| 1985 WNBL season | |
| League: | Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Tv: | ABC |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Top Seed: | North Adelaide Rockets |
| Mvp: | Kathy Foster (North Adelaide Rockets) |
| Mvp Link: | WNBL Most Valuable Player Award |
| Top Scorer: | Julie Nykiel (Noarlunga Tigers) |
| Top Scorer Link: | WNBL Top Shooter Award |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Coburg Cougars |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Noarlunga Tigers |
| Finals Mvp: | Karin Maar (Coburg Cougars) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of WNBL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | WNBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 1984 WNBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1984 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1986 WNBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1986 |
The 1985 WNBL season was the fifth season of competition in the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) since its establishment in 1981. A total of 11 teams contested the league.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Won % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Adelaide Rockets | 18 | 15 | 3 | 83 | |
| 2 | Nunawading Spectres | 18 | 14 | 4 | 78 | |
| 3 | Noarlunga Tigers | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72 | |
| 4 | Coburg Cougars | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72 | |
| 5 | Brisbane Lady Bullets | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58 | |
| 6 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56 | |
| 7 | St Kilda Saints | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50 | |
| 8 | Bankstown Bruins | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37 | |
| 9 | Australian Institute of Sport | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17 | |
| 10 | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17 | |
| 11 | Sutherland Sharks | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
| width=125 | Award | width=125 | Winner | width=125 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player Award | Kathy Foster | North Adelaide Rockets | |||
| Grand Final MVP Award | Karin Maar | Coburg Cougars | |||
| Top Shooter Award | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers |