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.


Locations

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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

Teams

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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 Long Island-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 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 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 UAB 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 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

Bracket

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 8 Temple           65                                                                      
 9 St Johns         63  8 Temple           66                                               
                        1 North Carolina   77  1 North Carolina   68                        
                        4 Indiana          75  4 Indiana          72  4 Indiana          48 
 5 Auburn           71 12 Richmond         67                                               
12 Richmond         72                                                                      
                                                         EAST REGION                        
 6 Virginia Common  70                                                                      
11 Northeastern     69  6 Virginia Common  63                                               
                        3 Syracuse         78  3 Syracuse         55  7 Virginia         50 
                        2 Arkansas         51  7 Virginia         63                        
 7 Virginia         58  7 Virginia         53                                               
10 Iona             57                                                                      


 8 Illinois St      49                                                                      
 9 Alabama          48  8 Illinois St      61                                               
                        1 DePaul           75  1 DePaul           71                        
                        4 Wake Forest      69  4 Wake Forest      73  4 Wake Forest      63 
 5 Kansas           57  5 Kansas           59                                               
12 Alcorn St        56                                                                      
                                                      MIDWEST REGION                        
 6 Memphis St       92                                                                      
11 Oral Roberts     83  6 Memphis St       66                                               
                        3 Purdue           48  6 Memphis St       71  2 Houston          68 
                        2 Houston          77  2 Houston          78                        
 7 Fresno St        56 10 Louisiana Tech   69                                               
10 Louisiana Tech   66                                                                      


 8 BYU              84                                                                      
 9 UAB              68  8 BYU              68                                               
                        1 Kentucky         93  1 Kentucky         72                        
                        4 Tulsa            67  5 Louisville       67  1 Kentucky         54 
 5 Louisville       72  5 Louisville       69                                               
12 Morehead St      59                                                                      
                                                      MIDEAST REGION                        
 6 Oregon St        62                                                                      
11 West Virginia    64 11 West Virginia    77                                               
                        3 Maryland        102  3 Maryland         70  2 Illinois         51 
                        2 Illinois         64  2 Illinois         72                        
 7 Villanova        84  7 Villanova        56                                               
10 Marshall         72                                                                      


 8 Miami-OH         69                                                                      
 9 SMU              83  9 SMU              36                                               
                        1 Georgetown       37  1 Georgetown       62                        
                        4 UTEP             60  5 UNLV             48  1 Georgetown       61 
 5 UNLV             68  5 UNLV             73                                               
12 Princeton        56                                                                      
                                                         WEST REGION                        
 6 Washington       64                                                                      
11 Nevada-Reno      54  6 Washington       80                                               
                        3 Duke             78  6 Washington       58 10 Dayton           49 
                        2 Oklahoma         85 10 Dayton           64                        
 7 LSU              66 10 Dayton           89                                               
10 Dayton           74                                                                      


FINAL FOUR
 7 Virginia         47                        
 2 Houston          49  2 Houston          75 
 1 Kentucky         40  1 Georgetown       84 
 1 Georgetown       53                        


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