas Assembly Center)

Mideast Regional - Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY (E. A. Diddle Arena)

West Regional - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena)

Final Four - University of Texas - Austin, TX (Frank Erwin Center)

See also

• 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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