# 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began on March 14, 1985, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Lexington, Kentucky. A total of 63 games were played.
Eighth-seed Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, won their first national title with a 66–64 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by John Thompson. Ed Pinckney of Villanova was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The game, often cited as "The Perfect Game", is widely considered among the greatest upsets in college basketball history, and is the second biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. This Villanova team remains the lowest-seeded team to win the tournament. The Wildcats are also notable as the last Division I men's national champion to date to represent a school that did not sponsor varsity football at the time of its title (Villanova had dropped football after the 1980 season and did not reinstate the sport until the 1985 season, the first after the championship game). The game is also notable as the last played without a shot clock.
This year's Final Four saw an unprecedented and unmatched three teams from the same conference, with Big East members Villanova and Georgetown joined by St. John's. The only "interloper" in the Big East party was Memphis State, then of the Metro Conference (Memphis State's 1985 Final Four appearance was vacated due to using ineligible players, as were all of its tournament appearances from 1982 to 1986). Lehigh, champion of the East Coast Conference Tournament, became the first team in NCAA Tournament history to compete with a record below .500, as they were 12–18 at the time they played in the First Round.
This was also the first year that one of the regionals was named "Southeast", replacing "Mideast". This name was used until 1998, when the regional was renamed "South". This was also the last tournament until 2010 to feature two private schools in the title game. This tournament was also the last until 2012 to feature no teams in the Sweet 16 from the Mountain or Pacific Time Zones. No metropolitan area as small as Lexington has hosted the Final Four to date, though Lexington has hosted regionals throughout the years.

## Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1985 tournament:
First and Second Rounds
* March 14 and 16
** East Region
*** Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut (Host: University of Connecticut)
** Midwest Region
*** Mabee Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Host: Oral Roberts University)
** Southeast Region
*** Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
** West Region
*** Special Events Center, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah)
* March 15 and 17
** East Region
*** Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Tech)
** Midwest Region
*** Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas (Host: University of Houston)
** Southeast Region
*** University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
** West Region
*** University Arena ("The Pit"), Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host: University of New Mexico)
Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
* March 21 and 23
** East Regional, Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Providence College)
** Midwest Regional, Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (Host: Southwest Conference)
* March 22 and 24
** Southeast Regional, BJCC Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama (Host: Southeastern Conference)
** West Regional, McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado (Host: Big 8 Conference)
National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)
* March 30 and April 1
** Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)

## Teams

| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
| East ||||||||
| East | 1 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Big East | Runner-up | 8 Villanova | L 66–64 |
| East | 2 | Georgia Tech | Bobby Cremins | Atlantic Coast | Regional Runner-up | 1 Georgetown | L 60–54 |
| East | 3 | Illinois | Lou Henson | Big Ten | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Georgia Tech | L 61–53 |
| East | 4 | Loyola Chicago | Gene Sullivan | Midwestern City | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Georgetown | L 65–53 |
| East | 5 | SMU | Dave Bliss | Southwest | Round of 32 | 4 Loyola–Chicago | L 70–57 |
| East | 6 | Georgia | Hugh Durham | Southeastern | Round of 32 | 3 Illinois | L 74–58 |
| East | 7 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Big East | Round of 32 | 2 Georgia Tech | L 70–53 |
| East | 8 | Temple | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 | Round of 32 | 1 Georgetown | L 63–46 |
| East | 9 | Virginia Tech | Charles Moir | Metro | Round of 64 | 8 Temple | L 60–57 |
| East | 10 | DePaul | Joey Meyer | Independent | Round of 64 | 7 Syracuse | L 70–65 |
| East | 11 | Wichita State | Gene Smithson | Missouri Valley | Round of 64 | 6 Georgia | L 67–59 |
| East | 12 | Old Dominion | Paul Webb | Sun Belt | Round of 64 | 5 SMU | L 85–68 |
| East | 13 | Iona | Pat Kennedy | Metro Atlantic | Round of 64 | 4 Loyola–Chicago | L 59–58 |
| East | 14 | Northeastern | Jim Calhoun | ECAC North | Round of 64 | 3 Illinois | L 76–57 |
| East | 15 | Mercer | Bill Bibb | Trans America | Round of 64 | 2 Georgia Tech | L 65–58 |
| East | 16 | Lehigh | Tom Schneider | East Coast | Round of 64 | 1 Georgetown | L 68–43 |
| Midwest ||||||||
| Midwest | 1 | Oklahoma | Billy Tubbs | Big Eight | Regional Runner-up | 2 Memphis State | L 63–61 |
| Midwest | 2 | Memphis State | Dana Kirk | Metro | National semifinals | 8 Villanova | L 52–45 |
| Midwest | 3 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Atlantic Coast | Round of 32 | 11 Boston College | L 74–73 |
| Midwest | 4 | Ohio State | Eldon Miller | Big Ten | Round of 32 | 5 Louisiana Tech | L 79–67 |
| Midwest | 5 | Louisiana Tech | Andy Russo | Southland | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Oklahoma | L 86–84 |
| Midwest | 6 | Texas Tech | Gerald Myers | Southwest | Round of 64 | 11 Boston College | L 55–53 |
| Midwest | 7 | UAB | Gene Bartow | Sun Belt | Round of 32 | 2 Memphis State | L 67–66 |
| Midwest | 8 | USC | Stan Morrison | Pacific-10 | Round of 64 | 9 Illinois State | L 58–55 |
| Midwest | 9 | Illinois State | Bob Donewald | Missouri Valley | Round of 32 | 1 Oklahoma | L 75–69 |
| Midwest | 10 | Michigan State | Jud Heathcote | Big Ten | Round of 64 | 7 UAB | L 70–68 |
| Midwest | 11 | Boston College | Gary Williams | Big East | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Memphis State | L 59–57 |
| Midwest | 12 | Pittsburgh | Roy Chipman | Big East | Round of 64 | 5 Louisiana Tech | L 78–54 |
| Midwest | 13 | Iowa State | Johnny Orr | Big Eight | Round of 64 | 4 Ohio State | L 75–64 |
| Midwest | 14 | Pepperdine | Jim Harrick | West Coast | Round of 64 | 3 Duke | L 75–62 |
| Midwest | 15 | Penn | Craig Littlepage | Ivy League | Round of 64 | 2 Memphis State | L 67–55 |
| Midwest | 16 | North Carolina A&T | Don Corbett | Mid-Eastern | Round of 64 | 1 Oklahoma | L 96–83 |
| Southeast ||||||||
| Southeast | 1 | Michigan | Bill Frieder | Big Ten | Round of 32 | 8 Villanova | L 59–55 |
| Southeast | 2 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Atlantic Coast | Regional Runner-up | 8 Villanova | L 56–44 |
| Southeast | 3 | Kansas | Larry Brown | Big Eight | Round of 32 | 11 Auburn | L 66–64 |
| Southeast | 4 | LSU | Dale Brown | Southeastern | Round of 64 | 13 Navy | L 78–55 |
| Southeast | 5 | Maryland | Lefty Driesell | Atlantic Coast | Sweet Sixteen | 8 Villanova | L 46–43 |
| Southeast | 6 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Big Ten | Round of 64 | 11 Auburn | L 59–58 |
| Southeast | 7 | Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | Independent | Round of 32 | 2 North Carolina | L 60–58 |
| Southeast | 8 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Big East | Champion | 1 Georgetown | W 66–64 |
| Southeast | 9 | Dayton | Don Donoher | Independent | Round of 64 | 8 Villanova | L 51–49 |
| Southeast | 10 | Oregon State | Ralph Miller | Pacific-10 | Round of 64 | 7 Notre Dame | L 79–70 |
| Southeast | 11 | Auburn | Sonny Smith | Southeastern | Sweet Sixteen | 2 North Carolina | L 62–56 |
| Southeast | 12 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Peirson | Mid-American | Round of 64 | 5 Maryland | L 69–68 |
| Southeast | 13 | Navy | Paul Evans | ECAC South | Round of 32 | 5 Maryland | L 64–59 |
| Southeast | 14 | Ohio | Danny Nee | Mid-American | Round of 64 | 3 Kansas | L 49–38 |
| Southeast | 15 | Middle Tennessee State | Bruce Stewart | Ohio Valley | Round of 64 | 2 North Carolina | L 76–57 |
| Southeast | 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Tom Green | ECAC Metro | Round of 64 | 1 Michigan | L 59–55 |
| West ||||||||
| West | 1 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Big East | National semifinals | 1 Georgetown | L 77–59 |
| West | 2 | VCU | J. D. Barnett | Sun Belt | Round of 32 | 7 Alabama | L 63–59 |
| West | 3 | NC State | Jim Valvano | Atlantic Coast | Regional Runner-up | 1 St. John's | L 69–60 |
| West | 4 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | Pacific Coast | Round of 32 | 12 Kentucky | L 64–61 |
| West | 5 | Washington | Marv Harshman | Pacific-10 | Round of 64 | 12 Kentucky | L 66–58 |
| West | 6 | Tulsa | Nolan Richardson | Missouri Valley | Round of 64 | 11 UTEP | L 79–75 |
| West | 7 | Alabama | Wimp Sanderson | Southeastern | Sweet Sixteen | 3 NC State | L 61–55 |
| West | 8 | Iowa | George Raveling | Big Ten | Round of 64 | 9 Arkansas | L 63–54 |
| West | 9 | Arkansas | Eddie Sutton | Southwest | Round of 32 | 1 St. John's | L 68–65 |
| West | 10 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Pacific-10 | Round of 64 | 7 Alabama | L 50–41 |
| West | 11 | UTEP | Don Haskins | Western Athletic | Round of 32 | 3 NC State | L 86–73 |
| West | 12 | Kentucky | Joe B. Hall | Southeastern | Sweet Sixteen | 1 St. John's | L 86–70 |
| West | 13 | San Diego State | Smokey Gaines | Western Athletic | Round of 64 | 4 UNLV | L 85–80 |
| West | 14 | Nevada | Sonny Allen | Big Sky | Round of 64 | 3 NC State | L 65–56 |
| West | 15 | Marshall | Rick Huckabay | Southern | Round of 64 | 2 VCU | L 81–65 |
| West | 16 | Southern | Robert Hopkins | Southwestern Athletic | Round of 64 | 1 St. John's | L 83–59 |

## Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

### East Regional – Providence, Rhode Island

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Georgetown | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Lehigh | 43 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Lehigh | 43 | 1 | Georgetown | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Hartford | Hartford | Hartford | 1 | Georgetown | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Hartford | Hartford | Hartford | 9 | Virginia Tech | 46 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Temple | 60 | 9 | Virginia Tech | 46 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 87 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 87 | | | | 1 | Georgetown | 65 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Loyola Chicago | 53 | | | | |
| 5 | SMU | 85 | | | | | | | 4 | Loyola Chicago | 53 | | | | |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 68 | 5 | SMU | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Hartford | Hartford | Hartford | 5 | SMU | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Hartford | Hartford | Hartford | 4 | Loyola Chicago | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Loyola–Chicago | 59 | 4 | Loyola Chicago | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Iona | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Iona | 58 | | | | | | | | 1 | Georgetown | 60 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 54 |
| 6 | Georgia | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 54 |
| 11 | Wichita State | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wichita State | 59 | 6 | Georgia | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | 6 | Georgia | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | 3 | Illinois | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Illinois | 76 | 3 | Illinois | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Northeastern | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Northeastern | 57 | | | | 3 | Illinois | 53 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 61 | | | | |
| 7 | Syracuse | 70 | | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 61 | | | | |
| 10 | DePaul | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | DePaul | 65 | 7 | Syracuse | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | 7 | Syracuse | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | 2 | Georgia Tech | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 65 | 2 | Georgia Tech | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mercer | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Regional Final Summary

* CBS
* Saturday, March 23
* box score
#1 Georgetown Hoyas 60, #2 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 54 :
| Pts: P. Ewing – 14 Rebs: R. Dalton – 6 Asts: M. Jackson – 5 | Pts: J. Salley – 15 Rebs: J. Salley – 5 Asts: S. Petway – 4 Halftime Score: 29–29 |
* Providence Civic Center – Providence, Rhode Island

### West Regional – Denver, Colorado

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | St John's | 83 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Southern | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Southern | 59 | 1 | St John's | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | 1 | St John's | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | 9 | Arkansas | 65 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Iowa | 54 | 9 | Arkansas | 65 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arkansas | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arkansas | 63 | | | | 1 | St John's | 86 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Kentucky | 70 | | | | |
| 5 | Washington | 58 | | | | | | | 12 | Kentucky | 70 | | | | |
| 12 | Kentucky | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kentucky | 66 | 12 | Kentucky | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | 12 | Kentucky | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | 4 | UNLV | 61 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | UNLV | 85 | 4 | UNLV | 61 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | San Diego State | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | San Diego State | 80 | | | | | | | | 1 | St. John's | 69 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | NC State | 60 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | NC State | 60 |
| 11 | UTEP | 79 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | UTEP | 79 | 11 | UTEP | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 11 | UTEP | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 3 | NC State | 86 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | NC State | 65 | 3 | NC State | 86 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Nevada | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Nevada | 56 | | | | 3 | NC State | 61 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Alabama | 55 | | | | |
| 7 | Alabama | 50 | | | | | | | 7 | Alabama | 55 | | | | |
| 10 | Arizona | 41 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Arizona | 41 | 7 | Alabama | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 7 | Alabama | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 2 | VCU | 59 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | VCU | 81 | 2 | VCU | 59 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Marshall | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### First round Summary

* NCAA Productions ESPN
* Thursday, March 14 12:07 PM MST/2:07 PM EST
* box score
#1 St. John's Redmen 83, #16 Southern Jaguars 59 :
| Pts: W. Berry – 24 Rebs: W. Berry – 13 Asts: C. Mullin – 6 | Halftime Score: St. John's, 34–18 |
* Special Events Center – Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 6,928

#### Second Round Summary

* CBS
* Saturday, March 16 2:30 PM MST/4:30 PM EST
* box score
* Special Events Center – Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 9,226

#### Regional semifinal Summary

* CBS
* Friday, March 22 8:09 PM MST/10:09 PM EST
* box score
#1 St. John's Redmen 86, #12 Kentucky Wildcats 70 :
| Pts: C. Mullin – 30 Rebs: W. Berry – 7 Asts: C. Mullin – 7 | Pts: K. Walker – 23 Rebs: K. Walker – 8 Asts: R. Harden – 7 Halftime Score: St. John's, 39–38 |
* McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, Colorado Attendance: 17,022 Referees: John Clougherty, Bobby Dibler, Willis McJunkin

#### Regional Final Summary

* CBS
* Sunday, March 24 2:03 PM MST/4:03 PM EST
* box score
#1 St. John's Redmen 69, #3 NC State Wolfpack 60 :
| Pts: C. Mullin – 25 Rebs: B. Wennington – 10 Asts: M. Moses, M. Jackson – 5 | Pts: L. Charles – 15 Rebs: L. Charles, C. McQueen – 11 Asts: S. Webb – 9 Halftime Score: St. John's, 30–29 |
* McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, Colorado Attendance: 17,022 Referees: John Clougherty, Bobby Dibler, Willis McJunkin

### Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Michigan | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 55 | 1 | Michigan | 55 | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | Dayton | Dayton | 1 | Michigan | 55 | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | Dayton | Dayton | 8 | Villanova | 59 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Villanova | 51 | 8 | Villanova | 59 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Dayton | 49 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Dayton | 49 | | | | 8 | Villanova | 46 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Maryland | 43 | | | | |
| 5 | Maryland | 69* | | | | | | | 5 | Maryland | 43 | | | | |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 68 | 5 | Maryland | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | Dayton | Dayton | 5 | Maryland | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | Dayton | Dayton | 13 | Navy | 59 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | LSU | 55 | 13 | Navy | 59 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Navy | 78 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Navy | 78 | | | | | | | | 8 | Villanova | 56 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 44 |
| 6 | Purdue | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 44 |
| 11 | Auburn | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Auburn | 59 | 11 | Auburn | 66 | | | | | | | |
| South Bend | South Bend | South Bend | 11 | Auburn | 66 | | | | | | | |
| South Bend | South Bend | South Bend | 3 | Kansas | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kansas | 49 | 3 | Kansas | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ohio | 38 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ohio | 38 | | | | 11 | Auburn | 56 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 62 | | | | |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 79 | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 62 | | | | |
| 10 | Oregon State | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oregon State | 70 | 7 | Notre Dame | 58 | | | | | | | |
| South Bend | South Bend | South Bend | 7 | Notre Dame | 58 | | | | | | | |
| South Bend | South Bend | South Bend | 2 | North Carolina | 60 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | North Carolina | 76 | 2 | North Carolina | 60 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Middle Tennessee State | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Regional Final Summary

* CBS
* Sunday, March 24
* box score
#8 Villanova Wildcats 56, #2 North Carolina Tar Heels 44 :
| Pts: H. Pressley – 15 Rebs: E. Pinckney – 7 Asts: E. Pinckney, H. Jensen – 3 | Pts: B. Daugherty – 17 Rebs: B. Daugherty – 12 Asts: J. Wolf, K. Smith – 5 Halftime Score: North Carolina, 22–17 |
* BJCC Coliseum – Birmingham, Alabama

### Midwest Regional – Dallas, Texas

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 96 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | North Carolina A&T | 83 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | North Carolina A&T | 83 | 1 | Oklahoma | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | 1 | Oklahoma | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | 9 | Illinois State | 69 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | USC | 55 | 9 | Illinois State | 69 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 58 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 86* | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Louisiana Tech | 84 | | | | |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 78 | | | | | | | 5 | Louisiana Tech | 84 | | | | |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 54 | 5 | Louisiana Tech | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | 5 | Louisiana Tech | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | 4 | Ohio State | 67 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 75 | 4 | Ohio State | 67 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Iowa State | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Iowa State | 64 | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 61 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Memphis State# | 63 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Memphis State# | 63 |
| 11 | Boston College | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Boston College | 55 | 11 | Boston College | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | Houston | 11 | Boston College | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | Houston | 3 | Duke | 73 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Duke | 75 | 3 | Duke | 73 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Pepperdine | 62 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Pepperdine | 62 | | | | 11 | Boston College | 57 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Memphis State# | 59 | | | | |
| 7 | UAB | 70 | | | | | | | 2 | Memphis State# | 59 | | | | |
| 10 | Michigan State | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Michigan State | 68 | 7 | UAB | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | Houston | 7 | UAB | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | Houston | 2 | Memphis State# | 67* | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Memphis State# | 67 | 2 | Memphis State# | 67* | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Penn | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
* - denotes overtime

#### Regional Final Summary

* CBS
* Saturday, March 23
* box score
#2 Memphis State Tigers 63, #1 Oklahoma Sooners 61 :
| Pts: D. Kennedy – 16 Rebs: W. Tisdale – 12 Asts: T. McCalister, A. Bowie – 5 | Pts: K. Lee – 23 Rebs: K. Lee – 11 Asts: A. Turner – 12 Halftime Score: 33–33 |
* Reunion Arena – Dallas, Texas

### Final Four – Lexington, Kentucky

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National Championship Game | National Championship Game | National Championship Game |
| W1 | St Johns | 59 | | | |
| E1 | Georgetown | 77 | | | |
| E1 | Georgetown | 77 | W1 | Georgetown | 64 |
| | | | SE8 | Villanova | 66 |
| SE8 | Villanova | 52 | SE8 | Villanova | 66 |
| MW2 | Memphis St. # | 45 | | | |
# - Memphis State was forced to vacate its NCAA tournament appearance after a massive gambling scandal and a criminal investigation into head coach Dana Kirk. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Memphis removing the wins from its own record.

### Game summaries

* CBS
* Saturday, March 30
* box score
#8 Villanova Wildcats 52, #2 Memphis State Tigers 45 :
| Pts: D. McClain – 19 Rebs: E. Pinckney – 9 Asts: M. Plansky, G. McLain, D. McClain – 2 | Pts: A. Turner – 11 Rebs: Vincent Askew, W. Bedford, K. Lee – 7 Asts: V. Askew – 7 Halftime Score: 23–23 |
* Rupp Arena – Lexington, Kentucky
* CBS
* Saturday, March, 30
* box score
#1 Georgetown Hoyas 77, #1 St. John's Redmen 59 :
| Pts: R. Williams – 20 Rebs: D. Wingate – 6 Asts: M. Jackson – 11 | Pts: W. Glass – 13 Rebs: W. Berry – 6 Asts: M. Jackson – 5 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 32–28 |
* Rupp Arena – Lexington, Kentucky

### National Championship

* CBS
* Monday, April 1
* Box score
#8 Villanova Wildcats 66, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 64 :
| Pts: D. McClain – 17 Rebs: E. Pinckney – 6 Asts: E. Pinckney – 5 | Pts: D. Wingate – 16 Rebs: B. Martin, P. Ewing – 5 Asts: M. Jackson – 9 Halftime Score: Villanova, 29–28 |
* Rupp Arena – Lexington, Kentucky Referees: John Clougherty, Bobby Dibler, Don Rutledge

## Announcers
### Television

CBS Sports
* Brent Musburger First round (Kentucky–Washington), (Arizona–Alabama), second round & Dick Stockton Regional, Final Four served as studio hosts and Bill Raftery Regional, Final Four served as studio analyst.
* Dick Stockton/Brent Musburger and Billy Packer – Stockton/Packer, first round (Kentucky–Washington), second round at Salt Lake City, Utah & Houston, Texas; Musburger/Packer, East Regionals at Providence, Rhode Island, Southeast Regional Finals at Birmingham, Alabama, Final Four at Lexington, Kentucky
* Gary Bender and Doug Collins – Second Round at South Bend, Indiana & Dayton, Ohio, West Regionals at Denver, Colorado
* Frank Glieber and James Brown – Second Round at Hartford, Connecticut, Midwest Regionals at Dallas, Texas
* Pat Summerall/Verne Lundquist and Larry Conley – Summerall/Conley, second round at Atlanta, Georgia; Lundquist/Conley, Southeast Regional semifinals (Auburn–North Carolina) at Birmingham, Alabama
* Verne Lundquist and Steve Grote – First round (Arizona–Alabama) & Second Round at Albuquerque, New Mexico
* Tim Ryan and Bill Raftery – Second Round at Tulsa, Oklahoma
ESPN and NCAA Productions
* Bob Ley (NCAA Tournament Today/NCAA Tournament Tonight) served as studio host and Dick Vitale served as studio analyst.
* – First round (Lehigh–Georgetown) & (Old Dominion–SMU) at Hartford, Connecticut
* – First round (Virginia Tech–Temple) & (Iona–Loyola-Chicago) at Hartford, Connecticut
* Mike Patrick and Larry Conley – First round (Northeastern–Illinois) & (Mercer–Georgia Tech) at Atlanta, Georgia
* – First round (Wichita State–Georgia) & (DePaul–Syracuse) at Atlanta, Georgia
* – First round (Iowa State–Ohio State) & (Illinois State–Southern California) at Tulsa, Oklahoma
* – First round (Pittsburgh–Louisiana Tech) & (North Carolina A&T–Oklahoma) at Tulsa, Oklahoma
* – First round (Penn–Memphis State) & (Pepperdine–Duke) at Houston, Texas
* – First round (Navy–Louisiana State) & (Dayton–Villanova) at Dayton, Ohio
* Frank Herzog/Ralph Hacker and Joe Dean– First round (Miami (OH)–Maryland) & (Fairleigh Dickinson–Michigan) at Dayton, Ohio
* – First round (Ohio–Kansas) & (Oregon State–Notre Dame) at South Bend, Indiana
* Tom Hammond and Jack Givens – First round (Auburn–Purdue) & (Middle Tennessee–North Carolina) at South Bend, Indiana
* – First round (Southern–St. John's) at Salt Lake City, Utah
* – First round (Arkansas–Iowa) & (San Diego State–UNLV) at Salt Lake City, Utah
* Larry Zimmer and Ted Owens – First round (Nevada–NC State) at Albuquerque, New Mexico
* – First round (UTEP–Tulsa) & (Marshall–VCU) at Albuquerque, New Mexico
* Frank Fallon and Gary Thompson- First round (Michigan State–UAB) & (Boston College–Texas Tech) at Houston, Texas Midwest Regional semifinals (Louisiana Tech–Oklahoma) at Dallas, Texas
* Mike Patrick and Larry Conley – Southeast Regional semifinals (Villanova–Maryland) at Birmingham, Alabama

### Radio
#### Regionals

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* – East Regionals at Providence, Rhode Island
* – Midwest Regionals at Dallas, Texas
* – Southeast Regionals at Birmingham, Alabama
* – West Regionals at Denver, Colorado

#### Final four

* – at Lexington, Kentucky