1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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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 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. Thompson became the first African American head coach to lead his team to the title.

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[edit] Locations

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

[edit] Teams

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 LIU-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 B. 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 State 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 Alabama 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 State 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

[edit] Bracket

[edit] East region

  First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
                                     
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  

[edit] Midwest region

  First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
                                     
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 69  
7  Fresno State 56
10  Louisiana Tech 66  

[edit] Mideast region

  First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
                                     
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  

[edit] West region

  First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
                                     
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  

[edit] Final Four

  National Semifinals National Finals
                 
7  Virginia 47*  
2  Houston 49  
    2  Houston 75
  1  Georgetown 84
1  Kentucky 40
1  Georgetown 53  

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