1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1Georgetown
NCAA Tournament1985
Tournament datesMarch 14 – April 1, 1985
National ChampionshipRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA ChampionsVillanova
Other championsUCLA (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Patrick Ewing, Georgetown (Naismith), Chris Mullin, St. John's (Wooden)

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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Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
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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Main article: 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four - Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky

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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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Main article: 1985 National Invitation Tournament

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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Main article: 1985 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
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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