1985 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament

1985 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament

Tournament information
Sport	College volleyball
Location	Portland, Oregon
Administrator	NCAA
Host(s)	Portland State University
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Portland State (1st title)
Runner-up	Cal State Northridge (2nd title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Attendance	4,937 (309 per match)

The 1985 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament was the fifth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the team national champions of Division II women's collegiate volleyball among its member programs in the United States.

In a rematch of the last two championship series, hosts and defending champions Portland State defeated Cal State Northridge in the final in four sets, 3–1 (15–9, 15–13, 11–15, 15–8), to claim the Vikings' second NCAA Division II national title.

Portland State was coached by Jeff Mozzochi.

Qualifying

Main article: 1985 NCAA Division II women's volleyball season

The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams.

Three teams made their debut in the NCAA Division II tournament: Mississippi Women (MUW), Regis (CO), and St. Cloud State.

Bracket

	First Round Campus sites								Second Round Campus sites								Semifinals Portland, OR								Championship Portland, OR
	Cal State Northridge	15	15	15
	St. Cloud State	10	5	4
									Cal State Northridge	15	15	13	15
									Cal Poly Pomona	13	9	15	6
	Cal Poly Pomona	15	15	13	15
	UC Riverside	13	9	15	6
																	Cal State Northridge	15	16	15
																	Nebraska–Omaha	12	14	11
	Ferris State	13	12	10
	New Haven	15	15	15
									New Haven	15	3	11	4
									Nebraska–Omaha	9	15	15	15
	James Madison	13	15	4	3
	Nebraska–Omaha	15	13	15	15
																									Cal State Northridge	9	13	15	8
																									Portland State	15	15	11	15
	Florida International	12	9	14
	Sam Houston State	15	15	16
									Sam Houston State	7	4	15	15	15
									Mississippi Women	15	15	10	11	9
	Mississippi Women	15	10	5	15	15
	Tampa	12	15	15	8	6
																	Sam Houston State	6	13	10
																	Portland State	15	15	15
	Central Missouri State	11	15	14	8																				Third place game Portland, OR
	Sacramento State	15	3	16	14
									Sacramento State	0	15	5	8												Nebraska–Omaha	15	15	10	5	15
									Portland State	15	6	15	15												Sam Houston State	9	2	15	15	11
	Portland State	15	15	15
	Regis (CO)	4	0	10

All-tournament team

• Bonnie Beard, Sam Houston State
• Heather Hafner, Cal State Northridge
• Theresa Huitinga, Portland State
• Lynda Johnson, Portland State
• Kathy Knudsen, Nebraska–Omaha
• Shelli Mosby, Cal State Northridge

See also

• 1985 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
• 1985 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division III women's volleyball tournament
• 1985 NAIA women's volleyball tournament