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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
Major rule changes
Beginning in 1984–85, the following rules changes were implemented:[1]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[2]
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference standings
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
Statistical leaders
Postseason tournaments
NCAA Tournament
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
NIT Semifinals and Final
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
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
References