1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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.

Season headlines

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Major rule changes

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Beginning in 1984–85, the following rules changes were implemented:[4]

  • The coaching box was introduced, whereby a coach and all bench personnel had to remain in the 28-foot-long (8.5 m) coaching box unless seeking information from the scorers’ table.

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[5]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Georgetown
2 Illinois
3 DePaul
4 Indiana
5 Oklahoma
6 Duke
7 St. John's
8 Memphis State
9 Washington
10 SMU
11 UNLV
12 Syracuse
13 NC State
14 LSU
15 Virginia Tech
16 Arkansas
17 Louisville
18 Kentucky
19 Kansas
20 Georgia Tech

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
American Eagles East Coast Conference ECAC South Conference
Augusta State Jaguars Division II independent Division I independent
Central Florida (UCF) Knights Sunshine State Conference (Division II) Division I independent
Chicago State Cougars NAIA Independent Division I independent
Florida A&M Rattlers Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Division I independent
Hartford Hawks Division II independent ECAC North Conference
Morgan State Bears Division II independent Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Nicholls State Colonels Trans America Athletic Conference (provisional) Gulf Star Conference (Division II)
Northwestern State Demons Trans America Athletic Conference Gulf Star Conference (Division II)
Radford Highlanders Division II independent Division I independent
Siena Saints ECAC Metro Conference ECAC North Conference
Southeastern Louisiana Lions Division I independent Gulf Star Conference (Division II)
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Division I independent ECAC South Conference

NOTE: Prior to the season, Nicholls State left the Trans America Athletic Conference after two seasons as a provisional member, during which it played no conference games.

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[6]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
AMCU–8 Cleveland State Jon Collins, Eastern Illinois Kevin Mackey, Cleveland State 1985 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament Hammons Student Center
(Springfield, Missouri)
Eastern Illinois
Atlantic 10 Conference West Virginia Granger Hall, Temple[7] John Chaney, Temple 1985 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Rutgers Athletic Center
(Piscataway, New Jersey)
Temple
Atlantic Coast Conference Georgia Tech, North Carolina & NC State Len Bias, Maryland[8] Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech 1985 ACC men's basketball tournament The Omni
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Georgia Tech
Big East Conference St. John's Patrick Ewing, Georgetown &
Chris Mullin, St. John's[9]
Lou Carnesecca, St. John's 1985 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)
Georgetown
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma[10] Billy Tubbs, Oklahoma 1985 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
(Semifinals and Finals)
Oklahoma
Big Sky Conference Nevada–Reno Larry Krystkowiak, Montana[11] Sonny Allen, Nevada–Reno 1985 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Dee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah)
Nevada–Reno
Big Ten Conference Michigan None Selected Bill Frieder, Michigan No Tournament
East Coast Conference Bucknell Jaye Andrews, Bucknell Charlie Woollum, Bucknell &
Ronald Rainey, Delaware
1985 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Towson Center
(Towson, Maryland)
Lehigh
ECAC Metro Marist Carey Scurry, Long Island Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson 1985 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament Reitz Arena
(Baltimore, Maryland)
Fairleigh Dickinson
ECAC North Canisius & Northeastern Reggie Lewis, Northeastern[12] John Griffin, Siena 1985 ECAC North men's basketball tournament Matthews Arena
(Boston, Massachusetts)
Northeastern
ECAC South Navy & Richmond David Robinson, Navy Paul Evans, Navy 1985 ECAC South men's basketball tournament William & Mary Hall
(Williamsburg, Virginia)
Navy
Ivy League Penn Ken Bantum, Cornell[13] None selected No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona Randy Cozzens, Army[14] Les Wothke, Army 1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Iona
Metro Conference Memphis State Keith Lee, Memphis State Tony Yates, Cincinnati 1985 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Freedom Hall
(Louisville, Kentucky)
Memphis State
Mid-American Conference Ohio Ron Harper, Miami (OH)[15] Danny Nee, Ohio 1985 MAC men's basketball tournament Centennial Hall
(Toledo, Ohio)
Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A&T Eric Boyd, North Carolina A&T Don Corbett, North Carolina A&T 1985 MEAC men's basketball tournament Palestra
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
North Carolina A&T
Midwestern City Conference Loyola (IL) Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (IL)[16] Gene Sullivan, Loyola (IL) 1985 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament Mabee Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Loyola (IL)
Missouri Valley Conference Tulsa Xavier McDaniel, Wichita State[17] Nolan Richardson, Tulsa 1985 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Tulsa Convention Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Wichita State
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech Stephen Kite, Tennessee Tech[18] Tom Deaton, Tennessee Tech 1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Murphy Center
(Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
Middle Tennessee State
Pacific-10 Conference USC & Washington Wayne Carlander, USC[19] Stan Morrison, USC No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV Richie Adams, UNLV[20] Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament The Forum
(Inglewood, California)
UNLV
Southeastern Conference LSU Kenny Walker, Kentucky[21] Bob Boyd, Mississippi State & Hugh Durham, Georgia 1985 SEC men's basketball tournament Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)
Auburn
Southern Conference Tennessee–Chattanooga Regan Truesdale, The Citadel[22] Marty Fletcher, VMI 1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina)
Marshall
Southland Conference Louisiana Tech Joe Dumars, McNeese State[23] Andy Russo, Louisiana Tech 1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Thomas Assembly Center
(Ruston, Louisiana)
Louisiana Tech
Southwest Conference Texas Tech Bubba Jennings, Texas Tech Gerald Myers, Texas Tech 1985 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena
(Dallas, Texas)
Texas Tech
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State Mike Phelps, Alcorn State[24] Davey Whitney, Alcorn State 1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament Mississippi Coliseum
(Jackson, Mississippi)
Southern
Sun Belt Conference VCU Terry Catledge, South Alabama[25] Gene Bartow, UAB 1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Hampton Coliseum
(Hampton, Virginia)
VCU
Trans America Athletic Conference Georgia Southern Sam Mitchell, Mercer[26] Bill Bibb, Mercer 1985 TAAC men's basketball tournament Hanner Fieldhouse
(Statesboro, Georgia)
Mercer
West Coast Athletic Conference Pepperdine Dwayne Polee, Pepperdine[27] Jim Harrick, Pepperdine No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference UTEP Timo Saarelainen, BYU[28] Smokey Gaines, San Diego State 1985 WAC men's basketball tournament Special Events Center
(El Paso, Texas)
San Diego State

Conference standings

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1984–85 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Western Illinois 10 4   .714 14 14   .500
Eastern Illinois 9 5   .643 20 10   .667
Missouri State 8 6   .571 17 13   .567
Illinois-Chicago 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Northern Iowa 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Valparaiso 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Green Bay 1 13   .071 4 24   .143
1985 AMCU-8 tournament winner
Rankings from [29]
1984–85 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West Virginia 16 2   .889 20 9   .690
Temple 15 3   .833 25 6   .806
Saint Joseph's 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
Rutgers 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
George Washington 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
UMass 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
St. Bonaventure 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Duquesne 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Penn State 4 14   .222 8 19   .296
Rhode Island 2 16   .111 8 20   .286
1985 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech 9 5   .643 27 8   .771
No. 7 North Carolina 9 5   .643 27 9   .750
No. 16 NC State 9 5   .643 23 10   .697
No. 10 Duke 8 6   .571 23 8   .742
Maryland 8 6   .571 25 12   .676
Clemson 5 9   .357 16 13   .552
Wake Forest 5 9   .357 15 14   .517
Virginia 3 11   .214 17 16   .515
1985 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 St. John's 15 1   .938 31 4   .886
No. 1 Georgetown 14 2   .875 35 3   .921
No. 15 Syracuse 9 7   .563 22 9   .710
Villanova 9 7   .563 25 10   .714
Pittsburgh 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Boston College 7 9   .438 20 11   .645
Connecticut 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Providence 3 13   .188 11 20   .355
Seton Hall 1 15   .063 10 18   .357
1985 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1985[30]
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 13 1   .929 31 6   .838
No. 13 Kansas 11 3   .786 26 8   .765
Iowa State 7 7   .500 21 13   .618
Missouri 7 7   .500 18 14   .563
Kansas State 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Colorado 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Nebraska 5 9   .357 16 14   .533
Oklahoma State 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
1985 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada 11 3   .786 21 10   .677
Montana 10 4   .714 22 7   .759
Weber State 9 5   .643 20 9   .690
Northern Arizona 8 6   .571 17 12   .586
Montana State 7 7   .500 11 17   .393
Boise State 5 9   .357 16 13   .552
Idaho State 5 9   .357 15 18   .455
Idaho 1 13   .071 8 22   .267
1985 Big Sky tournament winner
1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
No. 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
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 10 4   .714 19 10   .655
Lafayette 8 6   .571 15 13   .536
Drexel 8 6   .571 10 18   .357
Rider 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Delaware 7 7   .500 12 16   .429
Lehigh 6 8   .429 12 19   .387
Hofstra 5 9   .357 14 15   .483
Towson State 5 9   .357 7 21   .250
1985 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1984–85 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist 11 3   .786 17 12   .586
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 4   .714 21 10   .677
Long Island 9 5   .643 15 13   .536
Loyola (MD) 8 6   .571 16 14   .533
Saint Francis (PA) 6 8   .429 9 19   .321
Wagner 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Robert Morris 4 10   .286 9 19   .321
St. Francis (NY) 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
1985 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Canisius 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
Northeastern 13 3   .813 22 9   .710
Siena 12 4   .750 22 7   .759
Niagara 11 5   .688 16 12   .571
Boston University 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
Vermont 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
Maine 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
New Hampshire 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
Colgate 0 16   .000 5 21   .192
Hartford   7 21   .250
1985 ECAC North tournament winner
1984–85 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Navy 11 3   .786 26 6   .813
Richmond 11 3   .786 21 11   .656
George Mason 10 4   .714 18 11   .621
William & Mary 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
James Madison 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
UNC Wilmington 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
American 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
East Carolina 1 13   .071 7 21   .250
1985 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[31]
1984–85 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 10 4   .714 13 14   .481
Columbia 9 5   .643 13 13   .500
Cornell 8 6   .571 14 12   .538
Harvard 7 7   .500 15 9   .625
Yale 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Princeton 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
Brown 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Dartmouth 3 11   .214 5 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Memphis State 13 1   .929 31 4   .886
Virginia Tech 10 4   .714 20 9   .690
Cincinnati 8 6   .571 17 14   .548
South Carolina 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Tulane 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Louisville 6 8   .429 19 18   .514
Florida State 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Southern Miss 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
1985 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[32]
1984–85 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 11 3   .786 26 5   .839
Fordham 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
Holy Cross 8 6   .571 9 19   .321
La Salle 8 6   .571 15 13   .536
Army 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
Saint Peter's 5 9   .357 15 14   .517
Manhattan 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Fairfield 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
1985 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[33]
1984–85 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Miami 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Toledo 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Kent State 11 7   .611 17 13   .567
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 15 13   .536
Ball State 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Bowling Green 6 12   .333 12 15   .444
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
1985 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T 10 2   .833 19 10   .655
Howard 9 3   .750 15 11   .577
Delaware State 8 4   .667 12 17   .414
South Carolina State 7 4   .636 11 16   .407
Bethune–Cookman 4 7   .364 8 19   .296
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 10   .167 3 25   .107
Morgan State 1 11   .083 3 25   .107
1985 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Loyola-Chicago 13 1   .929 27 6   .818
Butler 9 5   .643 19 10   .655
Oral Roberts 8 6   .571 15 15   .500
Detroit 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Xavier 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
Saint Louis 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Evansville 4 10   .286 13 16   .448
Oklahoma City 1 13   .071 6 20   .231
1985 MCC tournament winner
1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Tulsa 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
Illinois State 11 5   .688 22 8   .733
Wichita State 11 5   .688 18 13   .581
Bradley 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Creighton 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Southern Illinois 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Indiana State 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
West Texas State 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Drake 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
1985 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech 11 3   .786 19 9   .679
Eastern Kentucky 9 5   .643 16 13   .552
Youngstown State 9 5   .643 19 11   .633
Murray State 8 6   .571 19 9   .679
Middle Tennessee 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
Akron 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Austin Peay 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Morehead State 2 12   .143 7 20   .259
1985 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[34]
1984–85 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 UNLV 17 1   .944 28 4   .875
Fresno State 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
Cal State Fullerton 11 7   .611 17 13   .567
Utah State 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
San Jose State 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
UC Irvine 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
UC Santa Barbara 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Pacific 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
New Mexico State 4 14   .222 7 20   .259
Long Beach State 2 16   .111 4 23   .148
1985 PCAA tournament winner
1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
USC 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
Oregon State 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Arizona 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
UCLA 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Oregon 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Arizona State 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Washington State 5 13   .278 13 15   .464
California 5 13   .278 13 15   .464
Stanford 3 15   .167 11 17   .393
As of November 25, 2011[35]
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 LSU 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
No. 19 Georgia 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Alabama 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Kentucky 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Florida 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Mississippi State 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Tennessee 8 10   .444 22 15   .595
Auburn 8 10   .444 22 12   .647
Ole Miss 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
Vanderbilt 4 14   .222 11 17   .393
1985 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1984–85 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 14 2   .875 24 8   .750
Marshall 12 4   .750 21 13   .618
The Citadel 11 5   .688 18 11   .621
Western Carolina 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
VMI 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Appalachian State 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Davidson 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
Furman 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
East Tennessee State 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1985
Rankings from AP poll
1984–85 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Louisiana Tech 11 1   .917 29 3   .906
McNeese State 9 3   .750 18 10   .643
Lamar 8 4   .667 20 12   .625
Arkansas State 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Northeast Louisiana 4 8   .333 17 12   .586
Texas-Arlington 3 9   .250 12 16   .429
North Texas 1 11   .083 5 23   .179
1985 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[36]
1984–85 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Texas Tech 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
SMU 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Arkansas 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
TCU 8 8   .500 16 12   .571
Houston 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Texas 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Baylor 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Rice 3 13   .188 11 16   .407
1985 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Southern 9 5   .643 19 11   .633
Mississippi Valley State 7 7   .500 18 11   .621
Alabama State 7 7   .500 14 17   .452
Texas Southern 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
Jackson State 6 8   .429 10 16   .385
Grambling State 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Prairie View A&M 4 10   .286 5 22   .185
1985 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 VCU 12 2   .857 26 6   .813
UAB 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Old Dominion 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
South Florida 6 8   .429 18 12   .600
Jacksonville 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
South Alabama 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Western Kentucky 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 1 13   .071 5 23   .179
1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern 11 3   .786 24 5   .828
Houston Baptist 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Mercer 10 4   .714 22 9   .710
Arkansas–Little Rock 9 5   .643 17 13   .567
Samford 7 7   .500 18 12   .600
Hardin–Simmons 7 7   .500 11 17   .393
Centenary 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
Georgia State 0 14   .000 2 26   .071
1985 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 11 1   .917 23 9   .719
Santa Clara 9 3   .750 20 9   .690
Saint Mary's 7 5   .583 15 12   .556
San Diego 5 7   .417 16 11   .593
Gonzaga 4 8   .333 15 13   .536
Portland 3 9   .250 14 14   .500
Loyola Marymount 3 9   .250 11 16   .407
Rankings from AP Poll
1984–85 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
San Diego State 11 5   .688 23 8   .742
New Mexico 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Colorado State 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
BYU 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Utah 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
Wyoming 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Hawaii 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Air Force 2 14   .125 8 20   .286
1985 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[37]

Division I independents

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A total of 22 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, Notre Dame (21–9) had both the best winning percentage (.700) and the most wins.[38]

1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Notre Dame   21 9   .700
Dayton   19 10   .655
DePaul   19 10   .655
Marquette   20 11   .645
Texas–San Antonio   18 10   .643
Chicago State   16 11   .593
Radford   16 12   .571
Utica   15 12   .556
Southwestern Louisiana   17 14   .548
Brooklyn   15 13   .536
Baptist   13 15   .464
Eastern Washington   12 15   .444
Monmouth   12 15   .444
Stetson   12 16   .429
Texas–Pan American   12 16   .429
New Orleans   11 19   .367
Florida A&M   10 18   .357
Central Florida   10 18   .357
Tennessee State   9 19   .321
Augusta State   8 20   .286
Campbell   5 22   .185
U.S. International   1 27   .036
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner
Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Villanova Ed Pinckney, Villanova

Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Field goal percentage
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School FG%
Xavier McDaniel Wichita St. 27.2 Xavier McDaniel Wichita St. 14.8 Robbie Weingard Hofstra 9.5 Keith Walker Utica 71.3
Alfredrick Hughes Loyola (IL) 26.3 Benoit Benjamin Creighton 14.1 Carl Golston Loyola (IL) 9.2 Vernon Moore Creighton 67.4
Dan Palombizio Ball St. 26.3 Carey Scurry Long Island 14.1 Jim Les Bradley 8.8 Dave Hoppen Nebraska 64.6
Joe Dumars McNeese St. 25.8 Karl Towns Monmouth 12.3 Taurence Chisholm Delaware 8.0 David Robinson Navy 64.4
Terry Catledge S. Alabama 25.6 Robert Sanders Miss. Valley St. 11.9 Brian Carr Nebraska 7.9 John Staves Southern 63.8
Derrick Gervin UTSA 25.6
Free throw percentage
Player School FT%
Craig Collins Penn St. 95.9
Steve Alford Indiana 92.1
Steve Eggink Marist 92.0
Dennis Nutt TCU 91.7
Bruce Timko Youngstown St. 90.7

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Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 Georgetown 77
W1 St John's 59
E1 Georgetown 64
S8 Villanova 66
S8 Villanova 52
M2 Memphis State 45

National Invitation tournament

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NIT Semifinals and Final

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Semifinals (March 27) Finals (March 29)
      
Tennessee 67
Indiana 74
Indiana 62
UCLA 65
UCLA 75
Louisville 66
Third place game
   
Tennessee 100
Louisville 84

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Johnny Dawkins G Junior Duke
Patrick Ewing C Senior Georgetown
Keith Lee F/C Senior Memphis State
Xavier McDaniel F Senior Wichita State
Chris Mullin F Senior St. John's
Wayman Tisdale F Senior Oklahoma


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Len Bias F Junior Maryland
Jon Koncak C Senior Southern Methodist
Mark Price G Junior Georgia Tech
Kenny Walker F Junior Kentucky
Dwayne Washington G Sophomore Syracuse

Major player of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Arkansas Eddie Sutton Nolan Richardson
Baylor Jim Haller Gene Iba
California Dick Kuchen Lou Campanelli
Central Michigan Dick Parfitt Charlie Coles
Creighton Willis Reed Tony Barone
East Tennessee State Barry Dowd Les Robinson
Houston Baptist Gene Iba Tommy Jones
James Madison Lou Campanelli John Thurston
Kentucky Joe B. Hall Eddie Sutton
Louisiana Tech Andy Russo Tommy Joe Eagles
Oral Roberts Dick Acres Ted Owens
Providence Joe Mullaney Rick Pitino
Tulsa Nolan Richardson J. D. Barnett
UNC Charlotte Hal Wissel Jeff Mullins
US International Freddie Goss Gary Zarecky
VCU J. D. Barnett Mike Pollio
Wake Forest Carl Tacy Bob Staak
Washington Marv Harshman Andy Russo
Xavier Bob Staak Pete Gillen

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