1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
| 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 53 | ||||
| Finals site |
Kingdome Seattle, Washington |
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| Champions |
Georgetown (1st title, 3rd title game, 3rd Final Four) |
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| Runner-up |
Houston (2nd title game, 5th Final Four) |
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| Winning coach | John Thompson (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Patrick Ewing Georgetown | ||||
| Attendance | 397,481 | ||||
| Top scorer |
Roosevelt Chapman Dayton (105 points) |
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The 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 52 games were played. This was the last tournament in which some teams earned first round byes as the field expanded to 64 teams beginning in the 1985 tournament when each team played in the first round.
Georgetown University, coached by John Thompson, won the national title with an 84–75 victory in the final game over Houston, coached by Guy Lewis. Patrick Ewing of Georgetown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Thompson became the first African-American head coach to lead his team to any NCAA Division I title.
* – Denotes overtime period
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