🏀 The 1984-85 men’s college basketball season

What the record holds for this season: the champion, the tournament bracket, the AP poll week by week, the conference tables, and the Elo ratings with the biggest upsets.

Source: Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database · 32 conferences · 64-team tournament

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1984-85 national champion

The NCAA tournament winner.

National champion

Villanova

25-108 seed

Title gameGeorgetown 64, Villanova 66 (Apr 1)

Final FourVillanovaGeorgetownSt. John'sMemphis State

The 1985 NCAA tournament

64 teams. Winners in bold, seeds before each team.

64-team field · 4 regions

First Round

1Georgetown68

16Lehigh43

8Temple60

9Virginia Tech57

4Loyola-Chicago59

13Iona58

5SMU85

12Old Dominion68

2Georgia Tech65

15Mercer58

7Syracuse70

10DePaul65

3Illinois76

14Northeastern57

6Georgia67

11Wichita State59

Second Round

1Georgetown63

8Temple46

4Loyola-Chicago70

5SMU57

2Georgia Tech70

7Syracuse53

3Illinois74

6Georgia58

Regional Semifinals

1Georgetown65

4Loyola-Chicago53

2Georgia Tech61

3Illinois53

Regional Finals

1Georgetown60

2Georgia Tech54

East region

First Round

1Georgetown68

16Lehigh43

8Temple60

9Virginia Tech57

4Loyola-Chicago59

13Iona58

5SMU85

12Old Dominion68

2Georgia Tech65

15Mercer58

7Syracuse70

10DePaul65

3Illinois76

14Northeastern57

6Georgia67

11Wichita State59

Second Round

1Georgetown63

8Temple46

4Loyola-Chicago70

5SMU57

2Georgia Tech70

7Syracuse53

3Illinois74

6Georgia58

Regional Semifinals

1Georgetown65

4Loyola-Chicago53

2Georgia Tech61

3Illinois53

Regional Finals

1Georgetown60

2Georgia Tech54

West region

First Round

1St. John's83

16Southern59

8Iowa54

9Arkansas63

4UNLV85

13San Diego State80

5Washington58

12Kentucky66

3North Carolina State65

14Nevada56

6Tulsa75

11UTEP79

2Virginia Commonwealth81

15Marshall65

7Alabama50

10Arizona41

Second Round

1St. John's68

9Arkansas65

4UNLV61

12Kentucky64

3North Carolina State86

11UTEP73

2Virginia Commonwealth59

7Alabama63

Regional Semifinals

1St. John's86

12Kentucky70

3North Carolina State61

7Alabama55

Regional Finals

1St. John's69

3North Carolina State60

Southeast region

First Round

2North Carolina76

15Middle Tennessee State57

7Notre Dame79

10Oregon State70

3Kansas49

14Ohio38

6Purdue58

11Auburn59

5Maryland69

12Miami (OH)68

4LSU55

13Navy78

1Michigan59

16Fairleigh Dickinson55

8Villanova51

9Dayton49

Second Round

2North Carolina60

7Notre Dame58

3Kansas64

11Auburn66

5Maryland64

13Navy59

1Michigan55

8Villanova59

Regional Semifinals

2North Carolina62

11Auburn56

5Maryland43

8Villanova46

Regional Finals

2North Carolina44

8Villanova56

Midwest region

First Round

1Oklahoma96

16North Carolina A&T83

8USC55

9Illinois State58

4Ohio State75

13Iowa State64

5Louisiana Tech78

12Pittsburgh54

2Memphis State67

15Pennsylvania55

7Michigan State68

10UAB70

3Duke75

14Pepperdine62

6Boston College55

11Texas Tech53

Second Round

1Oklahoma75

9Illinois State69

4Ohio State67

5Louisiana Tech79

2Memphis State67

10UAB66

3Duke73

6Boston College74

Regional Semifinals

1Oklahoma86

5Louisiana Tech84

2Memphis State59

6Boston College57

Regional Finals

1Oklahoma61

2Memphis State63

Final Four and the title game

Final Four

1Georgetown77

1St. John's59

East vs West · Mar 30

2Memphis State45

8Villanova52

Mar 30

Championship game: Villanova

1Georgetown64

8Villanova66

East vs Southeast · Apr 1

Conference tournaments

The champion and the other finalist of each of the 26 conference tournaments held in 1984-85.

Conference	Champion	Runner-up	Final
Atlantic 10	Temple 59-51, Mar 9	Rutgers	59-51, Mar 9
Atlantic Coast	Georgia Tech 67-62, Mar 10	North Carolina	67-62, Mar 10
Big East	Georgetown 92-80, Mar 9	St. John's	92-80, Mar 9
Big Eight	Oklahoma 73-71, Mar 7	Iowa State	73-71, Mar 7
Big Sky	Nevada 79-63, Mar 7	Idaho State	79-63, Mar 7
ECAC Metro	Fairleigh Dickinson 63-59, Mar 4	Loyola (MD)	63-59, Mar 4
ECAC North	Northeastern 68-67, Mar 6	Boston University	68-67, Mar 6
ECAC South	Navy 85-76, Mar 9	Richmond	85-76, Mar 9
East Coast	Lehigh 76-74, Mar 4	Bucknell	76-74, Mar 4
Metro	Memphis State 90-86, Mar 9	Florida State	90-86, Mar 9
Metro Atlantic	Iona 57-54, Mar 3	Fordham	57-54, Mar 3
Mid-American	Ohio 74-64, Mar 7	Miami (OH)	74-64, Mar 7
Mid-Continent	Eastern Illinois	SW Missouri State
Mid-Eastern	North Carolina A&T 71-69, Mar 9	Howard	71-69, Mar 9
Midwestern City	Loyola-Chicago 89-83, Mar 9	Oral Roberts	89-83, Mar 9
Missouri Valley	Wichita State 84-82, Mar 7	Tulsa	84-82, Mar 7
Ohio Valley	Middle Tennessee State 66-63, Mar 3	Youngstown State	66-63, Mar 3
Pacific Coast	UNLV	CSU-Fullerton
Southeastern	Auburn 53-49, Mar 9	Alabama	53-49, Mar 9
Southern	Marshall 70-65, Mar 3	VMI	70-65, Mar 3
Southland	Louisiana Tech 70-69, Mar 7	Lamar	70-69, Mar 7
Southwest	Texas Tech 67-64, Mar 10	Arkansas	67-64, Mar 10
Southwestern Athletic	Southern 85-70, Mar 9	Alcorn State	85-70, Mar 9
Sun Belt	Virginia Commonwealth 87-82, Mar 3	Old Dominion	87-82, Mar 3
Trans America	Mercer 105-96, Mar 4	Arkansas-Little Rock	105-96, Mar 4
Western Athletic	San Diego State 87-81, Mar 7	UTEP	87-81, Mar 7

The 1984-85 AP poll, week by week

Each team's rank in every poll. Tap a rank to read it.

Team	Nov20	27	Dec4	11	18	25	Jan1	8	15	22	29	Feb5	12	19	26	Mar5	12
Georgetown	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Michigan				20	18	13	16			18	10	8	3	3	3	3	2
St. John's	7	3	3	4	8	5	4	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Oklahoma	5	10	17	15	11	17	13	8	13	9	7	7	4	5	6	4	4
Memphis State	8	5	5	5	3	3	3	6	5	4	3	3	5	4	4	5	5
Georgia Tech	20	18	15	12	13	10	8	9	17	16	8	10	6	8	10	9	6
North Carolina		19	16	13	10	7	9	5	6	8	11	15	13	13	8	6	7
Louisiana Tech					20	19	18	14	12	12	15	14	12	10	7	8	8
UNLV	11	20	20							20	16	11	14	11	9	11	9
Duke	6	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	5	6	5	7	6	5	7	10
Virginia Commonwealth							20	18	16	19				17	17	12	11
Illinois	2	7	7	6	4	8	6	15	11	6	5	9	17	16	18	14	12
Kansas	19		19	18	15	12	11	10	9	15	19	13	10	15	11	10	13
Loyola-Chicago															20	16	14
Syracuse	12	14	12	10	9	6	5	7	7	11	9	6	8	7	12	13	15
North Carolina State	13	11	10	9	14	14	17								16	18	16
Texas Tech																	17
Tulsa									20	17	12	17	15	12	15	15	18
Georgia														18	14	17	19
LSU	14	16	13	19	19	18	14									19	20
SMU	10	9	8	7	6	4	7	4	3	2	4	4	9	9	13	20
Arizona															19
Iowa								19				12	11	14
Oregon State								20	14	10	14	16	18	19
Boston College								12	15					20
Villanova								16	18	14	18	19	16
UAB		13	18	17							20		19
Maryland							19				17	20	20
DePaul	3	2	2	2	5	9	10	13	10	7	13	18
Indiana	4	12	11	16	16	15	12	11	8	13
Michigan State								17	19
Washington	9	8	9	8	7	11	15
Virginia Tech	15	15	14	11	17	16
Louisville	17	6	6	14	12	20
Arkansas	16	17
Kentucky	18

Tap a rank to read it.

1985 final AP Top 20

The last Associated Press ranking of the season, with each team's record.

1985 final AP Top 20AP

11Virginia Commonwealth26-6
12Illinois26-9
13Kansas26-8
14Loyola-Chicago27-6
15Syracuse22-9
16North Carolina State23-10
17Texas Tech23-8
18Tulsa23-8
19Georgia22-9
20LSU19-10

1985 standings by conference

Overall and conference record. A star marks the regular-season champion, a trophy the conference-tournament champion.

1985 standings by conference32 conferences

Atlantic 1010 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
West Virginia	20-9	16-2	★
Temple	25-6	15-3	🏆 8 seed
St. Joseph's	19-12	13-5
Rutgers	16-14	9-9
George Washington	14-14	9-9
Massachusetts	13-15	9-9
St. Bonaventure	14-15	7-11
Duquesne	12-18	6-12
Penn State	8-19	4-14
Rhode Island	8-20	2-16

Atlantic Coast8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Georgia Tech	27-8	9-5	★ 🏆 2 seed AP 6
North Carolina	27-9	9-5	★ 2 seed AP 7
North Carolina State	23-10	9-5	★ 3 seed AP 16
Duke	23-8	8-6	3 seed AP 10
Maryland	25-12	8-6	5 seed
Clemson	16-13	5-9
Wake Forest	15-14	5-9
Virginia	17-16	3-11

Big East9 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
St. John's	31-4	15-1	★ 1 seed AP 3
Georgetown	35-3	14-2	🏆 1 seed AP 1
Villanova	25-10	9-7	8 seed
Syracuse	22-9	9-7	7 seed AP 15
Pittsburgh	17-12	8-8	12 seed
Boston College	20-11	7-9	6 seed
Connecticut	13-15	6-10
Providence	11-20	3-13
Seton Hall	10-18	1-15

Big Eight8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Oklahoma	31-6	13-1	★ 🏆 1 seed AP 4
Kansas	26-8	11-3	3 seed AP 13
Iowa State	21-13	7-7	13 seed
Missouri	18-14	7-7
Nebraska	16-14	5-9
Kansas State	14-14	5-9
Colorado	11-17	5-9
Oklahoma State	12-16	3-11

Big Sky8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Nevada	21-10	11-3	★ 🏆 14 seed
Montana	22-8	10-4
Weber State	20-9	9-5
Northern Arizona	17-12	8-6
Montana State	11-17	7-7
Boise State	16-13	5-9
Idaho State	15-18	5-9
Idaho	8-22	1-13

Big Ten10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Michigan	26-4	16-2	★ 1 seed AP 2
Illinois	26-9	12-6	3 seed AP 12
Purdue	20-9	11-7	6 seed
Ohio State	20-10	11-7	4 seed
Iowa	21-11	10-8	8 seed
Michigan State	19-10	10-8	7 seed
Indiana	19-14	7-11
Minnesota	13-15	6-12
Wisconsin	14-14	5-13
Northwestern	6-22	2-16

East Coast8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Bucknell	19-10	10-4	★
Lafayette	15-13	8-6
Drexel	10-18	8-6
Rider	14-15	7-7
Delaware	12-16	7-7
Lehigh	12-19	6-8	🏆 16 seed
Hofstra	14-15	5-9
Towson	7-21	5-9

ECAC Metro8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Marist	17-12	11-3	★
Fairleigh Dickinson	21-10	10-4	🏆 16 seed
LIU-Brooklyn	15-13	9-5
Loyola (MD)	16-14	8-6
St. Francis (PA)	9-19	6-8
Wagner	11-17	5-9
Robert Morris	9-19	4-10
St. Francis (NY)	7-21	3-11

ECAC North9 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Northeastern	22-9	13-3	★ 🏆 14 seed
Canisius	20-10	13-3	★
Siena	22-7	12-4
Niagara	16-12	11-5
Boston University	15-15	9-7
Maine	11-17	5-11
Vermont	9-19	5-11
New Hampshire	7-22	4-12
Colgate	5-21	0-16

ECAC South8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Navy	26-6	11-3	★ 🏆 13 seed
Richmond	21-11	11-3	★
George Mason	18-11	10-4
William & Mary	16-12	9-5
James Madison	14-14	7-7
NC-Wilmington	12-16	4-10
American	9-19	3-11
East Carolina	7-21	1-13

Gulf Star6 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
SE Louisiana	18-9	9-1	★
Nicholls State	17-10	6-4
Sam Houston State	16-12	5-4
Stephen F. Austin	16-10	4-5
SW Texas State	6-20	2-6
Northwestern State	3-25	2-8

Ivy8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Pennsylvania	13-14	10-4	★ 15 seed
Columbia	13-13	9-5
Cornell	14-12	8-6
Harvard	15-9	7-7
Yale	14-12	7-7
Princeton	11-15	7-7
Brown	9-18	5-9
Dartmouth	5-21	3-11

Metro8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Memphis State	31-4	13-1	★ 🏆 2 seed AP 5
Virginia Tech	20-9	10-4	9 seed
Cincinnati	17-14	8-6
South Carolina	15-13	6-8
Tulane	15-13	6-8
Louisville	19-18	6-8
Florida State	14-16	4-10
Southern Mississippi	7-21	3-11

Metro Atlantic8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Iona	26-5	11-3	★ 🏆 13 seed
Fordham	19-12	9-5
La Salle	15-13	8-6
Holy Cross	9-19	8-6
Army	16-13	7-7
St. Peter's	15-14	5-9
Fairfield	11-17	4-10
Manhattan	8-20	4-10

Mid-American10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Ohio	22-8	14-4	★ 🏆 14 seed
Miami (OH)	20-11	13-5	12 seed
Toledo	16-12	11-7
Kent State	17-13	11-7
Eastern Michigan	15-13	9-9
Ball State	13-16	8-10
Western Michigan	12-16	7-11
Northern Illinois	11-16	7-11
Bowling Green	12-15	6-12
Central Michigan	9-18	4-14

Mid-Continent8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Cleveland State	21-8	11-3	★
Western Illinois	14-14	10-4
Eastern Illinois	20-10	9-5	🏆
SW Missouri State	17-13	8-6
Illinois-Chicago	14-14	7-7
Northern Iowa	12-16	6-8
Valparaiso	8-20	4-10
Wisconsin-Green Bay	4-24	1-13

Mid-Eastern7 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
North Carolina A&T	19-10	10-2	★ 🏆 16 seed
Howard	15-11	9-3
Delaware State	12-17	8-4
South Carolina State	11-16	7-4
Bethune-Cookman	8-19	4-7
MD-Eastern Shore	3-25	2-10
Morgan State	3-25	1-11

Midwestern City8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Loyola-Chicago	27-6	13-1	★ 🏆 4 seed AP 14
Butler	19-10	9-5
Detroit	16-12	8-6
Oral Roberts	15-15	8-6
Xavier	16-13	7-7
Saint Louis	13-15	6-8
Evansville	13-16	4-10
Oklahoma City	6-20	1-13

Missouri Valley9 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Tulsa	23-8	12-4	★ 6 seed AP 18
Illinois State	22-8	11-5	9 seed
Wichita State	18-13	11-5	🏆 11 seed
Creighton	20-12	9-7
Bradley	17-13	9-7
Southern Illinois	14-14	6-10
Indiana State	14-15	6-10
Drake	12-15	4-12
West Texas State	11-17	4-12

Ohio Valley8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Tennessee Tech	19-9	11-3	★
Youngstown State	19-11	9-5
Eastern Kentucky	16-13	9-5
Murray State	19-9	8-6
Middle Tennessee State	17-14	7-7	🏆 15 seed
Akron	12-14	6-8
Austin Peay	8-19	4-10
Morehead State	7-20	2-12

Pacific Coast10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
UNLV	28-4	17-1	★ 🏆 4 seed AP 9
Fresno State	23-9	15-3
CSU-Fullerton	17-13	11-7
Utah State	17-11	10-8
San Jose State	16-13	10-8
UC Irvine	13-17	8-10
UC Santa Barbara	12-16	8-10
Pacific	9-19	5-13
New Mexico State	7-20	4-14
Long Beach State	4-23	2-16

Pacific-1010 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Washington	22-10	13-5	★ 5 seed
USC	19-10	13-5	★ 8 seed
Oregon State	22-9	12-6	10 seed
Arizona	21-10	12-6	10 seed
UCLA	21-12	12-6
Oregon	15-16	8-10
Arizona State	12-16	7-11
California	13-15	5-13
Washington State	13-15	5-13
Stanford	11-17	3-15

Southeastern10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
LSU	19-10	13-5	★ 4 seed AP 20
Georgia	22-9	12-6	6 seed AP 19
Alabama	23-10	11-7	7 seed
Kentucky	18-13	11-7	12 seed
Florida	18-12	9-9
Mississippi State	13-15	9-9
Auburn	22-12	8-10	🏆 11 seed
Tennessee	22-15	8-10
Mississippi	11-17	5-13
Vanderbilt	11-17	4-14

Southern9 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
UT-Chattanooga	24-8	14-2	★
Marshall	21-13	12-4	🏆 15 seed
Citadel	18-11	11-5
Western Carolina	14-14	8-8
VMI	16-14	7-9
Appalachian State	14-14	7-9
Davidson	10-19	6-10
Furman	7-21	4-12
East Tennessee State	9-18	3-13

Southland7 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Louisiana Tech	29-3	11-1	★ 🏆 5 seed AP 8
McNeese State	18-10	9-3
Lamar	20-12	8-4
Arkansas State	14-14	6-6
Northeast Louisiana	17-12	4-8
Texas-Arlington	12-16	3-9
North Texas	5-23	1-11

Southwest9 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Texas Tech	23-8	12-4	★ 🏆 11 seed AP 17
SMU	23-10	10-6	5 seed
Texas A&M	19-11	10-6
Arkansas	22-13	10-6	9 seed
TCU	16-12	8-8
Houston	16-14	8-8
Texas	15-13	7-9
Baylor	11-17	4-12
Rice	11-16	3-13

Southwestern Athletic8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Alcorn State	23-7	13-1	★
Southern	19-11	9-5	🏆 16 seed
Mississippi Valley State	18-11	7-7
Alabama State	14-17	7-7
Texas Southern	11-17	6-8
Jackson State	10-16	6-8
Grambling	8-19	4-10
Prairie View	5-22	4-10

Sun Belt8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Virginia Commonwealth	26-6	12-2	★ 🏆 2 seed AP 11
UAB	25-9	11-3	10 seed
Old Dominion	19-12	9-5	12 seed
South Florida	18-12	6-8
South Alabama	15-13	6-8
Jacksonville	15-14	6-8
Western Kentucky	14-14	5-9
UNC Charlotte	5-23	1-13

Trans America8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Georgia Southern	24-5	11-3	★
Houston Baptist	21-8	10-4
Mercer	22-9	10-4	🏆 15 seed
Arkansas-Little Rock	17-13	9-5
Samford	18-12	7-7
Hardin-Simmons	11-17	7-7
Centenary	7-21	2-12
Georgia State	2-26	0-14

West Coast7 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Pepperdine	23-9	11-1	★ 14 seed
Santa Clara	20-9	9-3
St. Mary's	15-12	7-5
San Diego	16-11	5-7
Gonzaga	15-13	4-8
Portland	14-14	3-9
Loyola Marymount	11-16	3-9

Western Athletic9 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
UTEP	22-10	12-4	★ 11 seed
San Diego State	23-8	11-5	🏆 13 seed
Colorado State	18-12	9-7
New Mexico	19-13	9-7
BYU	15-14	9-7
Utah	15-16	8-8
Wyoming	15-14	7-9
Hawaii	10-18	5-11
Air Force	8-20	2-14

Independent23 teams

School	W-L	Note
Notre Dame	21-9	7 seed
Dayton	19-10	9 seed
DePaul	19-10	10 seed
Marquette	20-11
TX-San Antonio	18-10
Chicago State	16-11
Radford	16-12
Utica	15-12
SW Louisiana	17-14
Brooklyn	15-13
Charleston Southern	13-15
Eastern Washington	12-15
Monmouth	12-15
Stetson	12-16
Texas-Pan American	12-16
New Orleans	11-19
Central Florida	10-18
Florida A&M	10-18
Tennessee State	9-19
Augusta State	8-20
Hartford	7-21
Campbell	5-22
US International	1-27

Elo ratings and upsets use the games in our record for this season, which is incomplete before 1995-96; team records come from the season standings.

1985 Elo and upsets

The ten highest-rated teams when the season ended, and the results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of.

1985 Elo and upsetsElo

Elo, top 10

Biggest upsets

Texas Southern 63, UTEP 62
Dec 22 · regular season · 3.5% win chance
Lehigh 79, Fairfield 75
Dec 22 · regular season · 4.8% win chance
New Hampshire 57, Northeastern 55
Jan 24 · regular season · 4.8% win chance
Long Beach State 72, San Jose State 68
Feb 9 · regular season · 5.6% win chance
Arizona State 83, Oregon State 82
Jan 26 · regular season · 5.7% win chance
Connecticut 70, Syracuse 68
Jan 19 · regular season · 6.1% win chance
Bradley 69, Tulsa 64
Feb 21 · regular season · 6.4% win chance
Cincinnati 80, Miami (OH) 77
Dec 8 · regular season · 6.4% win chance
Duquesne 71, Temple 60
Feb 16 · regular season · 6.5% win chance
Chicago State 60, Wichita State 49
Nov 26 · regular season · 6.7% win chance

Where these numbers come from

Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.

Champions, brackets, polls and standings are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database, one season at a time. A section appears only where the database holds its data: the NCAA tournament began in 1939 (earlier champions are retroactive selections), the AP poll in 1949, and game-by-game results, and so the Elo ratings and upsets, in 1950.

Elo ratings and upsets come from the site’s own men’s college basketball Elo, built from every game since 1950. An upset’s win chance is the winner’s pre-game probability from those ratings.