| Year: | 1985 |
| Conference: | AMCU-8 |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| City: | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Rick Samuels |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | None selected |
The 1985 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 6–10, 1985 at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[1]
defeated hosts in the title game, 75–64, to win their first AMCU/Summit League championship. However, the Panthers did not earn a bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record, and the highest-seeded team in each game served as the host.