# 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1983 and ended with the Final Four in Seattle, Washington on April 2, 1984. The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Houston Cougars, who were making their third consecutive appearance in the Final Four.

## Season headlines

* The NCAA implemented a significant change in Division I statistical recordkeeping, officially recording individual assists for the first time since the 1951–52 season.
* Under head coach John Thompson, Georgetown defeated Houston 84–75 to win the NCAA tournament, giving Georgetown its first national championship. Thompson became the first African-American head coach to win the NCAA championship.
* The NCAA Tournament expanded from 52 to 53 teams. The 53-team 1984 NCAA Tournament was the last to be contested with fewer than 64 teams.
* For the first time, the NCAA presented awards to all teams participating in the NCAA tournament.
* The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) restored its third-place game between the teams which lost in the semifinals. The third-place game previously had been part of the NIT from 1938 through 1981.

## Major rule changes

Beginning in 1983–84, the following rules changes were implemented:
* If a team was in the bonus situation within the last two minutes of the game and all of overtime, common fouls resulted in two free throws. This rule was changed back to the one-and-one free throw situation after a month due to its unpopularity.
* Several conferences were granted permission to experiment with a 45-second shot clock (either for the entire game or shut off in the last 4:00 of the second half) the three-point shot from 19 feet, and coaching boxes to limit coaches to their bench areas.

## Season outlook
### Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.
Associated Press :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | North Carolina |
| 2 | Kentucky |
| 3 | Houston |
| 4 | Georgetown |
| 5 | Memphis State |
| 6 | Louisville |
| 7 | Iowa |
| 8 | Maryland |
| 9 | UCLA |
| 10 | Oregon State |
| 11 | LSU |
| 12 | Michigan State |
| 13 | Fresno State |
| 14 | Arkansas |
| 15 | Boston College |
| 16 | Georgia |
| 17 | Kansas |
| 18 | DePaul |
| 19 | Indiana |
| 20 | Oklahoma |

## Conference membership changes

| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Baltimore Super Bees | ECAC Metro Conference | Discontinued athletic programs |
| Eastern Washington Eagles | Division II | Division I independent |
| Georgia State Panthers | Division I independent | Trans America Athletic Conference |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | ECAC North Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Monmouth Hawks | Big Apple Conference (Division II) | Division I independent |
| La Salle Explorers | East Coast Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| New Mexico State Aggies | Missouri Valley Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| South Carolina Gamecocks | Division I independent | Metro Conference |

## Regular season
### Conferences
#### Conference winners and tournaments

| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference player of the year | Conference Coach of the Year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
| AMCU–8 | Illinois–Chicago | Craig Lathen, Illinois–Chicago | Willie Little, Illinois–Chicago & Charlie Spoonhour, Southwest Missouri State | 1984 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament | Hammons Student Center (Springfield, Missouri) | Western Illinois |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Temple | Terence Stansbury, Temple | John Chaney, Temple | 1984 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | WVU Coliseum (Morgantown, West Virginia) | West Virginia |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina | Michael Jordan, North Carolina | Mike Krzyzewski, Duke | 1984 ACC men's basketball tournament | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) | Maryland |
| Big East Conference | Georgetown | Patrick Ewing, Georgetown & Chris Mullin, St. John's | Jim Boeheim, Syracuse | 1984 Big East men's basketball tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) | Georgetown |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma | Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma | Billy Tubbs, Oklahoma | 1984 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament | Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) (Semifinals and Finals) | Kansas |
| Big Sky Conference | Weber State | Larry Krystkowiak, Montana | Sonny Allen, Nevada–Reno | 1984 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah) | Nevada–Reno |
| Big Ten Conference | Illinois & Purdue | None Selected | Gene Keady, Purdue | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| East Coast Conference | Bucknell | Richard Congo, Drexel | Charlie Woollum, Bucknell | 1984 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Towson Center (Towson, Maryland) | Rider |
| ECAC Metro | Long Island & Robert Morris | Chipper Harris, Robert Morris, Robert Jackson, St. Francis (NY) & Carey Scurry, Long Island | Mark Amatucci, Loyola (MD) | 1984 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament | McCann Arena (Poughkeepsie, New York) | Long Island |
| ECAC North | Northeastern | Mark Halsel, Northeastern | Nick Macarchuk, Canisius | 1984 ECAC North men's basketball tournament | Matthews Arena (Boston, Massachusetts) | Northeastern |
| ECAC South | Richmond | Johnny Newman, Richmond | Dick Tarrant, Richmond | 1984 ECAC South men's basketball tournament | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, Virginia) | Richmond |
| Ivy League | Princeton | Joe Carrabino, Harvard | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Iona, St. Peter's & La Salle | Steve Burtt, Iona | Pat Kennedy, Iona | 1984 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Meadowlands Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey) | Iona |
| Metro Conference | Memphis State & Louisville | John Williams, Tulane | Dana Kirk, Memphis State | 1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament | Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee) | Memphis State |
| Mid-American Conference | Miami (OH) | John Devereaux, Ohio | Darrell Hedric, Miami (OH) | 1984 MAC men's basketball tournament | Rockford MetroCentre (Rockford, Illinois) | Miami (OH) |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | North Carolina A&T | Joe Binion, North Carolina A&T | Don Corbett, North Carolina A&T | 1984 MEAC men's basketball tournament | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) | North Carolina A&T |
| Midwestern City Conference | Oral Roberts | Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (IL) | Joe Sexson, Butler & Dick Acres, Oral Roberts | 1984 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament | UIC Pavilion (Chicago, Illinois) | Oral Roberts |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Illinois State & Tulsa | Xavier McDaniel, Wichita State | Bob Donewald, Illinois State | 1984 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Tulsa |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Morehead State | Joe Jakubick, Akron | Wayne Martin, Morehead State | 1984 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Kentucky) | Middle Tennessee State |
| Pacific-10 Conference | Oregon State & Washington | A.C. Green, Oregon State | Marv Harshman, Washington | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Association | UNLV | Richie Adams, UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV | 1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament | The Forum (Inglewood, California) | Fresno State |
| Southeastern Conference | Kentucky | Charles Barkley, Auburn | Sonny Smith, Auburn | 1984 SEC men's basketball tournament | Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tennessee) | Kentucky |
| Southern Conference | Marshall | Regan Truesdale, The Citadel | Rick Huckabay, Marshall | 1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina) | Marshall |
| Southland Conference | Lamar | Tom Sewell, Lamar | Pat Foster, Lamar | 1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Beaumont Civic Center (Beaumont, Texas) | Louisiana Tech |
| Southwest Conference | Houston | Akeem Olajuwon, Houston | Guy Lewis, Houston | 1984 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament | The Summit (Houston, Texas) | Houston |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Alabama State & Alcorn State | Lewis Jackson, Alabama State | James Oliver, Alabama State | 1984 SWAC men's basketball tournament | Mississippi Coliseum (Jackson, Mississippi) | Alcorn State |
| Sun Belt Conference | VCU | Terry Catledge, South Alabama | J. D. Barnett, VCU | 198 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama) | UAB |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | Houston Baptist | Willie Jackson, Centenary | Mike Hanks, Samford | 1984 TAAC men's basketball tournament | Don Coleman Coliseum (Houston, Texas) | Houston Baptist |
| West Coast Athletic Conference | San Diego | John Stockton, Gonzaga | Jim Brovelli, San Diego | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Western Athletic Conference | UTEP | Michael Cage, San Diego State | Gary Colson, New Mexico | 1984 WAC men's basketball tournament | Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas) | UTEP |

#### Conference standings

1983–84 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings :
| 1983–84 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UIC12–2 .85722–7  .759 Northern Iowa10–4 .71418–10  .643 Southwest Missouri State9–5 .64318–10  .643 Eastern Illinois7–7 .50015–13  .536 Western Illinois †6–8 .42917–13  .567 Green Bay5–9 .3579–19  .321 Cleveland State4–10 .28614–16  .467 Valparaiso3–11 .2149–19  .321 † 1984 AMCU-8 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 20 Temple18–0 1.00026–5  .839 Saint Joseph's13–5 .72220–9  .690 George Washington11–7 .61117–12  .586 West Virginia †9–9 .50020–12  .625 Rutgers9–9 .50015–13  .536 St. Bonaventure8–10 .44418–13  .581 Duquesne8–10 .44410–18  .357 UMass6–12 .33312–17  .414 Rhode Island5–13 .2786–22  .214 Penn State3–15 .1675–22  .185 † 1984 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 North Carolina14–0 1.00028–3  .903 No. 11 Maryland †9–5 .64324–8  .750 No. 19 Wake Forest7–7 .50023–9  .719 No. 14 Duke7–7 .50024–10  .706 Georgia Tech6–8 .42918–11  .621 Virginia6–8 .42921–12  .636 NC State4–10 .28619–14  .576 Clemson3–11 .21414–14  .500 † 1984 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Georgetown†14–2 .87534–3  .919 No. 18 Syracuse12–4 .75023–9  .719 Villanova12–4 .75019–12  .613 Boston College8–8 .50018–12  .600 St. John's8–8 .50018–12  .600 Pittsburgh6–10 .37518–13  .581 Connecticut5–11 .31313–15  .464 Providence5–11 .31315–14  .517 Seton Hall2–14 .1259–19  .321 † 1984 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1984 Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Oklahoma13–1 .92929–5  .853 Kansas †9–5 .64322–10  .688 Nebraska7–7 .50018–12  .600 Iowa State6–8 .42916–13  .552 Colorado6–8 .42916–13  .552 Kansas State5–9 .35714–15  .483 Oklahoma State5–9 .35713–15  .464 Missouri5–9 .35716–14  .533 † 1984 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Weber State12–2 .85723–8  .742 Montana9–5 .64323–7  .767 Montana State7–7 .50014–15  .483 Nevada †7–7 .50017–14  .548 Idaho State6–8 .42912–19  .387 Boise State6–8 .42915–12  .556 Northern Arizona5–9 .35713–14  .481 Idaho4–10 .2869–19  .321 † 1984 Big Sky tournament winner |
| 1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Illinois15–3 .83326–5  .839 No. 10 Purdue15–3 .83322–7  .759 Indiana13–5 .72222–9  .710 Michigan10–8 .55624–9  .727 Michigan State8–10 .44415–13  .536 Ohio State8–10 .44415–14  .517 Northwestern5–13 .27814–14  .500 Minnesota6–12 .33315–13  .536 Iowa6–12 .33313–15  .464 Wisconsin*0–18 .0000–28  .000 Rankings from AP Poll *Wisconsin forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (4–14, 8–20) | 1983–84 ECC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Bucknell14–2 .87524–5  .828 Rider †11–5 .68820–11  .645 Drexel10–6 .62517–12  .586 Lafayette9–7 .56312–17  .414 Hofstra9–7 .56314–14  .500 Delaware6–10 .37511–16  .407 American5–11 .3136–22  .214 Towson5–11 .31310–19  .345 Lehigh3–13 .1884–23  .148 † 1984 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1983–84 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Long Island †11–5 .68820–11  .645 Robert Morris11–5 .68817–13  .567 Fairleigh Dickinson10–6 .62517–12  .586 Loyola (MD)10–6 .62516–12  .571 Marist8–8 .50014–15  .483 Siena8–8 .50015–13  .536 Saint Francis (PA)8–8 .50012–15  .444 Wagner5–11 .3138–20  .286 St. Francis (NY)1–15 .0632–26  .071 † 1984 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1983–84 ECAC North men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northeastern †14–0 1.00027–5  .844 Canisius9–5 .64319–11  .633 Boston University9–5 .64316–13  .552 New Hampshire8–6 .57115–13  .536 Maine7–7 .50017–10  .630 Niagara5–9 .35710–18  .357 Vermont3–11 .2147–21  .250 Colgate1–13 .0715–22  .185 † 1984 ECAC North tournament winner | 1983–84 ECAC South men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Richmond †7–3 .70022–10  .688 Navy6–4 .60024–8  .750 William & Mary6–4 .60014–14  .500 George Mason5–5 .50021–7  .750 James Madison5–5 .50015–14  .517 East Carolina1–9 .1004–24  .143 † 1984 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Princeton10–4 .71418–10  .643 Cornell9–5 .64316–10  .615 Harvard9–5 .64315–11  .577 Penn7–7 .50010–16  .385 Brown6–8 .42911–15  .423 Dartmouth6–8 .42911–15  .423 Columbia5–9 .3578–18  .308 Yale4–10 .2867–19  .269 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1983–84 Metro Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 16 Memphis State †11–3 .78626–7  .788 Louisville11–3 .78624–11  .686 Florida State9–5 .64320–11  .645 Virginia Tech8–6 .57122–13  .629 Tulane7–7 .50017–11  .607 South Carolina5–9 .35712–16  .429 Southern Miss4–10 .28613–15  .464 Cincinnati0–14 .0003–25  .107 † 1984 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 MAAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT La Salle11–3 .78620–11  .645 Saint Peter's11–3 .78623–6  .793 Iona †11–3 .78623–8  .742 Fordham7–7 .50019–15  .559 Fairfield5–9 .35710–18  .357 Holy Cross5–9 .35712–18  .400 Army4–10 .28611–17  .393 Manhattan2–12 .1439–19  .321 † 1984 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Miami†16–2 .88924–6  .800 Ohio14–4 .77820–8  .714 Bowling Green11–7 .61118–10  .643 Toledo11–7 .61118–11  .621 Northern Illinois9–9 .50012–15  .444 Eastern Michigan8–10 .44412–17  .414 Kent State8–10 .44415–14  .517 Central Michigan6–12 .33311–16  .407 Ball State5–13 .2788–19  .296 Western Michigan2–16 .1114–22  .154 † Mid-American Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1983–84 MEAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Carolina A&T †9–1 .90022–7  .759 Howard7–3 .70014–13  .519 South Carolina State6–4 .60013–16  .448 Delaware State3–7 .30012–16  .429 Maryland Eastern Shore3–7 .3007–21  .250 Bethune–Cookman2–8 .2006–22  .214 Florida A&M– –7–19  .269 † 1984 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Oral Roberts †11–3 .78621–10  .677 Loyola-Chicago10–4 .71420–9  .690 Xavier9–5 .64322–11  .667 Butler7–7 .50013–15  .464 Evansville7–7 .50015–14  .517 Saint Louis5–9 .35712–16  .429 Detroit4–10 .2868–20  .286 Oklahoma City3–11 .2148–19  .296 † 1984 MCC tournament winner | 1983–84 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Illinois State13–3 .81323–8  .742 No. 12 Tulsa †13–3 .81327–4  .871 Wichita State11–5 .68818–12  .600 Creighton8–8 .50017–14  .548 Bradley7–9 .43815–13  .536 Southern Illinois7–9 .43815–13  .536 Indiana State6–10 .37514–14  .500 Drake4–12 .2508–20  .286 West Texas State3–13 .1888–19  .296 † 1984 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1983–84 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Morehead State †12–2 .85725–6  .806 Tennessee Tech11–3 .78618–10  .643 Youngstown State9–5 .64318–11  .621 Murray State7–7 .50015–13  .536 Austin Peay5–9 .35711–16  .407 Eastern Kentucky5–9 .35711–16  .407 Middle Tennessee4–10 .28611–16  .407 Akron3–11 .2148–19  .296 † 1984 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 13 UNLV16–2 .88929–6  .829 UC Irvine14–4 .77819–10  .655 Fresno State†13–5 .72225–8  .758 Utah State12–6 .66719–11  .633 New Mexico State9–9 .50013–15  .464 Cal State Fullerton8–10 .44417–13  .567 San Jose State6–12 .33310–18  .357 Long Beach State6–12 .3339–19  .321 UC Santa Barbara5–13 .27810–17  .370 Pacific1–17 .0563–27  .100 † 1984 PCAA tournament winner | 1983–84 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 15 Washington15–3 .83324–7  .774 No. 17 Oregon State15–3 .83322–7  .759 Oregon11–7 .61116–13  .552 UCLA10–8 .55617–11  .607 Stanford8–10 .44419–12  .613 Arizona State8–10 .44413–15  .464 Arizona8–10 .44411–17  .393 USC6–12 .33311–20  .355 California5–13 .27812–16  .429 Washington State4–14 .22210–18  .357 As of April 15, 1984 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Kentucky †14–4 .77829–5  .853 Auburn12–6 .66720–11  .645 Florida11–7 .61116–13  .552 LSU11–7 .61118–11  .621 Alabama10–8 .55618–12  .600 Tennessee9–9 .50021–14  .600 Vanderbilt8–10 .44414–15  .483 Georgia8–10 .44417–13  .567 Mississippi State4–14 .2229–19  .321 Ole Miss3–15 .1678–20  .286 † 1984 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Marshall†13–3 .81325–6  .806 Chattanooga12–4 .75024–7  .774 Western Carolina9–7 .56315–13  .536 Appalachian State8–8 .50013–16  .448 The Citadel8–8 .50014–14  .500 Furman7–9 .43812–17  .414 East Tennessee State6–10 .3759–19  .321 Davidson5–11 .3139–19  .321 VMI4–12 .2508–19  .296 † Tournament winner As of April 30, 1984 Rankings from AP poll | 1983–84 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Lamar11–1 .91726–5  .839 Louisiana-Monroe9–3 .75017–12  .586 Louisiana Tech †8–4 .66726–7  .788 McNeese State6–6 .50016–15  .516 Arkansas State4–8 .33313–15  .464 North Texas3–9 .2509–19  .321 Texas-Arlington1–11 .0835–23  .179 † 1984 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Houston †15–1 .93832–5  .865 No. 8 Arkansas14–2 .87525–7  .781 SMU12–4 .75025–8  .758 Texas Tech10–6 .62517–12  .586 Texas A&M7–9 .43816–14  .533 Rice6–10 .37513–17  .433 TCU4–12 .25011–17  .393 Texas3–13 .1887–21  .250 Baylor1–15 .0635–23  .179 † 1984 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1983–84 SWAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Alcorn State †11–3 .78621–10  .677 Alabama State11–3 .78622–6  .786 Southern10–4 .71416–12  .571 Grambling State7–7 .50017–12  .586 Mississippi Valley State6–8 .42915–13  .536 Texas Southern6–8 .42912–17  .414 Jackson State5–9 .35710–18  .357 Prairie View A&M0–14 .0002–26  .071 † 1984 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT VCU11–3 .78623–7  .767 Old Dominion9–5 .64319–12  .613 South Florida9–5 .64317–11  .607 South Alabama9–5 .64322–8  .733 UAB †8–6 .57123–11  .676 Western Kentucky5–9 .35712–17  .414 Jacksonville3–11 .21412–16  .429 UNC Charlotte2–12 .1439–19  .321 † 1984 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1983–84 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Houston Baptist †11–3 .78624–7  .774 Samford10–4 .71422–8  .733 Georgia Southern8–6 .57116–12  .571 Arkansas–Little Rock7–7 .50014–15  .483 Centenary7–7 .50012–16  .429 Mercer6–8 .42914–14  .500 Hardin–Simmons5–9 .3579–22  .290 Northwestern State2–12 .1436–22  .214 Nicholls State*0–0 –19–7  .731 Georgia State– –6–22  .214 † 1984 TAAC tournament winner *Provisional member; played no conference games. Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT San Diego9–3 .75018–10  .643 Santa Clara7–5 .58322–10  .688 Saint Mary's7–5 .58312–16  .429 Gonzaga6–6 .50017–10  .630 Pepperdine6–6 .50015–13  .536 Loyola Marymount5–7 .41712–15  .444 Portland2–10 .16711–17  .393 Rankings from AP Poll | 1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 UTEP †13–3 .81327–4  .871 BYU12–4 .75020–11  .645 New Mexico10–6 .62524–11  .686 Wyoming9–7 .56317–13  .567 Colorado State9–7 .56316–14  .533 Hawaii6–10 .37512–16  .429 San Diego State6–10 .37515–13  .536 Utah4–12 .25011–19  .367 Air Force3–13 .1888–19  .296 † 1984 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |

### Division I independents

A total of 19 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, DePaul (27–3) had both the best winning percentage (.900) and the most wins.
1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings :
* 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* No. 4 DePaul– –27–3
* .900
* UTSA– –20–8
* .714
* Southwestern Louisiana– –23–10
* .697
* Stetson– –19–9
* .679
* Dayton– –21–11
* .656
* Notre Dame– –21–12
* .636
* Marquette– –17–13
* .567
* Baptist– –15–13
* .536
* New Orleans– –14–14
* .500
* Texas–Pan American– –13–14
* .481
* Tennessee State– –12–15
* .444
* Utica– –11–15
* .423
* Southeastern Louisiana– –11–17
* .393
* UNC Wilmington– –11–17
* .393
* Campbell– –10–18
* .357
* Brooklyn– –8–20
* .286
* Monmouth– –6–21
* .222
* Eastern Washington– –4–22
* .154
* U.S. International– –2–26
* .071
* Rankings from AP Poll

### Informal championships

| Conference | Regular season winner | Most Valuable Player |
| Philadelphia Big 5 | La Salle & Temple | Ralph Lewis, La Salle |
La Salle and Temple both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

### Statistical leaders

| Points per game | Points per game | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Field-goal percentage | Field-goal percentage | Field-goal percentage |
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | FG% |
| Joe Jakubick | Akron | 30.1 | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston | 13.5 | Craig Lathen | UIC | 9.4 | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston | 67.5 |
| Lewis Jackson | Alabama St. | 29.0 | Carey Scurry | Long Island | 13.5 | Danny Tarkanian | UNLV | 8.5 | Bobby Lee Hurt | Alabama | 66.4 |
| Devin Durrant | BYU | 27.9 | Xavier McDaniel | Wichita St. | 13.1 | Reid Gettys | Houston | 8.4 | Keith Walker | Utica | 66.0 |
| Alfredrick Hughes | Loyola (IL) | 27.6 | Donald Newman | Ark.–Little Rock | 12.9 | Andre LaFleur | Northeastern | 7.9 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | 65.8 |
| Wayman Tisdale | Oklahoma | 27.0 | Michael Cage | San Diego St. | 12.6 | Tony William | Florida St. | 7.7 | A.C. Green | Oregon St. | 65.7 |
| | | | Jeff Cross | Maine | 12.6 | | | | | | |
Free-throw percentage :
| Player | School | FT% |
| Steve Alford | Indiana | 91.3 |
| Joe Carrabino | Harvard | 90.5 |
| Chris Mullin | St. John's | 90.4 |
| Bob Ferry | Harvard | 90.3 |
| Vince Cunningham | UTSA | 87.9 |

## Postseason tournaments
### NCAA tournament
#### Final Four - Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship game | National championship game | National championship game |
| E7 | Virginia | 47* | | | |
| MW2 | Houston | 49 | | | |
| MW2 | Houston | 49 | W1 | Georgetown | 84 |
| | | | MW2 | Houston | 75 |
| ME1 | Kentucky | 40 | MW2 | Houston | 75 |
| W1 | Georgetown | 53 | | | |

### National Invitation tournament
#### NIT Semifinals and Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Southwestern Louisiana | Southwestern Louisiana | 59 | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 65 | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 65 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 63 |
| | | | Michigan | Michigan | 83 |
| Michigan | Michigan | 78 | Michigan | Michigan | 83 |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 75 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Southwestern Louisiana | Southwestern Louisiana | 70 |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 71 |

## Award winners
### Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Patrick Ewing | C | Junior | Georgetown |
| Michael Jordan | G | Junior | North Carolina |
| Akeem Olajuwon | C | Junior | Houston |
| Sam Perkins | F | Senior | North Carolina |
| Wayman Tisdale | F | Sophomore | Oklahoma |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Michael Cage | F | Senior | San Diego State |
| Devin Durrant | F | Senior | Brigham Young |
| Keith Lee | F/C | Junior | Memphis State |
| Chris Mullin | F/G | Junior | St. John's |
| Melvin Turpin | C/F | Senior | Kentucky |
| Leon Wood | G | Senior | Cal State Fullerton |

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
* Naismith Award: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
* UPI Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
* NABC Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Michael Jordan, North Carolina
* Adolph Rupp Trophy: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
* Sporting News Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul
* UPI Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Gene Keady, Purdue
* NABC Coach of the Year: Marv Harshman, Washington
* CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Gene Keady, Purdue
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: John Thompson, Georgetown

### Other major awards

* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Ricky Stokes, Virginia
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ralph Lewis, La Salle
* NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro are): Chris Mullin, St. John's and Steve Burtt, Iona

## Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | New Coach | Reason |
| Akron | Bob Rupert | Bob Huggins | |
| Clemson | Bill Foster | Cliff Ellis | Foster left to restart the basketball program at Miami. |
| DePaul | Ray Meyer | Joey Meyer | |
| Samford | Mike Hanks | Mel Hankinson | |
| South Alabama | Cliff Ellis | Mike Hanks | |
| UCLA | Larry Farmer | Walt Hazzard | |
| West Texas A&M | Ken Edwards | Gary Moss | |