# 1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Mike Rhoades, his fourth year as VCU head coach. The team will play its home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
This would be the final season where the team was ranked until 2012–13 season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 29, 1984* | | at East Carolina | W 72–61 | 1–0 | Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| December 1, 1984* | | at No. 6 Louisville | L 55–67 | 1–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| December 4, 1984* | | at Richmond Capital City Classic | W 69–60 | 2–1 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| December 8, 1984* | | George Mason George Mason rivalry | W 87–78 | 3–1 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| December 15, 1984* | | Dayton | W 71–61 | 4–1 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| December 21, 1984* | | vs. Auburn Krystal Classic | W 78–59 | 5–1 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| December 22, 1984* | | at Chattanooga Krystal Classic | W 74–58 | 6–1 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| December 28, 1984* | | Richmond Times–Dispatch Invitational | W 68–52 | 7–1 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| December 29, 1984* | | No. 16 Virginia Tech Times–Dispatch Invitational | W 69–65 | 8–1 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| January 5, 1985 | No. 20 | at Jacksonville | W 67–65 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 (1–0) | Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, FL |
| January 10, 1985 | No. 18 | at Western Kentucky | W 72–58 | 10–1 (2–0) | Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| January 14, 1985* | No. 18 | James Madison | W 95–52 | 11–1 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| January 17, 1985 | No. 16 | at Charlotte | W 85–75 | 12–1 (3–0) | Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| January 19, 1985 | No. 16 | South Florida | L 58–60 | 12–2 (3–1) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| January 22, 1985* | No. 19 | West Virginia | W 72–60 | 13–2 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| January 24, 1985 | No. 19 | at South Alabama | W 71–70 | 14–2 (4–1) | Jag Gym Mobile, AL |
| January 26, 1985 | No. 19 | at UAB | L 62–66 | 14–3 (4–2) | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL |
| January 31, 1985 | No. 24 | Jacksonville | W 81–54 | 15–3 (5–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| February 2, 1985 | No. 24 | at South Florida | W 62–55 | 16–3 (6–2) | Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| February 5, 1985* | No. 24 | at James Madison | L 65–66 | 16–4 | Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 7, 1985 | | Charlotte | W 77–56 | 17–4 (7–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| February 9, 1985 | | South Alabama | W 53–45 | 18–4 (8–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| February 13, 1985 | | No. 19 UAB | W 67–53 | 19–4 (9–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| February 16, 1985 | | Old Dominion ODU rivalry | W 90–71 | 20–4 (10–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| February 21, 1985 | No. 17 | Western Kentucky | W 85–62 | 21–4 (11–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| February 23, 1985* | No. 17 | at No. 4 Memphis State | L 73–81 | 21–5 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| February 25, 1985 | No. 17 | at Old Dominion ODU Rivalry | W 78–66 | 22–5 (12–2) | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 1, 1985 | (1) No. 17 | vs. (8) Charlotte Quarterfinals | W 85–62 | 23–5 | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA |
| March 2, 1985 | (1) No. 17 | vs. (5) Jacksonville Semifinals | W 75–57 | 24–5 | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA |
| March 3, 1985 | (1) No. 17 | vs. (3) Old Dominion Final | W 87–82 | 25–5 | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 1985 | (W 2) No. 12 | vs. (W 15) Marshall First round | W 81–65 | 26–5 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| March 17, 1985 | (W 2) No. 12 | vs. (W 7) Alabama Second round | L 59–63 | 26–6 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | 17 | 12 | 11 |