1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

• The 1985 NCAA Tournament was the first to feature a 64-team field, expanding from 53 teams the year before. • Three teams from the Big East Conference (Georgetown, St. John's, and Villanova) advanced to the NCAA tournament's Final Four. It was the first time that three teams from the same conference reached the Final Four. Villanova won its first national championship and became the first unranked team to win the national championship. • On March 27, 1985, John "Hot Rod" Williams was among four Tulane players arrested on charges of accepting money and cocaine in an alleged point shaving scheme. The incident prompted Tulane to disband its men's basketball program at the end of the season. The school did not resume men's basketball competition until the 1989–90 season. == Major rule changes ==

Beginning in 1984–85, the following rules changes were implemented: • The coaching box was introduced, whereby a coach and all bench personnel had to remain in the coaching box unless seeking information from the scorers’ table. == Season outlook ==

Pre-season polls The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season. == Conference membership changes ==

NOTE: Prior to the season, Nicholls State left the Trans America Athletic Conference after two seasons as a provisional member, during which it played no conference games. == Regular season ==

Conferences Conference winners and tournaments Conference standings Division I independents A total of 22 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, Notre Dame (21–9) had both the best winning percentage (.700) and the most wins. Informal championships Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5. Statistical leaders == Postseason tournaments ==

NCAA tournament ==== Final Four - Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky ==== National Invitation tournament NIT Semifinals and Final == Award winners ==

Consensus All-American teams Major player of the year awards • Wooden Award: Chris Mullin, St. John's • Naismith Award: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown • Associated Press Player of the Year: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown • UPI Player of the Year: Chris Mullin, St. John's • NABC Player of the Year: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown • Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Chris Mullin, St. John's • Adolph Rupp Trophy: Chris Mullin, St. John's • 'Sporting News Player of the Year:' Patrick Ewing, Georgetown Major coach of the year awards • Associated Press Coach of the Year: Bill Frieder, Michigan • UPI Coach of the Year: Lou Carnesecca, St. John's • Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Lou Carnesecca, St. John's • NABC Coach of the Year: John Thompson, Georgetown • CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Dale Brown, LSU • 'Sporting News Coach of the Year:' Lou Carnesecca, St. John's Other major awards • '''Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0):''' Bubba Jennings, Texas Tech • Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ed Pinckney, Villanova • NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Chris Mullin, St. John's (3-time recipient) == Coaching changes ==

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. == References ==