# 1984–85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 1984-85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bobby Cremins, the team finished the season with an overall record of 27-8 (9-5 ACC). The team earned a share of the ACC regular season title, won the ACC tournament, and reached the East Regional final of the NCAA tournament before falling to Georgetown, 60–54.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1984* | No. 20 | Charleston Southern | W 79–66 | 1–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 27, 1984* | No. 18 | Chattanooga | W 74–58 | 2–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 30, 1984* | No. 18 | Tennessee Tech | W 96–78 | 3–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 11, 1984* | No. 12 | Georgia | L 59–60 | 3–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 15, 1984 | No. 12 | at No. 9 NC State | W 66–64 | 4–1 (1–0) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 18, 1984* | No. 13 | North Carolina A&T | W 81–43 | 5–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 21, 1984* | No. 13 | Augusta State | W 84–53 | 6–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 25, 1984* | No. 10 | vs. Arkansas Rainbow Classic | W 72–52 | 7–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 26, 1984* | No. 10 | vs. No. 11 Washington Rainbow Classic | W 65–58 | 8–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 27, 1984* | No. 10 | vs. Maryland Rainbow Classic | W 70–69 | 9–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 3, 1985* | No. 8 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 93–40 | 10–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 5, 1985 | No. 8 | at Wake Forest | L 54–68 | 10–2 (1–1) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 8, 1985 | No. 9 | Clemson | L 81–90 | 10–3 (1–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 14, 1985* | No. 17 | at UNC Charlotte | W 86–68 | 11–3 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 17, 1985* | No. 17 | Monmouth | W 96–66 | 12–3 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 21, 1985 | No. 16 | Virginia | W 49–46 | 13–3 (2–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 23, 1985 | No. 16 | at Clemson | W 64–59 | 14–3 (3–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan 27, 1985 | No. 16 | at No. 8 North Carolina | W 66–62 | 15–3 (4–2) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 30, 1985 | No. 8 | NC State | L 53–61 | 15–4 (5–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 2, 1985 | No. 8 | at No. 17 Maryland | W 72–60 | 16–4 (6–2) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 6, 1985 7:30 p.m. | No. 10 | No. 5 Duke | W 81–71 | 17–4 (7–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,366) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 10, 1985 | No. 10 | Wake Forest | W 94–75 | 18–4 (8–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 16, 1985 | No. 6 | at Virginia | L 55–62 | 18–5 (8–3) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 19, 1985 | No. 8 | No. 20 Maryland | W 48–43 | 19–5 (9–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 23, 1985 1:30 p.m. | No. 8 | at No. 6 Duke | L 62–67 | 19–6 (9–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 26, 1985 | No. 10 | vs. No. 8 North Carolina | W 57–54 | 20–6 (9–5) | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 2, 1985* | No. 10 | Saint Louis | W 64–54 | 21–6 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 3, 1985* | No. 10 | at No. 6 Oklahoma | L 80–87 | 21–7 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1985* | (1) No. 9 | vs. (8) Virginia Quarterfinals | W 55–48 | 22–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 9, 1985* | (1) No. 9 | vs. (4) No. 7 Duke Semifinals | W 75–64 | 23–7 | Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 10, 1985* | (1) No. 9 | vs. (2) No. 6 North Carolina Championship Game | W 67–62 | 24–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (15 E) Mercer First Round | W 65–58 | 25–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| Mar 17, 1985* CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (7 E) No. 15 Syracuse Second Round | W 70–53 | 26–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| Mar 21, 1985* CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (3 E) No. 12 Illinois East Regional semifinal | W 61–53 | 27–7 | Providence Civic Center (11,913) Providence, RI |
| Mar 23, 1985* CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown East Regional final | L 54–60 | 27–8 | Providence Civic Center (11,913) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Coaches | Not released | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 |