Mode: | Women's basketball |
Year: | 1984–85 |
Prev Year: | 1983–84 |
Next Year: | 1985–86 |
Team: | Northeast Louisiana Indians |
Conference: | Southland Conference |
Short Conf: | Southland |
Aprank: | 2 |
Record: | 30–2 |
Conf Record: | 12–0 |
Head Coach: | Linda Harper |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Arena: | Ewing Coliseum |
Champion: | Southland Conference champions Dial Classic champions Kangaroo Classic champions |
Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
Tourney Result: | Final Four |
The 1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball team represented the Northeast Louisiana University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Indians, led by 7th year head coach Linda Harper. The Indians played their home games at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference.
The Indians swept through the Southland Conference with a 12–0 conference record, and were invited to the NCAA tournament for the third straight season. NE Louisiana entered tournament play with a No. 2 ranking, but only received the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region. The team defeated No. 7 seed Missouri, No. 3 seed Auburn, and No. 1 seed Louisiana Tech to reach the first, and only, Final Four in program history. In the National semifinal round, the Indians were beaten by eventual National champion Old Dominion, 57–47,[1] to finish with a 30–2 record.
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season
|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament [2] [3]
See main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.