1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Georgetown
NCAA Tournament	1985
Tournament dates	March 14, 1985 – April 1, 1985
National Championship	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA Champions	Villanova
Other champions	UCLA (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Patrick Ewing, Georgetown (Naismith), Chris Mullin, St. John's (Wooden)
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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.

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Season headlines

The 1985 NCAA Tournament was the first to feature a 64-team field.
Georgetown was the first defending champion to return to the Final Four since the 1975–76 UCLA Bruins.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1984–85, the following rules changes were implemented:^[1]

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

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.^[2]

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

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference	Regular season winner^[3]	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^[4]	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^[5]	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^[6]	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^[7]	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^[8]	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^[9]	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^[10]	None selected	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Iona	Randy Cozzens, Army^[11]	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)^[12]	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)^[13]	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^[14]	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^[15]	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^[16]	Stan Morrison, USC	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association	UNLV	Richie Adams, UNLV^[17]	Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV	1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament	The Forum (Inglewood, California)	UNLV
Southeastern Conference	LSU	Kenny Walker, Kentucky^[18]	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^[19]	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^[20]	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^[21]	Davey Whitney, Alcorn State	1985 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Mississippi Coliseum (Jackson, Mississippi)	Southern
Sun Belt Conference	VCU	Terry Catledge, South Alabama^[22]	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^[23]	Bill Bibb, Mercer	1985 TAAC men's basketball tournament	Hanner Fieldhouse (Statesboro, Georgia)	Mercer
West Coast Athletic Conference	Pepperdine	Dwayne Polee, Pepperdine^[24]	Jim Harrick, Pepperdine	No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference	UTEP	Timo Saarelainen, BYU^[25]	Smokey Gaines, San Diego State	1985 WAC men's basketball tournament	Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas)	San Diego State

Statistical leaders

Player	School	PPG	Player	School	RPG	Player	School	APG	Player	School	FG%
Points per game			Rebounds per game			Assists per game			Field goal percentage
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

Player	School	FT%
Free throw percentage
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

^[26]

Conference standings

1984–85 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 ^[27]

1984–85 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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^[28] Rankings from AP Poll

1984–85 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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^[29]

1984–85 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	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
v t e	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^[30]

1984–85 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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
v t e	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 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	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
v t e	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^[31] Rankings from AP Poll

1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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^[32]

1984–85 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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
v t e	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^[33]

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four - Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky

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

NIT Semifinals and Final

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

Consensus All-American teams

**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

Coaching changes

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

Team	Former Coach	New Coach
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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