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.

1985 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
Season198485
Teams64
Finals siteRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
ChampionsVillanova Wildcats (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-upGeorgetown Hoyas (3rd title game,
4th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRollie Massimino (1st title)
MOPEd Pinckney (Villanova)
Attendance422,519
Top scorerChris Mullin St. John's
(110 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1984 1986»

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.[1][2] 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 1982–1986.)

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.

This tournament's East Region is the only one in NCAA Tournament history in which the higher-seeded team won every game.

Locations

Atlanta
Dayton
Albuquerque
Hartford
Houston
South Bend
Tulsa
Salt Lake City
1985 first and second rounds
Dallas
Providence
Birmingham
Denver
Lexington
1985 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First & Second Rounds

RegionSiteVenueHost
East Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum Georgia Tech
Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Connecticut
Southeast Dayton, Ohio University of Dayton Arena Dayton
South Bend, Indiana Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame
Midwest Houston, Texas Hofheinz Pavilion Houston
Tulsa, Oklahoma Mabee Center Oral Roberts/Tulsa
West Albuquerque, New Mexico University Arena ("The Pit") New Mexico
Salt Lake City, Utah Special Events Center Utah

Regional Sites and Final Four

RegionSiteVenueHost
East Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Providence College
Midwest Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena Southwest Conference
Southeast Birmingham, Alabama BJCC Coliseum Southeastern Conference
West Denver, Colorado McNichols Sports Arena Colorado
Final Four Lexington, Kentucky Rupp Arena Kentucky

Lexington became the 21st host city, and Rupp Arena the 23rd host venue, for the Final Four. Lexington is the smallest metropolitan area to host a Final Four, and due to the use of domed football stadiums, it is unlikely to host a Final Four again despite the size of Rupp Arena. The 1985 tournament was the last time an off-campus arena (or, for that matter, any arena) whose primary tenant was a college team was used for a tournament. (The Continental Airlines Arena (in 1996) was the main arena for Seton Hall, but they were not the primary tenants.) This tournament also marks the last time a domed stadium was not used for any tournament games; before 1985, the four previous tournaments and the 1971 tournament were the only tournaments to include them. The other implication of this is that it was the only tournament between 1984 and 1993 to not feature an NFL stadium. Denver was the only new city or venue host games in 1985. At the time, the city did not host an NCAA Division I institution, making it just one of a handful of host cities all-time to do so. 1985 would be the last time the Providence Civic Center would host the regional rounds; all subsequent tournaments would be early rounds. The tournament would also mark the last time the University of Tulsa's Mabee Center would host games; the tournament would not return to the city until 2011, when the BOK Center hosted.

Teams

RegionSeedTeamCoachFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East1GeorgetownJohn ThompsonRunner Up8 VillanovaL 66–64
East2Georgia TechBobby CreminsRegional Runner-up1 GeorgetownL 60–54
East3IllinoisLou HensonSweet Sixteen2 Georgia TechL 61–53
East4Loyola–ChicagoGene SullivanSweet Sixteen1 GeorgetownL 65–53
East5SMUDave BlissRound of 324 Loyola–ChicagoL 70–57
East6GeorgiaHugh DurhamRound of 323 IllinoisL 74–58
East7SyracuseJim BoeheimRound of 322 Georgia TechL 70–53
East8TempleJohn ChaneyRound of 321 GeorgetownL 63–46
East9Virginia TechCharles MoirRound of 648 TempleL 60–57
East10DePaulJoey MeyerRound of 647 SyracuseL 70–65
East11Wichita StateGene SmithsonRound of 646 GeorgiaL 67–59
East12Old DominionPaul WebbRound of 645 SMUL 85–68
East13IonaPat KennedyRound of 644 Loyola–ChicagoL 59–58
East14NortheasternJim CalhounRound of 643 IllinoisL 76–57
East15MercerBill BibbRound of 642 Georgia TechL 65–58
East16LehighTom SchneiderRound of 641 GeorgetownL 68–43
Midwest
Midwest1OklahomaBilly TubbsRegional Runner-up2 Memphis StateL 63–61
Midwest2Memphis StateDana KirkNational Semifinals8 VillanovaL 52–45
Midwest3DukeMike KrzyzewskiRound of 3211 Boston CollegeL 74–73
Midwest4Ohio StateEldon MillerRound of 325 Louisiana TechL 79–67
Midwest5Louisiana TechAndy RussoSweet Sixteen1 OklahomaL 86–84
Midwest6Texas TechGerald MyersRound of 6411 Boston CollegeL 55–53
Midwest7UABGene BartowRound of 322 Memphis StateL 67–66
Midwest8USCStan MorrisonRound of 649 Illinois StateL 58–55
Midwest9Illinois StateBob DonewaldRound of 321 OklahomaL 75–69
Midwest10Michigan StateJud HeathcoteRound of 647 UABL 70–68
Midwest11Boston CollegeGary WilliamsSweet Sixteen2 Memphis StateL 59–57
Midwest12PittsburghRoy ChipmanRound of 645 Louisiana TechL 78–54
Midwest13Iowa StateJohnny OrrRound of 644 Ohio StateL 75–64
Midwest14PepperdineJim HarrickRound of 643 DukeL 75–62
Midwest15PennCraig LittlepageRound of 642 Memphis StateL 67–55
Midwest16North Carolina A&TDon CorbettRound of 641 OklahomaL 96–83
Southeast
Southeast1MichiganBill FriederRound of 328 VillanovaL 59–55
Southeast2North CarolinaDean SmithRegional Runner-up8 VillanovaL 56–44
Southeast3KansasLarry BrownRound of 3211 AuburnL 66–64
Southeast4LSUDale BrownRound of 6413 NavyL 78–55
Southeast5MarylandLefty DriesellSweet Sixteen8 VillanovaL 46–43
Southeast6PurdueGene KeadyRound of 6411 AuburnL 59–58
Southeast7Notre DameDigger PhelpsRound of 322 North CarolinaL 60–58
Southeast8VillanovaRollie MassiminoChampion1 GeorgetownW 66–64
Southeast9DaytonDon DonoherRound of 648 VillanovaL 51–49
Southeast10Oregon StateRalph MillerRound of 647 Notre DameL 79–70
Southeast11AuburnSonny SmithSweet Sixteen2 North CarolinaL 62–56
Southeast12Miami (OH)Jerry PeirsonRound of 645 MarylandL 69–68
Southeast13NavyPaul EvansRound of 325 MarylandL 64–59
Southeast14OhioDanny NeeRound of 643 KansasL 49–38
Southeast15Middle Tennessee StateBruce StewartRound of 642 North CarolinaL 76–57
Southeast16Fairleigh DickinsonTom GreenRound of 641 MichiganL 59–55
West
West1St. John'sLou CarneseccaNational Semifinals1 GeorgetownL 77–59
West2VCUJ. D. BarnettRound of 327 AlabamaL 63–59
West3NC StateJim ValvanoRegional Runner-up1 St. John'sL 69–60
West4UNLVJerry TarkanianRound of 3212 KentuckyL 64–61
West5WashingtonMarv HarshmanRound of 6412 KentuckyL 66–58
West6TulsaNolan RichardsonRound of 6411 UTEPL 79–75
West7AlabamaWimp SandersonSweet Sixteen3 NC StateL 61–55
West8IowaGeorge RavelingRound of 649 ArkansasL 63–54
West9ArkansasEddie SuttonRound of 321 St. John'sL 68–65
West10ArizonaLute OlsonRound of 647 AlabamaL 50–41
West11UTEPDon HaskinsRound of 323 NC StateL 86–73
West12KentuckyJoe B. HallSweet Sixteen1 St. John'sL 86–70
West13San Diego StateSmokey GainesRound of 644 UNLVL 85–80
West14NevadaSonny AllenRound of 643 NC StateL 65–56
West15MarshallRick HuckabayRound of 642 VCUL 81–65
West16SouthernRobert HopkinsRound of 641 St. John'sL 83–59

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – Providence, Rhode Island

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

Regional Final Summary

CBS
Saturday, March 23
#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 Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 St John's 83
16 Southern 59
1 St John's 68
Salt Lake City
9 Arkansas 65
8 Iowa 54
9 Arkansas 63
1 St John's 86
12 Kentucky 70
5 Washington 58
12 Kentucky 66
12 Kentucky 64
Salt Lake City
4 UNLV 61
4 UNLV 85
13 San Diego State 80
1 St John's 69
3 NC State 60
6 Tulsa 75
11 UTEP 79
11 UTEP 73
Albuquerque
3 NC State 86
3 NC State 65
14 Nevada 56
3 NC State 61
7 Alabama 55
7 Alabama 50
10 Arizona 41
7 Alabama 63
Albuquerque
2 VCU 59
2 VCU 81
15 Marshall 65

First Round Summary

NCAA Productions
ESPN
Thursday, March 14
12:07 PM MST/2:07 PM EST
#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
#1 St. John's Redmen 68, #9 Arkansas Razorbacks 65
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
#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
#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 Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Michigan 59
16 Fairleigh Dickinson 55
1 Michigan 55
Dayton
8 Villanova 59
8 Villanova 51
9 Dayton 49
8 Villanova 46
5 Maryland 43
5 Maryland 69
12 Miami (OH) 68*
5 Maryland 64
Dayton
13 Navy 59
4 LSU 55
13 Navy 78
8 Villanova 56
2 North Carolina 44
6 Purdue 58
11 Auburn 59
11 Auburn 66
South Bend
3 Kansas 64
3 Kansas 49
14 Ohio 38
11 Auburn 56
2 North Carolina 62
7 Notre Dame 79
10 Oregon State 70
7 Notre Dame 58
South Bend
2 North Carolina 60
2 North Carolina 76
15 Middle Tennessee State 57

Regional Final Summary

CBS
Sunday, March 24
#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 Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Oklahoma 96
16 North Carolina A&T 83
1 Oklahoma 75
Tulsa
9 Illinois State 69
8 Southern California 55
9 Illinois State 58
1 Oklahoma 86
5 Louisiana Tech 84*
5 Louisiana Tech 78
12 Pittsburgh 54
5 Louisiana Tech 79
Tulsa
4 Ohio State 67
4 Ohio State 75
13 Iowa State 64
1 Oklahoma 61
2 Memphis State 63
6 Texas Tech 53
11 Boston College 55
11 Boston College 74
Houston
3 Duke 73
3 Duke 75
14 Pepperdine 62
11 Boston College 57
2 Memphis State 59
7 UAB 70
10 Michigan State 68
7 UAB 66*
Houston
2 Memphis State 67
2 Memphis State 67
15 Penn 55

Regional Final Summary

CBS
Saturday, March 23
#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 Championship Game
      
E1 Georgetown 77
W1 St John's 59
E1 Georgetown 64
S8 Villanova 66
S8 Villanova 52
M2 Memphis State 45

Game Summaries

CBS
Saturday, March 30
#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
#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
#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

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 (Michigan State–UAB) & (Boston College–Texas Tech) 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- Midwest Regional Semifinals (Louisiana Tech–Oklahoma) at Dallas, Texas
  • Mike Patrick and Larry Conley – Southeast Regional Semifinals (Villanova–Maryland) at Birmingham, Alabama

Regionals

CBS Radio

  • – 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

Further reading

  • Pinckney, Ed; Gordon, Robert (2004). Ed Pinckney's Tales from the Villanova Hardwood: The Story of the 1985 NCAA champs. Champaign: Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-58261-809-7.

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.