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1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1North Carolina
NCAA Tournament1984
Tournament datesMarch 13 – April 2, 1984
National ChampionshipKingdome
Seattle, Washington
NCAA ChampionsGeorgetown
Other championsMichigan (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Michael Jordan, North Carolina

The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1983 and ended with the Final Four in Seattle, Washington on April 2, 1984. The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Houston Cougars, who were making their third consecutive appearance in the Final Four.

Season headlines

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Major rule changes

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Beginning in 1983–84, the following rules changes were implemented:[3]

  • If a team was in the bonus situation within the last two minutes of the game and all of overtime, common fouls resulted in two free throws. This rule was changed back to the one-and-one free throw situation after a month due to its unpopularity.
  • Several conferences were granted permission to experiment with a 45-second shot clock (either for the entire game or shut off in the last 4:00 of the second half) the three-point shot from 19 feet, and coaching boxes to limit coaches to their bench areas.

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[4]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 North Carolina
2 Kentucky
3 Houston
4 Georgetown
5 Memphis State
6 Louisville
7 Iowa
8 Maryland
9 UCLA
10 Oregon State
11 LSU
12 Michigan State
13 Fresno State
14 Arkansas
15 Boston College
16 Georgia
17 Kansas
18 DePaul
19 Indiana
20 Oklahoma

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Baltimore Super Bees ECAC Metro Conference Discontinued athletic programs
Eastern Washington Eagles Division II Division I independent
Georgia State Panthers Division I independent Trans America Athletic Conference
Holy Cross Crusaders ECAC North Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Monmouth Hawks Big Apple Conference (Division II) Division I independent
La Salle Explorers East Coast Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
New Mexico State Aggies Missouri Valley Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
South Carolina Gamecocks Division I independent Metro Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[5] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
Coach of the Year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
AMCU–8 Illinois–Chicago Craig Lathen, Illinois–Chicago Willie Little, Illinois–Chicago & Charlie Spoonhour, Southwest Missouri State 1984 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament Hammons Student Center
(Springfield, Missouri)		 Western Illinois
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple Terence Stansbury, Temple[6] John Chaney, Temple 1984 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament WVU Coliseum
(Morgantown, West Virginia)		 West Virginia
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Michael Jordan, North Carolina[7] Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1984 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 Maryland
Big East Conference Georgetown Patrick Ewing, Georgetown &
Chris Mullin, St. John's[8]		 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 1984 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		 Georgetown
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma[9] Billy Tubbs, Oklahoma 1984 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 Kansas
Big Sky Conference Weber State Larry Krystkowiak, Montana[10] Sonny Allen, Nevada–Reno 1984 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Dee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah)		 Nevada–Reno
Big Ten Conference Illinois & Purdue None Selected Gene Keady, Purdue No Tournament
East Coast Conference Bucknell Richard Congo, Drexel Charlie Woollum, Bucknell 1984 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Towson Center
(Towson, Maryland)		 Rider
ECAC Metro Long Island & Robert Morris Chipper Harris, Robert Morris, Robert Jackson, St. Francis (NY) & Carey Scurry, Long Island Mark Amatucci, Loyola (MD) 1984 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament McCann Arena
(Poughkeepsie, New York)		 Long Island
ECAC North Northeastern Mark Halsel, Northeastern[11] Nick Macarchuk, Canisius 1984 ECAC North men's basketball tournament Matthews Arena
(Boston, Massachusetts)		 Northeastern
ECAC South Richmond Johnny Newman, Richmond Dick Tarrant, Richmond 1984 ECAC South men's basketball tournament JMU Convocation Center
(Harrisonburg, Virginia)		 Richmond
Ivy League Princeton Joe Carrabino, Harvard[12] None selected No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona, St. Peter's & La Salle Steve Burtt, Iona[13] Pat Kennedy, Iona 1984 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)		 Iona
Metro Conference Memphis State & Louisville John Williams, Tulane Dana Kirk, Memphis State 1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Mid-South Coliseum
(Memphis, Tennessee)		 Memphis State
Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) John Devereaux, Ohio[14] Darrell Hedric, Miami (OH) 1984 MAC men's basketball tournament Rockford MetroCentre
(Rockford, Illinois)		 Miami (OH)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A&T Joe Binion, North Carolina A&T Don Corbett, North Carolina A&T 1984 MEAC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 North Carolina A&T
Midwestern City Conference Oral Roberts Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (IL)[15] Joe Sexson, Butler
& Dick Acres, Oral Roberts		 1984 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament UIC Pavilion
(Chicago, Illinois)		 Oral Roberts
Missouri Valley Conference Illinois State & Tulsa Xavier McDaniel, Wichita State[16] Bob Donewald, Illinois State 1984 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Tulsa Convention Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)		 Tulsa
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State Joe Jakubick, Akron[17] Wayne Martin, Morehead State 1984 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament E. A. Diddle Arena
(Bowling Green, Kentucky)		 Middle Tennessee State
Pacific-10 Conference Oregon State & Washington A.C. Green, Oregon State[18] Marv Harshman, Washington No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV Richie Adams, UNLV[19] Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament The Forum
(Inglewood, California)		 Fresno State
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Charles Barkley, Auburn[20] Sonny Smith, Auburn 1984 SEC men's basketball tournament Memorial Gymnasium
(Nashville, Tennessee)		 Kentucky
Southern Conference Marshall Regan Truesdale, The Citadel[21] Rick Huckabay, Marshall 1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina)		 Marshall
Southland Conference Lamar Tom Sewell, Lamar[22] Pat Foster, Lamar 1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Beaumont Civic Center
(Beaumont, Texas)		 Louisiana Tech
Southwest Conference Houston Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Guy Lewis, Houston 1984 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament The Summit
(Houston, Texas)		 Houston
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State & Alcorn State Lewis Jackson, Alabama State[23] James Oliver, Alabama State 1984 SWAC men's basketball tournament Mississippi Coliseum
(Jackson, Mississippi)		 Alcorn State
Sun Belt Conference VCU Terry Catledge, South Alabama[24] J. D. Barnett, VCU 198 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)		 UAB
Trans America Athletic Conference Houston Baptist Willie Jackson, Centenary[25] Mike Hanks, Samford 1984 TAAC men's basketball tournament Don Coleman Coliseum
(Houston, Texas)		 Houston Baptist
West Coast Athletic Conference San Diego John Stockton, Gonzaga[26] Jim Brovelli, San Diego No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference UTEP Michael Cage, San Diego State[27] Gary Colson, New Mexico 1984 WAC men's basketball tournament Special Events Center
(El Paso, Texas)		 UTEP

Conference standings

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1983–84 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UIC 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759
Northern Iowa 10 – 4   .714 18 – 10   .643
Southwest Missouri State 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
Eastern Illinois 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536
Western Illinois † 6 – 8   .429 17 – 13   .567
Green Bay 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321
Cleveland State 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467
Valparaiso 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321
† 1984 AMCU-8 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[28]
1983–84 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Temple 18 – 0   1.000 26 – 5   .839
Saint Joseph's 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690
George Washington 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586
West Virginia † 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Rutgers 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536
St. Bonaventure 8 – 10   .444 18 – 13   .581
Duquesne 8 – 10   .444 10 – 18   .357
UMass 6 – 12   .333 12 – 17   .414
Rhode Island 5 – 13   .278 6 – 22   .214
Penn State 3 – 15   .167 5 – 22   .185
† 1984 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 14 – 0   1.000 28 – 3   .903
No. 11 Maryland † 9 – 5   .643 24 – 8   .750
No. 19 Wake Forest 7 – 7   .500 23 – 9   .719
No. 14 Duke 7 – 7   .500 24 – 10   .706
Georgia Tech 6 – 8   .429 18 – 11   .621
Virginia 6 – 8   .429 21 – 12   .636
NC State 4 – 10   .286 19 – 14   .576
Clemson 3 – 11   .214 14 – 14   .500
† 1984 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Georgetown† 14 – 2   .875 34 – 3   .919
No. 18 Syracuse 12 – 4   .750 23 – 9   .719
Villanova 12 – 4   .750 19 – 12   .613
Boston College 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600
St. John's 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600
Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375 18 – 13   .581
Connecticut 5 – 11   .313 13 – 15   .464
Providence 5 – 11   .313 15 – 14   .517
Seton Hall 2 – 14   .125 9 – 19   .321
† 1984 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1984[29]
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Oklahoma 13 – 1   .929 29 – 5   .853
Kansas † 9 – 5   .643 22 – 10   .688
Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 18 – 12   .600
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552
Colorado 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552
Kansas State 5 – 9   .357 14 – 15   .483
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Missouri 5 – 9   .357 16 – 14   .533
† 1984 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 12 – 2   .857 23 – 8   .742
Montana 9 – 5   .643 23 – 7   .767
Montana State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Nevada † 7 – 7   .500 17 – 14   .548
Idaho State 6 – 8   .429 12 – 19   .387
Boise State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 12   .556
Northern Arizona 5 – 9   .357 13 – 14   .481
Idaho 4 – 10   .286 9 – 19   .321
† 1984 Big Sky tournament winner
1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Illinois 15 – 3   .833 26 – 5   .839
No. 10 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 22 – 7   .759
Indiana 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Michigan 10 – 8   .556 24 – 9   .727
Michigan State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 13   .536
Ohio State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 14   .517
Northwestern 5 – 13   .278 14 – 14   .500
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 15 – 13   .536
Iowa 6 – 12   .333 13 – 15   .464
Wisconsin* 0 – 18   .000 0 – 28   .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (4–14, 8–20)
1983–84 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 14 – 2   .875 24 – 5   .828
Rider † 11 – 5   .688 20 – 11   .645
Drexel 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586
Lafayette 9 – 7   .563 12 – 17   .414
Hofstra 9 – 7   .563 14 – 14   .500
Delaware 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407
American 5 – 11   .313 6 – 22   .214
Towson 5 – 11   .313 10 – 19   .345
Lehigh 3 – 13   .188 4 – 23   .148
† 1984 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1983–84 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Island † 11 – 5   .688 20 – 11   .645
Robert Morris 11 – 5   .688 17 – 13   .567
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586
Loyola (MD) 10 – 6   .625 16 – 12   .571
Marist 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483
Siena 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Saint Francis (PA) 8 – 8   .500 12 – 15   .444
Wagner 5 – 11   .313 8 – 20   .286
St. Francis (NY) 1 – 15   .063 2 – 26   .071
† 1984 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern † 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 5   .844
Canisius 9 – 5   .643 19 – 11   .633
Boston University 9 – 5   .643 16 – 13   .552
New Hampshire 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536
Maine 7 – 7   .500 17 – 10   .630
Niagara 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
Vermont 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250
Colgate 1 – 13   .071 5 – 22   .185
† 1984 ECAC North tournament winner
1983–84 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond † 7 – 3   .700 22 – 10   .688
Navy 6 – 4   .600 24 – 8   .750
William & Mary 6 – 4   .600 14 – 14   .500
George Mason 5 – 5   .500 21 – 7   .750
James Madison 5 – 5   .500 15 – 14   .517
East Carolina 1 – 9   .100 4 – 24   .143
† 1984 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[30]
1983–84 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 10 – 4   .714 18 – 10   .643
Cornell 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615
Harvard 9 – 5   .643 15 – 11   .577
Penn 7 – 7   .500 10 – 16   .385
Brown 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423
Dartmouth 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423
Columbia 5 – 9   .357 8 – 18   .308
Yale 4 – 10   .286 7 – 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[31]
1983–84 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Memphis State † 11 – 3   .786 26 – 7   .788
Louisville 11 – 3   .786 24 – 11   .686
Florida State 9 – 5   .643 20 – 11   .645
Virginia Tech 8 – 6   .571 22 – 13   .629
Tulane 7 – 7   .500 17 – 11   .607
South Carolina 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429
Southern Miss 4 – 10   .286 13 – 15   .464
Cincinnati 0 – 14   .000 3 – 25   .107
† 1984 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[32]
1983–84 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
La Salle 11 – 3   .786 20 – 11   .645
Saint Peter's 11 – 3   .786 23 – 6   .793
Iona † 11 – 3   .786 23 – 8   .742
Fordham 7 – 7   .500 19 – 15   .559
Fairfield 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
Holy Cross 5 – 9   .357 12 – 18   .400
Army 4 – 10   .286 11 – 17   .393
Manhattan 2 – 12   .143 9 – 19   .321
† 1984 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[33]
1983–84 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami† 16 – 2   .889 24 – 6   .800
Ohio 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714
Bowling Green 11 – 7   .611 18 – 10   .643
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 18 – 11   .621
Northern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444
Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
Kent State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 14   .517
Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407
Ball State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296
Western Michigan 2 – 16   .111 4 – 22   .154
† Mid-American Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T † 9 – 1   .900 22 – 7   .759
Howard 7 – 3   .700 14 – 13   .519
South Carolina State 6 – 4   .600 13 – 16   .448
Delaware State 3 – 7   .300 12 – 16   .429
Maryland Eastern Shore 3 – 7   .300 7 – 21   .250
Bethune–Cookman 2 – 8   .200 6 – 22   .214
Florida A&M –   – 7 – 19   .269
† 1984 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts † 11 – 3   .786 21 – 10   .677
Loyola-Chicago 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690
Xavier 9 – 5   .643 22 – 11   .667
Butler 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464
Evansville 7 – 7   .500 15 – 14   .517
Saint Louis 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429
Detroit 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286
Oklahoma City 3 – 11   .214 8 – 19   .296
† 1984 MCC tournament winner
1983–84 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 13 – 3   .813 23 – 8   .742
No. 12 Tulsa † 13 – 3   .813 27 – 4   .871
Wichita State 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600
Creighton 8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548
Bradley 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536
Southern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536
Indiana State 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500
Drake 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
West Texas State 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296
† 1984 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morehead State † 12 – 2   .857 25 – 6   .806
Tennessee Tech 11 – 3   .786 18 – 10   .643
Youngstown State 9 – 5   .643 18 – 11   .621
Murray State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536
Austin Peay 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407
Eastern Kentucky 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407
Middle Tennessee 4 – 10   .286 11 – 16   .407
Akron 3 – 11   .214 8 – 19   .296
† 1984 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[34]
1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 UNLV 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
UC Irvine 14 – 4   .778 19 – 10   .655
Fresno State† 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Utah State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
New Mexico State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464
Cal State Fullerton 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
San Jose State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357
Long Beach State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 19   .321
UC Santa Barbara 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
Pacific 1 – 17   .056 3 – 27   .100
† 1984 PCAA tournament winner
1983–84 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Washington 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774
No. 17 Oregon State 15 – 3   .833 22 – 7   .759
Oregon 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552
UCLA 10 – 8   .556 17 – 11   .607
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464
Arizona 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393
USC 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
California 5 – 13   .278 12 – 16   .429
Washington State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 18   .357
As of April 15, 1984[35]
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky † 14 – 4   .778 29 – 5   .853
Auburn 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Florida 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552
LSU 11 – 7   .611 18 – 11   .621
Alabama 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600
Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Vanderbilt 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483
Georgia 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
Mississippi State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321
Ole Miss 3 – 15   .167 8 – 20   .286
† 1984 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall† 13 – 3   .813 25 – 6   .806
Chattanooga 12 – 4   .750 24 – 7   .774
Western Carolina 9 – 7   .563 15 – 13   .536
Appalachian State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448
The Citadel 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500
Furman 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414
East Tennessee State 6 – 10   .375 9 – 19   .321
Davidson 5 – 11   .313 9 – 19   .321
VMI 4 – 12   .250 8 – 19   .296
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1984
Rankings from AP poll
1983–84 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 11 – 1   .917 26 – 5   .839
Louisiana-Monroe 9 – 3   .750 17 – 12   .586
Louisiana Tech † 8 – 4   .667 26 – 7   .788
McNeese State 6 – 6   .500 16 – 15   .516
Arkansas State 4 – 8   .333 13 – 15   .464
North Texas 3 – 9   .250 9 – 19   .321
Texas-Arlington 1 – 11   .083 5 – 23   .179
† 1984 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[36]
1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Houston † 15 – 1   .938 32 – 5   .865
No. 8 Arkansas 14 – 2   .875 25 – 7   .781
SMU 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758
Texas Tech 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586
Texas A&M 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533
Rice 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433
TCU 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Texas 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
Baylor 1 – 15   .063 5 – 23   .179
† 1984 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1983–84 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State † 11 – 3   .786 21 – 10   .677
Alabama State 11 – 3   .786 22 – 6   .786
Southern 10 – 4   .714 16 – 12   .571
Grambling State 7 – 7   .500 17 – 12   .586
Mississippi Valley State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
Texas Southern 6 – 8   .429 12 – 17   .414
Jackson State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
Prairie View A&M 0 – 14   .000 2 – 26   .071
† 1984 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 11 – 3   .786 23 – 7   .767
Old Dominion 9 – 5   .643 19 – 12   .613
South Florida 9 – 5   .643 17 – 11   .607
South Alabama 9 – 5   .643 22 – 8   .733
UAB † 8 – 6   .571 23 – 11   .676
Western Kentucky 5 – 9   .357 12 – 17   .414
Jacksonville 3 – 11   .214 12 – 16   .429
UNC Charlotte 2 – 12   .143 9 – 19   .321
† 1984 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Houston Baptist † 11 – 3   .786 24 – 7   .774
Samford 10 – 4   .714 22 – 8   .733
Georgia Southern 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571
Arkansas–Little Rock 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Centenary 7 – 7   .500 12 – 16   .429
Mercer 6 – 8   .429 14 – 14   .500
Hardin–Simmons 5 – 9   .357 9 – 22   .290
Northwestern State 2 – 12   .143 6 – 22   .214
Nicholls State* 0 – 0   – 19 – 7   .731
Georgia State –   – 6 – 22   .214
† 1984 TAAC tournament winner
*Provisional member; played no conference games.
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego 9 – 3   .750 18 – 10   .643
Santa Clara 7 – 5   .583 22 – 10   .688
Saint Mary's 7 – 5   .583 12 – 16   .429
Gonzaga 6 – 6   .500 17 – 10   .630
Pepperdine 6 – 6   .500 15 – 13   .536
Loyola Marymount 5 – 7   .417 12 – 15   .444
Portland 2 – 10   .167 11 – 17   .393
Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 UTEP † 13 – 3   .813 27 – 4   .871
BYU 12 – 4   .750 20 – 11   .645
New Mexico 10 – 6   .625 24 – 11   .686
Wyoming 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567
Colorado State 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
Hawaii 6 – 10   .375 12 – 16   .429
San Diego State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 13   .536
Utah 4 – 12   .250 11 – 19   .367
Air Force 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296
† 1984 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[37]

Division I independents

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A total of 19 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, DePaul (27–3) had both the best winning percentage (.900) and the most wins.[38]

1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 DePaul –   – 27 – 3   .900
UTSA –   – 20 – 8   .714
Southwestern Louisiana –   – 23 – 10   .697
Stetson –   – 19 – 9   .679
Dayton –   – 21 – 11   .656
Notre Dame –   – 21 – 12   .636
Marquette –   – 17 – 13   .567
Baptist –   – 15 – 13   .536
New Orleans –   – 14 – 14   .500
Texas–Pan American –   – 13 – 14   .481
Tennessee State –   – 12 – 15   .444
Utica –   – 11 – 15   .423
Southeastern Louisiana –   – 11 – 17   .393
UNC Wilmington –   – 11 – 17   .393
Campbell –   – 10 – 18   .357
Brooklyn –   – 8 – 20   .286
Monmouth –   – 6 – 21   .222
Eastern Washington –   – 4 – 22   .154
U.S. International –   – 2 – 26   .071
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 La Salle & Temple Ralph Lewis, La Salle

La Salle and Temple both finished with 3–1 records 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%
Joe Jakubick Akron 30.1 Akeem Olajuwon Houston 13.5 Craig Lathen UIC 9.4 Akeem Olajuwon Houston 67.5
Lewis Jackson Alabama St. 29.0 Carey Scurry Long Island 13.5 Danny Tarkanian UNLV 8.5 Bobby Lee Hurt Alabama 66.4
Devin Durrant BYU 27.9 Xavier McDaniel Wichita St. 13.1 Reid Gettys Houston 8.4 Keith Walker Utica 66.0
Alfredrick Hughes Loyola (IL) 27.6 Donald Newman Ark.–Little Rock 12.9 Andre LaFleur Northeastern 7.9 Patrick Ewing Georgetown 65.8
Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma 27.0 Michael Cage San Diego St. 12.6 Tony William Florida St. 7.7 A.C. Green Oregon St. 65.7
Jeff Cross Maine 12.6
Free-throw percentage
Player School FT%
Steve Alford Indiana 91.3
Joe Carrabino Harvard 90.5
Chris Mullin St. John's 90.4
Bob Ferry Harvard 90.3
Vince Cunningham UTSA 87.9

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Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main article: 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four - Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

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National semifinals National championship game
      
E7 Virginia 47*
MW2 Houston 49
W1 Georgetown 84
MW2 Houston 75
ME1 Kentucky 40
W1 Georgetown 53

National Invitation tournament

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Main article: 1984 National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

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Semifinals Finals
      
Southwestern Louisiana 59
Notre Dame 65
Notre Dame 63
Michigan 83
Michigan 78
Virginia Tech 75
Third place game
   
Southwestern Louisiana 70
Virginia Tech 71

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Main article: 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Patrick Ewing C Junior Georgetown
Michael Jordan G Junior North Carolina
Akeem Olajuwon C Junior Houston
Sam Perkins F Senior North Carolina
Wayman Tisdale F Sophomore Oklahoma


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Michael Cage F Senior San Diego State
Devin Durrant F Senior Brigham Young
Keith Lee F/C Junior Memphis State
Chris Mullin F/G Junior St. John's
Melvin Turpin C/F Senior Kentucky
Leon Wood G Senior Cal State Fullerton

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
Akron Bob Rupert Bob Huggins
Clemson Bill Foster Cliff Ellis Foster left to restart the basketball program at Miami.
DePaul Ray Meyer Joey Meyer
Samford Mike Hanks Mel Hankinson
South Alabama Cliff Ellis Mike Hanks
UCLA Larry Farmer Walt Hazzard
West Texas A&M Ken Edwards Gary Moss

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