The 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1984 and ended with the Final Four in Lexington, Kentucky on April 1, 1985. The Villanova Wildcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 66–64 victory over the defending champion, top-ranked Georgetown Hoyas. It was the second time in three seasons that the national champion had 10 losses.
Major rule changes
Beginning in 1984–85, the following rules changes were implemented:[1]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[2]
Regular season
Conference standings
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1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
#2 Michigan | 16 | – | 2 | | .889 | | | 26 | – | 4 |
| .867 |
#12 Illinois | 12 | – | 6 | | .667 | | | 26 | – | 9 |
| .743 |
Purdue | 11 | – | 7 | | .611 | | | 20 | – | 9 |
| .690 |
Ohio State | 11 | – | 7 | | .611 | | | 20 | – | 10 |
| .667 |
Iowa | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | | | 21 | – | 11 |
| .656 |
Michigan State | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | | | 19 | – | 10 |
| .655 |
Indiana | 7 | – | 11 | | .389 | | | 19 | – | 14 |
| .576 |
Minnesota | 6 | – | 12 | | .333 | | | 13 | – | 15 |
| .464 |
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 13 | | .278 | | | 14 | – | 14 |
| .500 |
Northwestern | 2 | – | 16 | | .111 | | | 6 | – | 22 |
| .214 |
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Rankings from AP Poll) |
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Template:1984–85 ECAC South men's basketball standings |
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Postseason tournaments
NCAA Tournament
| National Semifinals
| | | National Championship Game
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E1
| Georgetown
| 77
| | | | W1
| St John's
| 59
| | | | E1
| Georgetown
| 64
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| | | S8
| Villanova
| 66
| | | S8
| Villanova
| 52
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| Memphis State
| 45
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National Invitation Tournament
NIT Semifinals and Final
| Semifinals (March 27)
| | | Finals (March 29)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tennessee
| 67
| | | | Indiana
| 74
| | | | Indiana
| 62
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| | | UCLA
| 65
| | | UCLA
| 75
| | | | | Louisville
| 66
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| Third place game
| | | | | | | | | Tennessee
| 100
| | | | Louisville
| 84
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Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
References
NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons |
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Pre-regulation |
- 1895–96
- 1896–97
- 1897–98
- 1898-99
- 1899–00
- 1900–01
- 1901–02
- 1902–03
- 1903–04
- 1904–05
- 1905–06
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IAAUS / NCAA pre-tournament era |
- 1906–07
- 1907–08
- 1908–09
- 1909–10
- 1910–11
- 1911–12
- 1912–13
- 1913–14
- 1914–15
- 1915–16
- 1916–17
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- 1918–19
- 1919–20
- 1920–21
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- 1922–23
- 1923–24
- 1924–25
- 1925–26
- 1926–27
- 1927–28
- 1928–29
- 1929–30
- 1930–31
- 1931–32
- 1932–33
- 1933–34
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- 1936–37
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