1985 NAIA College World Series

The 1985 NAIA College World Series was held in Lewiston, ID. The ten team field was composed of eight teams that qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments, plus the highest ranked school that finished second in an area tournament, plus the host school. Host Lewis-Clark State College defeated Dallas Baptist University in the championship game. Tony Dineen of Lewis-Clark State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Dallas Baptist University		56-24	Jim Harp	1 (last:1984)	9th
Elon College	Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	40-10	Rick Jones	1 (last:1958)
Georgia College		54-15-2	John Kurtz	1 (last:1984)	7th
Grand View College			Lou Yacinich	1 (last:1984)	7th
Lewis-Clark State College		51-20	Ed Cheff	7 (last:1984)	1st
Northern Kentucky University		35-24	Bill Aker	0 (last:none)	none
Phillips University			Allan Barker	2 (last:1975)	5th
Southern California College				0 (last:none)	none
University of Southern Maine	Western Maine Athletic Conference	26-7 (7-1)	David Drew	0 (last:none)	none
College of St. Francis			Gordie Gillespie	2 (last:1983)	5th

Results

1985 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
							Georgia Coll.	1
		Lewis-Clark St.	7				Lewis-Clark St.	17
		Grand View	1									Lewis-Clark St.	17
												Southern California Coll.	2
							Southern California Coll.	7
							Phillips	2
																	Lewis-Clark St.	8
																	Dallas Baptist	3
							Northern Kentucky	6
		College of St. Francis	6				College of St. Francis	8
		Elon	1									College of St. Francis	2
												Dallas Baptist	4
							Dallas Baptist	12
							Southern Maine	0
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
												College of St. Francis	6
							Northern Kentucky	6				Phillips	4
		Phillips	4				Phillips	13
		Grand View	3
												Southern California Coll.	6
							Georgia Coll.	8				Georgia Coll.	5
		Southern Maine	5				Elon	2
		Elon	11

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
		Lewis-Clark St.	7									Lewis-Clark St.	10
		College of St. Francis	9									Dallas Baptist	6
							College of St. Francis	2
							Dallas Baptist	10
		Dallas Baptist	9
		Southern California Coll.	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	College of St. Francis	6-1	Elon College
Game 2	Dallas Baptist University	12-0	University of Southern Maine
Game 3	Southern California College	7-2	Phillips University
Game 4	Lewis-Clark State College	7-1	Grand View College
May 28
Game 5	Elon College	11-5	University of Southern Maine	Southern Maine eliminated
Game 6	Phillips University	4-3	Grand View College	Grand View eliminated
May 30
Game 7	College of St. Francis	8-6	Northern Kentucky University
Game 8	Lewis-Clark State College	17-1	Georgia College
May 31
Game 9	Phillips University	13-6	Northern Kentucky University	Northern Kentucky eliminated
Game 10	Georgia College	8-2	Elon College	Elon eliminated
Game 11	Dallas Baptist University	4-2	College of St. Francis
Game 12	Lewis-Clark State College	17-2	Southern California College
June 1
Game 13	College of St. Francis	6-4	Phillips University	Phillips eliminated
Game 14	Southern California College	6-5	Georgia College	Georgia eliminated
Game 15	Lewis-Clark State College	8-3	Dallas Baptist University
June 2
Game 16	Dallas Baptist University	9-2	Southern California College	Southern Cal eliminated
Game 17	College of St. Francis	9-7	Lewis-Clark State College
June 3
Game 18	Dallas Baptist University	10-2	College of St. Francis	St. Francis eliminated
June 4
Game 19	Lewis-Clark State College	10-6	Dallas Baptist University	Lewis-Clark wins CWS