# 1983–84 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1983–1984 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell and played their home games at the Cole Field House. They won the 1984 ACC men's basketball tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the 1984 NCAA basketball tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 26* | No. 8 | Johns Hopkins | W 108-65 | 1–0 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 1* | No. 6 | vs. Ohio State | L 68-72 | 1–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| December 3* | No. 6 | Canisius | W 77-55 | 2–1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 6* | No. 11 | vs. Penn State | W 67-58 | 3–1 | Hersheypark Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| December 10* | No. 11 | at Duquesne | W 78-67 | 4–1 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| December 14* | No. 9 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 104-69 | 5–1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 24* | No. 8 | No. 6 Boston College | W 89-76 | 6–1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 29* | No. 6 | Randolph–Macon | W 58-52 | 7–1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 30* | No. 6 | La Salle | W 96-83 | 8–1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 4 | No. 5 | at No. 12 NC State | W 59-55 | 9–1 (1–0) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| January 7* | No. 5 | William & Mary | W 58-44 | 10–1 (1–0) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 12 | No. 5 | No. 1 North Carolina | L 62-74 | 10–2 (1–1) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 14 | No. 5 | at Duke | W 81-75 | 11–2 (2–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 17 | No. 7 | Clemson | W 85-72 | 12–2 (3–1) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 21* | No. 7 | at Old Dominion | W 69-58 | 13–2 (3–1) | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia |
| January 28* | No. 5 | at Notre Dame | L 47-52 | 13–3 (3–1) | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| January 31 | No. 10 | at Virginia | W 67-66 | 14–3 (4–1) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| February 4 | No. 10 | at No. 18 Georgia Tech | L 70-71 $^{2OT}$ | 14–4 (4–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| February 8 | No. 13 | No. 14 Wake Forest (4) | L 87-90 $^{2OT}$ | 14–5 (4–3) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 11 | No. 13 | Duke | L 84-89 | 14–6 (4–4) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 13* | No. 13 | Dayton | W 61-59 | 15–6 (4–4) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 18 | | at Clemson | W 66-65 $^{3OT}$ | 16–6 (5–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| February 19 | | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 63-78 | 16–7 (5–5) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 23 | | Georgia Tech | W 79-74 | 17–7 (6–5) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 26 | | at No. 15 Wake Forest | W 90-79 | 18–7 (7–5) | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| February 29 | No. 19 | NC State | W 63-50 | 19–7 (8–5) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| March 4 | No. 19 | Virginia | W 74-65 | 20–7 (9–5) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 9 | No. 14 | vs. NC State | W 69-63 | 21–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 10 | No. 14 | vs. No. 19 Wake Forest | W 66-64 | 22–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 11 | No. 14 | vs. No. 16 Duke | W 74-62 | 23–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 17* | (3 ME) No. 11 | vs. (6 ME) West Virginia | W 102-77 | 24–7 | Birmingham Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 22* | (3 ME) No. 11 | vs. (2 ME) No. 6 Illinois | L 70-72 | 24–8 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. ||||||

## 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 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | — | — | 19 | 14 | 11 |
| Coaches | Not released | Not released | 15 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | — | 19 | 14 | 10 |