1984 NCAA Division I men 's basketball tournament - wikipedia 1984 NCAA Division I men 's basketball tournament 1984 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament Season 1983 -- 84 Teams 53 Finals site Kingdome Seattle Champions Georgetown Hoyas ( 1st title, 2nd title game, 3rd Final Four ) Runner - up Houston Cougars ( 2nd title game, 5th Final Four ) Semifinalists Kentucky Wildcats ( 9th Final Four ) Virginia Cavaliers ( 2nd Final Four ) Winning coach John Thompson ( 1st title ) MOP Patrick Ewing ( Georgetown ) Attendance 397,481 Top scorer Roosevelt Chapman Dayton ( 105 points ) NCAA Division I Men 's Tournaments `` 1983 1985 '' The 1984 NCAA Division I Men 's 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 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle. A total of 52 games were played. This was the last tournament in which some teams earned first round byes as the field expanded to 64 teams beginning in the 1985 tournament when each team played in the first round. It was also the second year with a preliminary round ; preliminary games would not be played again until 2001. Georgetown, coached by John Thompson, won the national title with an 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 any NCAA Division I title. Georgetown reached the Final Four for the third time in school history and second time in three years to face Kentucky, a team which had never lost a national semifinal game and was led by the `` Twin Towers '', Sam Bowie and Melvin Turpin. Bowie and Turpin managed to get Ewing into foul trouble early, and with him on the bench and Reggie Williams shooting only 1 - for - 7 ( 14.3 % ) from the field during the game, the Wildcats raced out to a 27 -- 15 lead with 3 : 06 left in the first half. After that however, the Hoyas made a defensive stand still unequalled in college basketball : Kentucky scored only two more points in the first half ; the Wildcats also did not score in the first 9 minutes 55 seconds of the second half, missing their first 12 shots and after that shooting 3 - for - 21 ( 14.3 % ) during the remainder of the game. Overall, Kentucky shot 3 - for - 33 ( 9.1 percent ) from the field during the second half. Although he played for only 17 minutes and suffered a season - ending foot injury in the second half, Gene Smith had one of the best defensive games of his career. Bowie and Turpin finished the game a combined 0 - for - 12, Wingate scored 12 points and held Kentucky 's Jim Master to 2 - for - 7 ( 28.6 % ) shooting from the field, Michael Jackson scored 12 points and pulled down a career - high 10 rebounds, and Georgetown won 53 -- 40 to advance to the national final for the third time in school history and second time in three years. In the second national semifinal, Houston, playing in its third consecutive Final Four, edged Virginia, which reached the Final Four as a No. 7 seed in the East region, 49 -- 47. The Cavaliers reached the national semifinals despite the graduation of four - time All - American Ralph Sampson the previous season. Coincidentally, Houston 's All - America center, Akeem Olajuwon, would soon become Sampson 's teammate with the Houston Rockets. In the NCAA final, Georgetown faced Houston on April 2, 1984. Reggie Williams demonstrated his true potential for the first time, putting in a strong defensive performance and shooting 9 - for - 18 ( 50.0 % ) from the field with 19 points and seven rebounds in the game, while Wingate scored 16 points and Ewing managed 10 points and nine rebounds. Jackson scored 11 points and had six assists, two of which set up Ewing and Graham for decisive baskets late in the game. The game was decided well before the final whistle, and the Hoyas won the school 's first national championship 84 -- 75. Late in the game, with Georgetown enjoying a comfortable lead, Thompson began to pull starters out and give bench players some time on the court ; the game 's enduring image came when senior guard Fred Brown came out of the game. Two years earlier, Brown had mistakenly passed the ball to North Carolina 's James Worthy in the last seconds of the 1982 championship game, ruining Georgetown 's chances for a final game - winning shot and allowing North Carolina to take the national championship, and cameras had captured Thompson consoling a devastated Brown with a hug as the Tar Heels celebrated. As Brown left the 1984 championship game, cameras caught Brown and Thompson again embracing on the sideline, this time to celebrate a victory. Contents 1 Locations 1.1 Play - In Round 1.2 First & Second Rounds 1.3 Regional Sites and Final Four 2 Teams 3 Bracket 3.1 Preliminary round 3.2 East Regional -- Atlanta, Georgia 3.3 Midwest Regional -- St. Louis, Missouri 3.4 Mideast Regional -- Lexington, Kentucky 3.5 West Regional -- Los Angeles 3.6 Final Four 3.6. 1 Championship Game 4 Broadcast information 4.1 Television 4.2 Local radio 5 See also 6 References Locations Dayton Philadelphia Charlotte Birmingham E. Rutherford Lincoln Memphis Milwaukee Pullman Salt Lake City 1984 sites for play - in ( orange ) and first and second ( green ) rounds Lexington Atlanta St. Louis Los Angeles Seattle 1984 Regionals ( blue ) and Final Four ( red ) Play - In Round Regions Site Venue East & West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Palestra Mideast & Midwest Dayton, Ohio University of Dayton Arena First & Second Rounds Region Site Venue East Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum East Rutherford, New Jersey Brendan Byrne Arena Mideast Birmingham, Alabama BJCC Coliseum Milwaukee, Wisconsin MECCA Arena Midwest Lincoln, Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum West Pullman, Washington Beasley Coliseum Salt Lake City, Utah Special Events Center Regional sites and final Four Region Site Venue East Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum Mideast Lexington, Kentucky Rupp Arena Midwest St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena West Los Angeles, California Pauley Pavilion Final Four Seattle, Washington The Kingdome Seattle was the host city for the Final Four for the first time since 1952, and the first time in the Kingdome, then home to the NBA SuperSonics as well as the MLB Mariners and NFL Seahawks. The Kingdome became the third domed multipurpose stadium, after the Astrodome and the Superdome, to host a Final Four. Three cities -- East Rutherford, Memphis and Milwaukee -- became host cities for the first time. East Rutherford, located between New York City and Newark, was the fourth site to host games in the New York metropolitan area. The Mid-South Coliseum and MECCA Arena would only host one time, with future games in Memphis held at The Pyramid and FedExForum and in Milwaukee at the Bradley Center. The gmaes at the MECCA Arena were the first tournament games held in Wisconsin since being held in Madison in 1969. This tournament would also be the last time the Palestra, the `` Cathedral of College Basketball '', would host an NCAA Tournament Game ; all future games in the city would be held at either the Spectrum or the Wells Fargo Center. It was also the last time a team could play in their home arena as Illinois got hosed by the officials in the Kentucky home arena in the elite eight. Teams Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score East East North Carolina Dean Smith Sweet Sixteen 4 Indiana L 72 -- 68 East Arkansas Eddie Sutton Round of 32 7 Virginia L 53 -- 51 East Syracuse Jim Boeheim Sweet Sixteen 7 Virginia L 63 -- 55 East Indiana Bob Knight Regional Runner - up 7 Virginia L 50 -- 48 East 5 Auburn Sonny Smith Round of 48 12 Richmond L 72 -- 71 East 6 VCU 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 48 8 Temple L 65 -- 63 East 10 Iona Pat Kennedy Round of 48 7 Virginia L 58 -- 57 East 11 Long Island Paul Lizzo Preliminary Round 11 Northeastern L 90 -- 87 East 11 Northeastern Jim Calhoun Round of 48 6 VCU 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 Kentucky Joe B. Hall National Semifinals 1 Georgetown L 53 -- 40 Mideast Illinois Lou Henson Regional Runner - up 1 Kentucky L 54 -- 51 Mideast Maryland Lefty Driesell Sweet Sixteen 2 Illinois L 72 -- 70 Mideast 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 48 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 48 8 BYU L 84 -- 68 Mideast 10 Marshall Rick Huckabay Round of 48 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 48 5 Louisville L 72 -- 59 Mideast 12 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Preliminary Round 12 Morehead State L 70 -- 69 Midwest Midwest DePaul Ray Meyer Sweet Sixteen 4 Wake Forest L 73 -- 71 Midwest Houston Guy Lewis Runner Up 1 Georgetown L 84 -- 75 Midwest Purdue Gene Keady Round of 32 6 Memphis State L 66 -- 48 Midwest Wake Forest Carl Tacy Regional Runner - up 2 Houston L 68 -- 63 Midwest 5 Kansas Larry Brown Round of 32 4 Wake Forest L 69 -- 59 Midwest 6 Memphis State ( Vacated ) Dana Kirk Sweet Sixteen 2 Houston L 78 -- 71 Midwest 7 Fresno State Boyd Grant Round of 48 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 48 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 48 6 Memphis State L 92 -- 83 Midwest 12 Alcorn State Davey Whitney Round of 48 5 Kansas L 57 -- 56 Midwest 12 Houston Baptist Gene Iba Preliminary Round 12 Alcorn State L 79 -- 60 West West Georgetown John Thompson Champion 2 Houston W 84 -- 75 West Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Round of 32 10 Dayton L 89 -- 85 West Duke Mike Krzyzewski Round of 32 6 Washington L 80 -- 78 West 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 48 10 Dayton L 74 -- 66 West 8 Miami ( OH ) Darrell Hedric Round of 48 9 SMU L 83 -- 69 West 9 SMU Dave Bliss Round of 32 1 Georgetown L 37 -- 36 West 10 Dayton Don Donoher Regional Runner - up 1 Georgetown L 61 -- 49 West 11 Nevada Sonny Allen Round of 48 6 Washington L 64 -- 54 West 12 Princeton Pete Carril Round of 48 5 UNLV L 68 -- 56 West 12 San Diego Jim Brovelli Preliminary Round 12 Princeton L 65 -- 56 Bracket * -- Denotes overtime period Preliminary round East # 11 Seed -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11 Northeastern 90 11 Long Island 87 East # 12 Seed -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12 Richmond 89 12 Rider 65 Mideast # 12 Seed -- Dayton, Ohio 12 Morehead State 70 12 North Carolina A&T 69 Midwest # 12 Seed -- Dayton, Ohio 12 Alcorn State 79 12 Houston Baptist 60 West # 12 Seed -- Philadelphia 12 Princeton 65 12 San Diego 56 East Regional -- Atlanta, Georgia First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals 8 Temple 65 9 St. John 's 63 8 Temple 66 North Carolina 77 North Carolina 68 Indiana 72 Indiana 75 12 Richmond 67 5 Auburn 71 12 Richmond 72 Indiana 48 7 Virginia 50 6 VCU 70 11 Northeastern 69 6 VCU 63 Syracuse 78 Syracuse 55 7 Virginia 63 Arkansas 51 * 7 Virginia 53 7 Virginia 58 10 Iona 57 Midwest Regional -- St. Louis, Missouri First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals 8 Illinois State 49 9 Alabama 48 8 Illinois State 61 DePaul 75 DePaul 71 * Wake Forest 73 Wake Forest 69 5 Kansas 59 5 Kansas 57 12 Alcorn State 56 Wake Forest 63 Houston 68 6 Memphis State 92 11 Oral Roberts 83 6 Memphis State 66 Purdue 48 6 Memphis State 71 Houston 78 Houston 77 10 Louisiana Tech 70 7 Fresno State 56 10 Louisiana Tech 66 Mideast Regional -- Lexington, Kentucky First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals 8 BYU 84 9 UAB 68 8 BYU 68 Kentucky 93 Kentucky 72 5 Louisville 67 Tulsa 67 5 Louisville 69 5 Louisville 72 12 Morehead State 59 Kentucky 54 Illinois 51 6 Oregon State 62 11 West Virginia 64 11 West Virginia 77 Maryland 102 Maryland 70 Illinois 72 Illinois 64 7 Villanova 56 7 Villanova 84 10 Marshall 72 West Regional -- Los Angeles First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals 8 Miami ( OH ) 69 9 SMU 83 9 SMU 36 Georgetown 37 Georgetown 62 5 UNLV 48 UTEP 60 5 UNLV 73 5 UNLV 68 12 Princeton 56 Georgetown 61 10 Dayton 49 6 Washington 64 11 Nevada 54 6 Washington 80 Duke 78 6 Washington 58 10 Dayton 64 Oklahoma 85 10 Dayton 89 7 LSU 66 10 Dayton 74 Final Four National Semifinals National Championship Game E7 Virginia 47 * MW2 Houston 49 W1 Georgetown 84 MW2 Houston 75 ME1 Kentucky 40 W1 Georgetown 53 Championship Game Main article : 1984 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship Game CBS April 2 Box Score Houston 75, Georgetown 84 Scoring by half : 30 -- 40, 45 -- 44 Pts : Franklin 21 Rebs : Olajuwon 9 Asts : Franklin 9 Pts : Williams 19 Rebs : Ewing 9 Asts : Jackson 6 Attendance : 38,471 Broadcast information Television CBS Sports Brent Musburger served as Studio Host Gary Bender and Billy Packer - First Round ( Dayton - LSU ) at Salt Lake City, Utah ; Second Round at Charlotte, North Carolina and Lincoln, Nebraska ; East Regional at Atlanta, Georgia and West Regional in Los Angeles, California ; Final Four in Seattle, Washington Frank Glieber and Larry Conley Verne Lundquist and Steve Grote Frank Herzog and James Brown Tim Ryan and Lynn Shackelford Dick Stockton and Bill Raftery Local radio Teams Flagship station Play - by - play announcer Color analyst ( s ) Georgetown WWDC - AM ( Georgetown ) Rich Chvotkin Kentucky WHAS - AM ( Louisville ) Cawood Ledford LSU WWL - AM ( New Orleans Jim Hawthorne See also 1984 NCAA Division II Men 's Basketball Tournament 1984 NCAA Division III Men 's Basketball Tournament 1984 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament 1984 NCAA Division II Women 's Basketball Tournament 1984 NCAA Division III Women 's Basketball Tournament 1984 National Invitation Tournament 1984 National Women 's Invitation Tournament 1984 NAIA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament 1984 NAIA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament References ^ Jump up to : The Georgetown Basketball History Project : The Top 100 : 1. Patrick Ewing ^ Jump up to : The Georgetown Basketball History Project : The Top 100 : 3. Reggie Williams ^ Jump up to : The Georgetown Basketball History Project : The Top 100 : 11. David Wingate ^ Jump up to : The Georgetown Basketball History Project : The Top 100 : 14. Michael Jackson Jump up ^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project : The Top 100 : 68. Gene Smith ^ Jump up to : The Georgetown Basketball History Project : Classic Games Jump up ^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project : the Top 100 : 48. Fred Brown NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament Tournaments 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Structure Selection process Venues # 1 seeds Opening Round Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game Champions & awards Champions Most Outstanding Player Media & culture Bracketology Broadcasting Tournament Final Four March Madness pools `` One Shining Moment '' Records & statistics All - time team records Bids by school Bids by school and conference Consecutive appearances Final Four appearances by school Final Four participants Final Four appearances by coach Upsets Georgetown Hoyas men 's basketball 1983 -- 84 NCAA champions 20 Fred Brown 22 Gene Smith 24 Bill Martin 30 Michael Jackson 32 Horace Broadnax 33 Patrick Ewing ( MOP ) 34 Reggie Williams 40 David Wingate 50 Michael Graham 52 Ralph Dalton Head coach John Thompson Assistant coach Craig Esherick Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1984_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament&oldid=836777921 '' Categories : NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship 1983 -- 84 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season Sports competitions in Seattle March 1984 sports events April 1984 sports events 1980s in Seattle 1984 in sports in Washington ( state ) Basketball in Seattle Hidden categories : Pages using div col with deprecated parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 16 April 2018, at 19 : 54. 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Question: who won the ncaa basketball championship in 1984
Answer: Georgetown