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.

1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	North Carolina Tar Heels
NCAA Tournament	1984
Tournament dates	March 13 – April 2, 1984
National Championship	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
NCAA Champions	Georgetown Hoyas
Other champions	Michigan Wolverines (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Michael Jordan, North Carolina Tar Heels
← 1982–83 1984–85 →

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.^[1]
• 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.^[2]
• 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.^[2]
• For the first time, the NCAA presented awards to all teams participating in the NCAA tournament.^[2]
• 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:^[3]

• 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.^[4]

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[5]	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[6]	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[7]	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[8]	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[9]	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[10]	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
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[11]	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[12]	None selected	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Iona, St. Peter's & La Salle	Steve Burtt, Iona[13]	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[14]	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)[15]	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[16]	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[17]	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[18]	Marv Harshman, Washington	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association	UNLV	Richie Adams, UNLV[19]	Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV	1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament	The Forum (Inglewood, California)	Fresno State
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky	Charles Barkley, Auburn[20]	Sonny Smith, Auburn	1984 SEC men's basketball tournament	Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tennessee)	Kentucky
Southern Conference	Marshall	Regan Truesdale, The Citadel[21]	Rick Huckabay, Marshall	1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina)	Marshall
Southland Conference	Lamar	Tom Sewell, Lamar[22]	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[23]	James Oliver, Alabama State	1984 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Mississippi Coliseum (Jackson, Mississippi)	Alcorn State
Sun Belt Conference	VCU	Terry Catledge, South Alabama[24]	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[25]	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[26]	Jim Brovelli, San Diego	No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference	UTEP	Michael Cage, San Diego State[27]	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 v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Illinois–Chicago 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759 Northern Iowa 10 – 4   .714 18 – 10   .643 Southwest Missouri State 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643 Eastern Illinois 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536 Western Illinois † 6 – 8   .429 17 – 13   .567 Wisconsin–Green Bay 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321 Cleveland State 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467 Valparaiso 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321 † 1984 AMCU-8 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[28]	1983–84 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 20 Temple 18 – 0   1.000 26 – 5   .839 Saint Joseph's 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690 George Washington 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586 West Virginia † 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625 Rutgers 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536 St. Bonaventure 8 – 10   .444 18 – 13   .581 Duquesne 8 – 10   .444 10 – 18   .357 UMass 6 – 12   .333 12 – 17   .414 Rhode Island 5 – 13   .278 6 – 22   .214 Penn State 3 – 15   .167 5 – 22   .185 † 1984 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 North Carolina 14 – 0   1.000 28 – 3   .903 No. 11 Maryland † 9 – 5   .643 24 – 8   .750 No. 19 Wake Forest 7 – 7   .500 23 – 9   .719 No. 14 Duke 7 – 7   .500 24 – 10   .706 Georgia Tech 6 – 8   .429 18 – 11   .621 Virginia 6 – 8   .429 21 – 12   .636 NC State 4 – 10   .286 19 – 14   .576 Clemson 3 – 11   .214 14 – 14   .500 † 1984 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Georgetown† 14 – 2   .875 34 – 3   .919 No. 18 Syracuse 12 – 4   .750 23 – 9   .719 Villanova 12 – 4   .750 19 – 12   .613 Boston College 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600 St. John's 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600 Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375 18 – 13   .581 Connecticut 5 – 11   .313 13 – 15   .464 Providence 5 – 11   .313 15 – 14   .517 Seton Hall 2 – 14   .125 9 – 19   .321 † 1984 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1984[29] Rankings from AP Poll	1983–84 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 Oklahoma 13 – 1   .929 29 – 5   .853 Kansas † 9 – 5   .643 22 – 10   .688 Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 18 – 12   .600 Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552 Colorado 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552 Kansas State 5 – 9   .357 14 – 15   .483 Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464 Missouri 5 – 9   .357 16 – 14   .533 † 1984 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Weber State 12 – 2   .857 23 – 8   .742 Montana 9 – 5   .643 23 – 7   .767 Montana State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483 Nevada † 7 – 7   .500 17 – 14   .548 Idaho State 6 – 8   .429 12 – 19   .387 Boise State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 12   .556 Northern Arizona 5 – 9   .357 13 – 14   .481 Idaho 4 – 10   .286 9 – 19   .321 † 1984 Big Sky tournament winner
1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 6 Illinois 15 – 3   .833 26 – 5   .839 No. 10 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 22 – 7   .759 Indiana 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710 Michigan 10 – 8   .556 24 – 9   .727 Michigan State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 13   .536 Ohio State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 14   .517 Northwestern 5 – 13   .278 14 – 14   .500 Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 15 – 13   .536 Iowa 6 – 12   .333 13 – 15   .464 Wisconsin* 0 – 18   .000 0 – 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 v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bucknell 14 – 2   .875 24 – 5   .828 Rider † 11 – 5   .688 20 – 11   .645 Drexel 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586 Lafayette 9 – 7   .563 12 – 17   .414 Hofstra 9 – 7   .563 14 – 14   .500 Delaware 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407 American 5 – 11   .313 6 – 22   .214 Towson 5 – 11   .313 10 – 19   .345 Lehigh 3 – 13   .188 4 – 23   .148 † 1984 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1983–84 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Long Island † 11 – 5   .688 20 – 11   .645 Robert Morris 11 – 5   .688 17 – 13   .567 Fairleigh Dickinson 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586 Loyola (MD) 10 – 6   .625 16 – 12   .571 Marist 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483 Siena 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536 Saint Francis (PA) 8 – 8   .500 12 – 15   .444 Wagner 5 – 11   .313 8 – 20   .286 St. Francis (NY) 1 – 15   .063 2 – 26   .071 † 1984 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 ECAC North men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northeastern † 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 5   .844 Canisius 9 – 5   .643 19 – 11   .633 Boston University 9 – 5   .643 16 – 13   .552 New Hampshire 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536 Maine 7 – 7   .500 17 – 10   .630 Niagara 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357 Vermont 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250 Colgate 1 – 13   .071 5 – 22   .185 † 1984 ECAC North tournament winner	1983–84 ECAC South men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Richmond † 7 – 3   .700 22 – 10   .688 Navy 6 – 4   .600 24 – 8   .750 William & Mary 6 – 4   .600 14 – 14   .500 George Mason 5 – 5   .500 21 – 7   .750 James Madison 5 – 5   .500 15 – 14   .517 East Carolina 1 – 9   .100 4 – 24   .143 † 1984 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[30]	1983–84 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Princeton 10 – 4   .714 18 – 10   .643 Cornell 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615 Harvard 9 – 5   .643 15 – 11   .577 Penn 7 – 7   .500 10 – 16   .385 Brown 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423 Dartmouth 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423 Columbia 5 – 9   .357 8 – 18   .308 Yale 4 – 10   .286 7 – 19   .269 Rankings from AP Poll[31]
1983–84 Metro Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 16 Memphis State † 11 – 3   .786 26 – 7   .788 Louisville 11 – 3   .786 24 – 11   .686 Florida State 9 – 5   .643 20 – 11   .645 Virginia Tech 8 – 6   .571 22 – 13   .629 Tulane 7 – 7   .500 17 – 11   .607 South Carolina 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429 Southern Miss 4 – 10   .286 13 – 15   .464 Cincinnati 0 – 14   .000 3 – 25   .107 † 1984 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[32]	1983–84 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT La Salle 11 – 3   .786 20 – 11   .645 Saint Peter's 11 – 3   .786 23 – 6   .793 Iona † 11 – 3   .786 23 – 8   .742 Fordham 7 – 7   .500 19 – 15   .559 Fairfield 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357 Holy Cross 5 – 9   .357 12 – 18   .400 Army 4 – 10   .286 11 – 17   .393 Manhattan 2 – 12   .143 9 – 19   .321 † 1984 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[33]	1983–84 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Miami† 16 – 2   .889 24 – 6   .800 Ohio 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714 Bowling Green 11 – 7   .611 18 – 10   .643 Toledo 11 – 7   .611 18 – 11   .621 Northern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444 Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414 Kent State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 14   .517 Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407 Ball State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296 Western Michigan 2 – 16   .111 4 – 22   .154 † Mid-American Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Carolina A&T † 9 – 1   .900 22 – 7   .759 Howard 7 – 3   .700 14 – 13   .519 South Carolina State 6 – 4   .600 13 – 16   .448 Delaware State 3 – 7   .300 12 – 16   .429 Maryland Eastern Shore 3 – 7   .300 7 – 21   .250 Bethune–Cookman 2 – 8   .200 6 – 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 v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Oral Roberts † 11 – 3   .786 21 – 10   .677 Loyola-Chicago 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690 Xavier 9 – 5   .643 22 – 11   .667 Butler 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464 Evansville 7 – 7   .500 15 – 14   .517 Saint Louis 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429 Detroit 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286 Oklahoma City 3 – 11   .214 8 – 19   .296 † 1984 MCC tournament winner	1983–84 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Illinois State 13 – 3   .813 23 – 8   .742 No. 12 Tulsa † 13 – 3   .813 27 – 4   .871 Wichita State 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600 Creighton 8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548 Bradley 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536 Southern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536 Indiana State 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500 Drake 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286 West Texas State 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296 † 1984 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Morehead State † 12 – 2   .857 25 – 6   .806 Tennessee Tech 11 – 3   .786 18 – 10   .643 Youngstown State 9 – 5   .643 18 – 11   .621 Murray State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536 Austin Peay 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407 Eastern Kentucky 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407 Middle Tennessee 4 – 10   .286 11 – 16   .407 Akron 3 – 11   .214 8 – 19   .296 † 1984 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[34]	1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 13 UNLV 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829 UC Irvine 14 – 4   .778 19 – 10   .655 Fresno State† 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758 Utah State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633 New Mexico State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464 Cal State Fullerton 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567 San Jose State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357 Long Beach State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 19   .321 UC Santa Barbara 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370 Pacific 1 – 17   .056 3 – 27   .100 † 1984 PCAA tournament winner	1983–84 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 Washington 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774 No. 17 Oregon State 15 – 3   .833 22 – 7   .759 Oregon 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552 UCLA 10 – 8   .556 17 – 11   .607 Stanford 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613 Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464 Arizona 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393 USC 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355 California 5 – 13   .278 12 – 16   .429 Washington State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 18   .357 As of April 15, 1984[35] Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Kentucky † 14 – 4   .778 29 – 5   .853 Auburn 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645 Florida 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552 LSU 11 – 7   .611 18 – 11   .621 Alabama 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600 Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600 Vanderbilt 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483 Georgia 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567 Mississippi State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321 Ole Miss 3 – 15   .167 8 – 20   .286 † 1984 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Marshall† 13 – 3   .813 25 – 6   .806 Chattanooga 12 – 4   .750 24 – 7   .774 Western Carolina 9 – 7   .563 15 – 13   .536 Appalachian State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448 The Citadel 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500 Furman 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414 East Tennessee State 6 – 10   .375 9 – 19   .321 Davidson 5 – 11   .313 9 – 19   .321 VMI 4 – 12   .250 8 – 19   .296 † Tournament winner As of April 30, 1984 Rankings from AP poll	1983–84 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Lamar 11 – 1   .917 26 – 5   .839 Louisiana-Monroe 9 – 3   .750 17 – 12   .586 Louisiana Tech † 8 – 4   .667 26 – 7   .788 McNeese State 6 – 6   .500 16 – 15   .516 Arkansas State 4 – 8   .333 13 – 15   .464 North Texas 3 – 9   .250 9 – 19   .321 Texas-Arlington 1 – 11   .083 5 – 23   .179 † 1984 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[36]
1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Houston † 15 – 1   .938 32 – 5   .865 No. 8 Arkansas 14 – 2   .875 25 – 7   .781 SMU 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758 Texas Tech 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586 Texas A&M 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533 Rice 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433 TCU 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393 Texas 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250 Baylor 1 – 15   .063 5 – 23   .179 † 1984 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1983–84 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Alcorn State † 11 – 3   .786 21 – 10   .677 Alabama State 11 – 3   .786 22 – 6   .786 Southern 10 – 4   .714 16 – 12   .571 Grambling State 7 – 7   .500 17 – 12   .586 Mississippi Valley State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536 Texas Southern 6 – 8   .429 12 – 17   .414 Jackson State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357 Prairie View A&M 0 – 14   .000 2 – 26   .071 † 1984 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT VCU 11 – 3   .786 23 – 7   .767 Old Dominion 9 – 5   .643 19 – 12   .613 South Florida 9 – 5   .643 17 – 11   .607 South Alabama 9 – 5   .643 22 – 8   .733 UAB † 8 – 6   .571 23 – 11   .676 Western Kentucky 5 – 9   .357 12 – 17   .414 Jacksonville 3 – 11   .214 12 – 16   .429 UNC Charlotte 2 – 12   .143 9 – 19   .321 † 1984 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1983–84 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Houston Baptist † 11 – 3   .786 24 – 7   .774 Samford 10 – 4   .714 22 – 8   .733 Georgia Southern 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571 Arkansas–Little Rock 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483 Centenary 7 – 7   .500 12 – 16   .429 Mercer 6 – 8   .429 14 – 14   .500 Hardin–Simmons 5 – 9   .357 9 – 22   .290 Northwestern State 2 – 12   .143 6 – 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 v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT San Diego 9 – 3   .750 18 – 10   .643 Santa Clara 7 – 5   .583 22 – 10   .688 Saint Mary's 7 – 5   .583 12 – 16   .429 Gonzaga 6 – 6   .500 17 – 10   .630 Pepperdine 6 – 6   .500 15 – 13   .536 Loyola Marymount 5 – 7   .417 12 – 15   .444 Portland 2 – 10   .167 11 – 17   .393 Rankings from AP Poll	1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 9 UTEP † 13 – 3   .813 27 – 4   .871 BYU 12 – 4   .750 20 – 11   .645 New Mexico 10 – 6   .625 24 – 11   .686 Wyoming 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567 Colorado State 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533 Hawaii 6 – 10   .375 12 – 16   .429 San Diego State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 13   .536 Utah 4 – 12   .250 11 – 19   .367 Air Force 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296 † 1984 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[37]

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.^[38]

1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   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				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				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

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Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four - Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

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

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1984 National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

	Semifinals					Finals
	Southwestern Louisiana		59
	Notre Dame		65
						Notre Dame		63
						Michigan		83
	Michigan		78
	Virginia Tech		75

	Third place game
	Southwestern Louisiana		70
	Virginia Tech		71

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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	Interim 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