1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||
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Teams | 53 | ||||
Finals site |
Kingdome Seattle, Washington | ||||
Champions |
Georgetown (1st title, 3rd title game, 3rd Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up |
Houston (2nd title game, 5th Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists | |||||
Winning coach | John Thompson (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Patrick Ewing Georgetown | ||||
Attendance | 397,481 | ||||
Top scorer |
Roosevelt Chapman Dayton (105 points) | ||||
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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 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 52 games were played. This was the last tournament in which some teams earned first round byes as the field expanded to 64 teams beginning in the 1985 tournament when each team played in the first round.
Georgetown University, coached by John Thompson, won the national title with an 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. Thompson became the first African-American head coach to lead his team to any NCAA Division I title.
Locations
First and Second Rounds
- Birmingham, Alabama (BJCC Arena)
- Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Coliseum)
- Dayton, Ohio (University of Dayton Arena)
- East Rutherford, New Jersey (Meadowlands Arena)
- Lincoln, Nebraska (Bob Devaney Sports Center)
- Memphis, Tennessee (Mid-South Coliseum)
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (MECCA Arena)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (The Spectrum)
- Pullman, Washington (Beasley Coliseum)
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Jon M. Huntsman Center)
Later Rounds
Region | Site |
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East | Atlanta, Georgia (Omni Coliseum) |
Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky (Rupp Arena) |
Midwest | St. Louis, Missouri (St. Louis Arena) |
West | Los Angeles, California (Pauley Pavilion) |
Finals | Seattle, Washington (Kingdome) |
Teams
Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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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 | Regional Runner-up | 7 Virginia | L 50-48 |
East | 5 | Auburn | Sonny Smith | Round of 48 | 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 48 | 8 Temple | L 65-63 |
East | 10 | Iona | Pat Kennedy | Round of 48 | 7 Virginia | L 58-57 |
East | 11 | LIU-Brooklyn | Paul Lizzo | Preliminary Round | 11 Northeastern | L 90-87 |
East | 11 | Northeastern | Jim Calhoun | Round of 48 | 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 B. Hall | National Semifinals | 1 Georgetown | L 53-40 |
Mideast | 2 | Illinois | Lou Henson | Regional Runner-up | 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 48 | 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 48 | 8 BYU | L 84-68 |
Mideast | 10 | Marshall | Rick Huckabay | Round of 48 | 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 48 | 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 | Regional Runner-up | 2 Houston | L 68-63 |
Midwest | 5 | Kansas | Larry Brown | Round of 32 | 4 Wake Forest | L 69-59 |
Midwest | 6 | Memphis State (Vacated) | Dana Kirk | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Houston | L 78-71 |
Midwest | 7 | Fresno State | Boyd Grant | Round of 48 | 10 Louisiana Tech | L 66-56 |
Midwest | 8 | Illinois State | Bob Donewald | Round of 32 | 1 DePaul | L 75-61 |
Midwest | 9 | Alabama | Wimp Sanderson | Round of 48 | 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 48 | 6 Memphis State | L 92-83 |
Midwest | 12 | Alcorn State | Davey Whitney | Round of 48 | 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 48 | 10 Dayton | L 74-66 |
West | 8 | Miami, Ohio | Darrell Hedric | Round of 48 | 9 SMU | L 83-69 |
West | 9 | SMU | Dave Bliss | Round of 32 | 1 Georgetown | L 37-36 |
West | 10 | Dayton | Don Donoher | Regional Runner-up | 1 Georgetown | L 61-49 |
West | 11 | Nevada | Sonny Allen | Round of 48 | 6 Washington | L 64-54 |
West | 12 | Princeton | Pete Carril | Round of 48 | 5 UNLV | L 68-56 |
West | 12 | San Diego | Jim Brovelli | Preliminary Round | 12 Princeton | L 65-56 |
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
Preliminary Round
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East Regional - Atlanta, Georgia
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | |||||||||||||||
8 | Temple | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | St. John's | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Temple | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Indiana | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Indiana | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Richmond | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Auburn | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Richmond | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Indiana | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | VCU | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Northeastern | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | VCU | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Syracuse | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Syracuse | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 51* | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Iona | 57 |
Midwest Regional - St. Louis, Missouri
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | |||||||||||||||
8 | Illinois State | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Alabama | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Illinois State | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | DePaul | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | DePaul | 71* | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Wake Forest | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Wake Forest | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Alcorn State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Wake Forest | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Houston | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis State | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Oral Roberts | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis State | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Purdue | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Houston | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Houston | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Louisiana Tech | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Fresno State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Louisiana Tech | 66 |
Mideast Regional - Lexington, Kentucky
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | |||||||||||||||
8 | BYU | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | UAB | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | BYU | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Louisville | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Tulsa | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Louisville | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Louisville | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Morehead State | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Illinois | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Oregon State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | West Virginia | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | West Virginia | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 102 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Illinois | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Illinois | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Villanova | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Villanova | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Marshall | 72 |
West Regional - Los Angeles, California
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | |||||||||||||||
8 | Miami-OH | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | SMU | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | SMU | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UNLV | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | UTEP | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UNLV | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UNLV | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Princeton | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Dayton | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Washington | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Nevada-Reno | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Washington | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Duke | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Washington | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Dayton | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Dayton | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | LSU | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Dayton | 74 |
Final Four
National Semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
E7 | Virginia | 47* | |||||||
MW2 | Houston | 49 | |||||||
W1 | Georgetown | 84 | |||||||
MW2 | Houston | 75 | |||||||
ME1 | Kentucky | 40 | |||||||
W1 | Georgetown | 53 | |||||||
CBS |
April 2 |
Houston 75, Georgetown 84 | ||
Scoring by half: 30–40, 45–44 | ||
Pts: Franklin 21 Rebs: Olajuwon 9 Asts: Franklin 9 |
Pts: Williams 19 Rebs: Ewing 9 Asts: Jackson 6 |
Attendance: 38,471 |
Broadcast information
Local Radio
Teams | Flagship station | Play-by-play announcer | Color analyst(s) |
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Georgetown | WWDC-AM (Georgetown) | Rich Chvotkin | |
Kentucky | WHAS-AM (Louisville) | Cawood Ledford | |
LSU | WWL-AM (New Orleans) | Jim Hawthorne |
References
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