The 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 2, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 52 games were played.
Georgetown, coached by John Thompson, won the national title with a 84-75 victory in the final game over Houston, coached by Guy Lewis. Patrick Ewing of Georgetown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
edit| Region | Site | Other Locations |
|---|---|---|
| East | Atlanta, Georgia | Charlotte, North Carolina, Dayton, Ohio, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Birmingham, Alabama, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Midwest | St. Louis, Missouri | Lincoln, Nebraska, Memphis, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| West | Los Angeles, California | Dayton, Ohio, Pullman, Washington, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Finals | Seattle, Washington |
Teams
edit| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | 1 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Sweet Sixteen | 4 Indiana | L 72-68 |
| East | 2 | Arkansas | Eddie Sutton | Round of 32 | 7 Virginia | L 53-51 |
| East | 3 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Sweet Sixteen | 7 Virginia | L 63-55 |
| East | 4 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Elite Eight | 7 Virginia | L 50-48 |
| East | 5 | Auburn | Sonny Smith | Round of 64 | 12 Richmond | L 72-71 |
| East | 6 | Virginia Commonwealth | J.D. Barnett | Round of 32 | 3 Syracuse | L 78-63 |
| East | 7 | Virginia | Terry Holland | National Semifinals | 2 Houston | L 49-47 |
| East | 8 | Temple | John Chaney | Round of 32 | 1 North Carolina | L 77-66 |
| East | 9 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Round of 64 | 8 Temple | L 65-63 |
| East | 10 | Iona | Pat Kennedy | Round of 64 | 7 Virginia | L 58-57 |
| East | 11 | Long Island-Brooklyn | Paul Lizzo | Preliminary Round | 11 Northeastern | L 90-87 |
| East | 11 | Northeastern | Jim Calhoun | Round of 64 | 6 Virginia Commonwealth | L 70-69 |
| East | 12 | Richmond | Dick Tarrant | Round of 32 | 4 Indiana | L 75-67 |
| East | 12 | Rider | John Carpenter | Preliminary Round | 12 Richmond | L 89-65 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | 1 | Kentucky | Joe Hall | National Semifinals | 1 Georgetown | L 53-40 |
| Mideast | 2 | Illinois | Lou Henson | Elite Eight | 1 Kentucky | L 54-51 |
| Mideast | 3 | Maryland | Lefty Driesell | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Illinois | L 72-70 |
| Mideast | 4 | Tulsa | Nolan Richardson | Round of 32 | 5 Louisville | L 69-67 |
| Mideast | 5 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Kentucky | L 72-67 |
| Mideast | 6 | Oregon State | Ralph Miller | Round of 64 | 11 West Virginia | L 64-62 |
| Mideast | 7 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Round of 32 | 2 Illinois | L 64-56 |
| Mideast | 8 | BYU | Ladell Andersen | Round of 32 | 1 Kentucky | L 93-68 |
| Mideast | 9 | UAB | Gene Bartow | Round of 64 | 8 BYU | L 84-68 |
| Mideast | 10 | Marshall | Rick Huckabay | Round of 64 | 7 Villanova | L 84-72 |
| Mideast | 11 | West Virginia | Gale Catlett | Round of 32 | 3 Maryland | L 102-77 |
| Mideast | 12 | Morehead State | Wayne Martin | Round of 64 | 5 Louisville | L 72-59 |
| Mideast | 12 | North Carolina A&T | Don Corbett | Preliminary Round | 12 Morehead State | L 70-69 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | 1 | DePaul | Ray Meyer | Sweet Sixteen | 4 Wake Forest | L 73-71 |
| Midwest | 2 | Houston | Guy Lewis | Runner Up | 1 Georgetown | L 84-75 |
| Midwest | 3 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Round of 32 | 6 Memphis | L 66-48 |
| Midwest | 4 | Wake Forest | Carl Tacy | Elite Eight | 2 Houston | L 68-63 |
| Midwest | 5 | Kansas | Larry Brown | Round of 32 | 4 Wake Forest | L 69-59 |
| Midwest | 6 | Memphis | Dana Kirk | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Houston | L 78-71 |
| Midwest | 7 | Fresno State | Boyd Grant | Round of 64 | 10 Louisiana Tech | L 66-56 |
| Midwest | 8 | Illinois State | Bob Donewald | Round of 32 | 1 DePaul | L 75-61 |
| Midwest | 9 | UAB | Wimp Sanderson | Round of 64 | 8 Illinois State | L 49-48 |
| Midwest | 10 | Louisiana Tech | Andy Russo | Round of 32 | 2 Houston | L 77-69 |
| Midwest | 11 | Oral Roberts | Dick Acres | Round of 64 | 6 Memphis | L 92-83 |
| Midwest | 12 | Alcorn State | Davey Whitney | Round of 64 | 5 Kansas | L 57-56 |
| Midwest | 12 | Houston Baptist | Gene Iba | Preliminary Round | 12 Alcorn State | L 79-60 |
| West | ||||||
| West | 1 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Champion | 2 Houston | W 84-75 |
| West | 2 | Oklahoma | Billy Tubbs | Round of 32 | 10 Dayton | L 89-85 |
| West | 3 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Round of 32 | 6 Washington | L 80-78 |
| West | 4 | UTEP | Don Haskins | Round of 32 | 5 UNLV | L 73-60 |
| West | 5 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Georgetown | L 62-48 |
| West | 6 | Washington | Marv Harshman | Sweet Sixteen | 10 Dayton | L 64-58 |
| West | 7 | LSU | Dale Brown | Round of 64 | 10 Dayton | L 74-66 |
| West | 8 | Miami, Ohio | Darrell Hedric | Round of 64 | 9 SMU | L 83-69 |
| West | 9 | SMU | Dave Bliss | Round of 32 | 1 Georgetown | L 37-36 |
| West | 10 | Dayton | Don Donoher | Elite Eight | 1 Georgetown | L 61-49 |
| West | 11 | Nevada | Sonny Allen | Round of 64 | 6 Washington | L 64-54 |
| West | 12 | Princeton | Pete Carril | Round of 64 | 5 UNLV | L 68-56 |
| West | 12 | San Diego | Jim Brovelli | Preliminary Round | 12 Princeton | L 65-56 |
Bracket
edit 8 Temple 65
9 St Johns 63 8 Temple 66
1 North Carolina 77 1 North Carolina 68
4 Indiana 75 4 Indiana 72 4 Indiana 48
5 Auburn 71 12 Richmond 67
12 Richmond 72
EAST REGION
6 Virginia Common 70
11 Northeastern 69 6 Virginia Common 63
3 Syracuse 78 3 Syracuse 55 7 Virginia 50
2 Arkansas 51 7 Virginia 63
7 Virginia 58 7 Virginia 53
10 Iona 57
8 Illinois St 49
9 Alabama 48 8 Illinois St 61
1 DePaul 75 1 DePaul 71
4 Wake Forest 69 4 Wake Forest 73 4 Wake Forest 63
5 Kansas 57 5 Kansas 59
12 Alcorn St 56
MIDWEST REGION
6 Memphis St 92
11 Oral Roberts 83 6 Memphis St 66
3 Purdue 48 6 Memphis St 71 2 Houston 68
2 Houston 77 2 Houston 78
7 Fresno St 56 10 Louisiana Tech 69
10 Louisiana Tech 66
8 BYU 84
9 UAB 68 8 BYU 68
1 Kentucky 93 1 Kentucky 72
4 Tulsa 67 5 Louisville 67 1 Kentucky 54
5 Louisville 72 5 Louisville 69
12 Morehead St 59
MIDEAST REGION
6 Oregon St 62
11 West Virginia 64 11 West Virginia 77
3 Maryland 102 3 Maryland 70 2 Illinois 51
2 Illinois 64 2 Illinois 72
7 Villanova 84 7 Villanova 56
10 Marshall 72
8 Miami-OH 69
9 SMU 83 9 SMU 36
1 Georgetown 37 1 Georgetown 62
4 UTEP 60 5 UNLV 48 1 Georgetown 61
5 UNLV 68 5 UNLV 73
12 Princeton 56
WEST REGION
6 Washington 64
11 Nevada-Reno 54 6 Washington 80
3 Duke 78 6 Washington 58 10 Dayton 49
2 Oklahoma 85 10 Dayton 64
7 LSU 66 10 Dayton 89
10 Dayton 74
FINAL FOUR 7 Virginia 47 2 Houston 49 2 Houston 75 1 Kentucky 40 1 Georgetown 84 1 Georgetown 53
External links
edit- 1984 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.