1984 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records (2024)

The 1984 NCAA tournament ended with Georgetown defeating Houston in the championship game, 84-75, for their first title. This was the last year before the expansion to a 64-team bracket.

Georgetown's Patrick Ewing won Most Outstanding Player, while the Hoyas' John Thompson became the first African-American head coach to win the title. Notably, Virginia reached the Final Four as a No. 7 seed after the graduation of star Ralph Sampson from the season prior.

1984 NCAA tournament: Bracket

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1984 NCAA tournament: Scores

• Preliminary Round
  • East No. 11 seed
    • Northeastern 90, Long Island 87
  • East No. 12 seed
    • Richmond 89, Rider 65
  • Mideast No. 12 seed
    • Morehead State 70, North Carolina A&T 69
  • Midwest No. 12 seed
    • Alcorn State 79, Houston Baptist 60
  • West No. 12 seed
    • Princeton 65, San Diego 56
• First Round
  • East Regional
    • No. 8 Temple 65, No. 9 St. John's 63
    • No. 12 Richmond 72, No. 5 Auburn 71
    • No. 6 VCU 70, No. 11 Northeastern 69
    • No. 7 Virginia 58, No. 10 Iona 57
  • Midwest Regional
    • No. 8 Illinois State 49, No. 9 Alabama 48
    • No. 5 Kansas 57, No. 12 Alcorn State 56
    • No. 6 Memphis State 92, No. 11 Oral Roberts 83
    • No. 10 Louisiana Tech 66, No. 7 Fresno State 56
  • Mideast Regional
    • No. 8 BYU 84, No. 9 UAB 68
    • No. 5 Louisville 72, No. 12 Morehead State 59
    • No. 11 West Virginia 64, No. 6 Oregon State 62
    • No. 7 Villanova 84, No. 10 Marshall 72
  • West Regional
    • No. 9 SMU 83, No. 8 Miami (Ohio) 69
    • No. 5 UNLV 68, No. 12 Princeton 56
    • No. 6 Washington 64, No. 11 Nevada 54
    • No. 10 Dayton 74, No. 7 LSU 66
• Second Round
  • East Regional
    • No. 1 North Carolina 77, No. 8 Temple 66
    • No. 4 Indiana 75, No. 12 Richmond 67
    • No. 3 Syracuse 78, No. 6 VCU 63
    • No. 7 Virginia 53, No. 2 Arkansas 51 (OT)
  • Midwest Regional
    • No. 1 DePaul 75, No. 8 Illinois State 61
    • No. 4 Wake Forest 69, No. 5 Kansas 59
    • No. 6 Memphis State 66, No. 3 Purdue 48
    • No. 2 Houston 77, No. 10 Louisiana Tech 70
  • Mideast Regional
    • No. 1 Kentucky 93, No. 8 BYU 68
    • No. 5 Louisville 69, No. 4 Tulsa 67
    • No. 3 Maryland 102, No. 11 West Virginia 77
    • No. 2 Illinois 64, No. 7 Villanova 56
  • West Regional
    • No. 1 Georgetown 37, No. 9 SMU 36
    • No. 5 UNLV 73, No. 4 UTEP 60
    • No. 6 Washington 80, No. 3 Duke 78
    • No. 10 Dayton 89, No. 2 Oklahoma 85
• Regional Semifinals
  • East Regional
    • No. 4 Indiana 72, No. 1 North Carolina 68 |Watch full game
    • No. 7 Virginia 63, No. 3 Syracuse 55
  • Midwest Regional
    • No. 4 Wake Forest 73, No. 1 DePaul 71 (OT)
    • No. 2 Houston 78, No. 6 Memphis State 71
  • Mideast Regional
    • No. 1 Kentucky 72, No. 5 Louisville 67
    • No. 2 Illinois 72, No. 3 Maryland 70
  • West Regional
    • No. 1 Georgetown 62, No. 5 UNLV 48
    • No. 10 Dayton 64, No. 6 Washington 58
• Regional Finals
  • East Regional
    • No. 7 Virginia 50, No. 4 Indiana 48
  • Midwest Regional
    • No. 2 Houston 68, No. 4 Wake Forest 63
  • Mideast Regional
    • No. 1 Kentucky 54, No. 2 Illinois 51
  • West Regional
    • No. 1 Georgetown 61, No. 10 Dayton 49
• Final Four (Seattle, Washington)
  • National semifinals
    • No. 2 Houston 49, No. 7 Virginia 47 (OT)
    • No. 1 Georgetown 53, No. 1 Kentucky 40
  • National championship
    • No. 1 Georgetown 84, No. 2 Houston 75 | Watch full game

1984 NCAA tournament: Upsets

The following double-digit seeds won games:

1984 NCAA tournament: Stats, records

Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses (minimum three games):

Individual scoring

• Roosevelt Chapman, Dayton (4) — 26.3 points per game

Individual rebounding

• Keith Lee, Memphis State (3) — 12.3 rebounds per game

Individual assists

• Bruce Douglas, Illinois (3) — 9.0 assists per game