1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

November 2025 August 2023 1984 NCAA logo.svg Georgetown Villanova The 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   New to rankings from previous week Italics   Number of first place votes (#–#)   Win–loss record т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol AP Poll 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final  ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 921–922 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Georgetown Illinois DePaul Indiana Oklahoma Duke St. John's Memphis State Washington SMU 1984 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Syracuse NC State LSU Virginia Tech Arkansas Louisville Kentucky Kansas Georgia Tech Georgetown (1–0) DePaul (1–0) u St. John's (0–0) u Duke (0–0) u Memphis State (0–0) u Louisville (1–0) u Illinois (3–1) d Washington (0–0) u SMU (1–0) u Oklahoma (1–1) d NC State (1–0) u Indiana (0–1) d UAB (3–0) npr Syracuse (0–0) d Virginia Tech (1–0) LSU (0–0) d Arkansas (1–0) d Georgia Tech (1–0) u North Carolina (1–0) npr Kansas (2–1)UNLV (0–1) d Kentucky (0–0) Georgetown (3–0) DePaul (2–0) St. John's (2–0) Duke (3–0) Memphis State (2–0) Louisville (2–0) Illinois (5–1) SMU (1–0) u Washington (2–0) d NC State (2–0) u Indiana (1–1) u Syracuse (1–0) u LSU (2–0) u Virginia Tech (2–0) u Georgia Tech (3–0) u North Carolina (2–0) u Oklahoma (2–2) d UAB (4–1) d Kansas (3–1) u UNLV (1–1) Arkansas Georgetown (5–0) DePaul (5–0) Duke (5–0) u St. John's (4–0) d Memphis State (4–0) Illinois (9–1) u SMU (4–0) u Washington (4–0) u NC State (5–0) u Syracuse (4–0) u Virginia Tech (4–0) u Georgia Tech (3–0) u North Carolina (4–0) u Louisville (3–1) d Oklahoma (5–2) u Indiana (2–2) d UAB (5–1) u Kansas (6–1) u LSU (4–1) d Michigan (5–0) npr UNLV Georgetown (7–0) Duke (5–0) u Memphis State (5–0) u Illinois (10–1) u DePaul (6–1) d SMU (6–0) u Washington (4–0) u St. John's (5–1) d Syracuse (5–0) u North Carolina (5–0) u Oklahoma (6–2) u Louisville (4–1) u Georgia Tech (4–1) d NC State (5–1) d Kansas (7–1) u Indiana (5–2) Virginia Tech (6–1) d Michigan (6–0) u LSU (4–1) Louisiana Tech (8–0) npr UAB Georgetown (9–0) Duke (7–0) Memphis State (8–0) SMU (9–0) u St. John's (6–1) u Syracuse (6–0) u North Carolina (7–0) u Illinois (11–2) d DePaul (7–2) d Georgia Tech (6–1) u Washington (5–1) d Kansas (8–1) u Michigan (8–0) u NC State (6–1) Indiana (6–2) u Virginia Tech (7–1) u Oklahoma (6–3) d LSU (6–1) u Louisiana Tech (9–0) u Louisville (6–2) d Georgetown (11–0) Duke (9–0) Memphis State (8–0) St. John's (8–1) u Syracuse (8–0) u Illinois (11–2) u SMU (9–1) d Georgia Tech (9–1) u North Carolina (8–1) d DePaul (8–2) d Kansas (8–2) u Indiana (8–2) u Oklahoma (9–3) u LSU (8–1) u Washington (7–2) d Michigan (8–1) d NC State (7–2) d Louisiana Tech (10–1) u Maryland (10–2) npr VCU (8–1) npr Virginia Tech Louisville Georgetown (13–0) Duke (10–0) St. John's (10–1) u SMU (11–1) u North Carolina (10–1) u Memphis State (9–1) d Syracuse (8–1) d Oklahoma (10–3) u Georgia Tech (10–2) d Kansas (10–2) u Indiana (9–3) u Boston College (10–1) npr DePaul (9–3) d Louisiana Tech (11–1) u Illinois (11–4) d Villanova (9–1) npr Michigan State (11–1) npr VCU (9–1) u Iowa (13–2) npr Oregon State (11–1) npr LSU (9–2) Washington (9–3) Michigan NC State Maryland Georgetown (15–0) Duke (12–0) SMU (14–1) u St. John's (11–1) d Memphis State (11–1) u North Carolina (12–2) d Syracuse (10–1) Indiana (11–3) u Kansas (12–2) u DePaul (10–3) u Illinois (13–4) u Louisiana Tech (13–1) u Oklahoma (11–3) d Oregon State (13–1) u Boston College (11–2) d VCU (10–1) u Georgia Tech (10–3) d Villanova (9–3) d Michigan State (12–2) d Tulsa (11–2) npr Iowa Georgetown (17–0) SMU (15–1) u St. John's (13–1) u Memphis State (13–1) u Duke (13–2) d Illinois (15–4) u DePaul (13–3) u North Carolina (14–3) d Oklahoma (13–4) u Oregon State (14–1) u Syracuse (11–2) d Louisiana Tech (15–1) Indiana (11–4) d Villanova (12–3) u Kansas (13–3) d Georgia Tech (13–3) u Tulsa (14–2) u Michigan (12–3) npr VCU (12–2) d UNLV (13–2) npr Boston College Michigan State St. John's (15–1) u Georgetown (18–1) d Memphis State (15–1) u SMU (16–2) d Illinois (17–4) u Duke (14–3) d Oklahoma (15–4) u Georgia Tech (15–3) u Syracuse (12–3) u Michigan (14–3) u North Carolina (14–4) d Tulsa (16–2) u DePaul (13–4) d Oregon State (14–2) d Louisiana Tech (16–2) d UNLV (15–2) u Maryland (16–5) npr Villanova (13–4) d Kansas (15–4) d UAB (18–4) npr Indiana VCU St. John's (18–1) Georgetown (19–2) Memphis State (17–1) SMU (18–2) Duke (16–3) u Syracuse (15–3) u Oklahoma (17–4) Michigan (16–3) u Illinois (18–5) d Georgia Tech (16–4) d UNLV (17–2) u Iowa (18–4) npr Kansas (18–4) u Louisiana Tech (18–2) u North Carolina (16–5) d Oregon State (16–4) d Tulsa (17–3) d DePaul (14–5) d Villanova (14–5) d Maryland (18–6) d UAB (19–5) St. John's (19–1) Georgetown (21–2) Michigan (18–3) u Oklahoma (19–4) u Memphis State (17–2) d Georgia Tech (18–4) u Duke (17–4) d Syracuse (16–4) d SMU (18–4) d Kansas (20–4) u Iowa (19–4) u Louisiana Tech (20–2) u North Carolina (18–5) u UNLV (18–3) d Tulsa (18–4) u Villanova (15–6) u Illinois (18–7) d Oregon State (17–4) d UAB (21–5) npr Maryland (19–7) DePaul (15–6) St. John's (22–1) Georgetown (23–2) Michigan (20–3) Memphis State (20–2) u Oklahoma (21–4) d Duke (18–4) u Syracuse (19–4) u Georgia Tech (18–5) d SMU (20–5) Louisiana Tech (22–2) u UNLV (20–3) u Tulsa (19–4) u North Carolina (19–6) Iowa (19–6) d Kansas (20–6) d Illinois (20–7) u VCU (20–4) npr Georgia (17–6) npr Oregon State (18–5) d Boston College (18–6) npr Villanova UAB (21–6) Maryland St. John's (24–1) Georgetown (25–2) Michigan (21–3) Memphis State (22–2) Duke (20–5) u Oklahoma (22–5) d Louisiana Tech (24–2) u North Carolina (21–6) u UNLV (23–3) u Georgia Tech (19–6) d Kansas (22–6) u Syracuse (19–6) d SMU (21–6) d Georgia (19–6) u Tulsa (20–5) d NC State (18–7) npr VCU (21–5) Illinois (21–8) d Arizona (20–7) npr Loyola-Chicago (20–5) npr Iowa Oregon State Boston College Georgetown (27–2) u St. John's (25–2) d Michigan (23–3) Oklahoma (25–5) u Memphis State (24–3) d North Carolina (22–7) u Duke (21–6) d Louisiana Tech (25–2) d Georgia Tech (21–7) u Kansas (24–6) u UNLV (24–3) d VCU (25–5) u Syracuse (20–7) d Illinois (22–8) u Tulsa (21–6) Loyola-Chicago (22–5) u Georgia (20–7) d NC State (19–8) d LSU (19–8) npr SMU (21–8) d Arizona Georgetown (30–2) Michigan (25–3) u St. John's (27–3) d Oklahoma (28–5) Memphis State (27–3) Georgia Tech (24–7) u North Carolina (24–8) d Louisiana Tech (27–2) UNLV (27–3) u Duke (22–7) d VCU (25–5) u Illinois (24–8) u Kansas (25–7) d Loyola-Chicago (25–5) u Syracuse (21–8) d NC State (20–9) u Texas Tech (23–7) npr Tulsa (23–7) d Georgia (21–8) d LSU (19–9) d SMU Coaches Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Georgetown (1–0) DePaul (1–0) St. John's (0–0) Louisville (1–0) Illinois (3–1) Duke (0–0) Memphis State (0–0) SMU (1–0) Washington (0–0) Oklahoma (1–1) UAB (3–0) NC State (1–0) Indiana (0–1) LSU (0–0) Kansas (2–1) 1984 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV (0–1) Kentucky (0–0) Arkansas (1–0) North Carolina (1–0) Virginia Tech (1–0) Georgetown (3–0) DePaul (2–0) St. John's (2–0) Duke (3–0) u Illinois (5–1) Memphis State (2–0) u Louisville (2–0) d Washington (2–0) u SMU (1–0) d NC State (2–0) u LSU (2–0) u Indiana (1–1) u Syracuse (1–0) npr Georgia Tech (3–0) npr UAB (4–1) d Oklahoma (2–2) d Kansas (3–1) d North Carolina (2–0) u Virginia Tech (2–0) u UNLV (1–1) d Kentucky Arkansas Georgetown (5–0) DePaul (5–0) Duke (5–0) u St. John's (5–0) d Memphis State (4–0) u Illinois (9–1) d SMU (4–0) u NC State (5–0) u Washington (4–0) d Syracuse (4–0) u Virginia Tech (4–0) u North Carolina (4–0) т tu Oklahoma (5–2) т u Georgia Tech (3–0) Kansas (6–1) u Indiana (2–2) d Louisville (3–1) d UAB (5–1) d LSU (4–1) d Arkansas (3–1) тLouisiana Tech (5–0) т npr Georgetown (7–0) Duke (5–0) u Illinois (10–1) u Memphis State (5–0) u DePaul (6–1) d SMU (6–0) u Washington (4–0) u St. John's (5–1) d North Carolina (5–0) u Syracuse (5–0) Oklahoma (6–2) u Kansas (7–1) u Georgia Tech (4–1) u Indiana (5–2) u Louisville (4–1) u Arkansas (5–1) u NC State (5–1) d Maryland (7–1) npr LSU (4–1) Michigan (6–0) npr Virginia Tech (6–1) UAB Louisiana Tech Georgetown (9–0) Duke (7–0) SMU (9–0) u Memphis State (8–0) North Carolina (7–0) u Syracuse (6–0) u Illinois (11–2) d St. John's (6–1) DePaul (7–2) d Indiana (6–2) u Kansas (8–1) u Washington (5–1) d Georgia Tech (6–1) Michigan (8–0) u Arkansas (8–1) u Louisiana Tech (9–0) npr Oklahoma (6–3) d Virginia Tech (7–1) npr LSU (6–1) Maryland (8–1) d NC State Georgetown (11–0) Duke (9–0) Memphis State (8–0) u St. John's (8–1) u Syracuse (8–0) u Illinois (11–2) u Georgia Tech (9–1) u SMU (9–1) d North Carolina (8–1) d DePaul (8–2) d Kansas (8–2) Indiana (8–2) d Washington (7–2) d Oklahoma (9–3) u LSU (8–1) u Maryland (10–2) u Michigan (8–1) d Louisiana Tech (10–1) d VCU (8–1) npr Ohio State (8–1) npr Arkansas Virginia Tech Georgetown (13–0) Duke (10–0) SMU (11–1) u St. John's (10–1) Memphis State (9–1) d North Carolina (10–1) u Oklahoma (10–3) u Syracuse (8–1) d Kansas (10–2) u Georgia Tech (10–2) d Indiana (9–3) u Oregon State (11–1) npr Louisiana Tech (11–1) u Michigan State (11–1) npr DePaul (9–3) d Illinois (11–4) d Boston College (10–1) npr LSU (9–2) d Washington (9–3) d Villanova (9–1) npr Maryland Michigan VCU (9–1) Ohio State Georgetown (15–0) Duke (12–0) SMU (14–1) St. John's (11–1) Memphis State (11–1) Syracuse (10–1) u North Carolina (12–2) d Kansas (12–2) u Indiana (11–3) u Oklahoma (11–3) d Oregon State (13–1) u Louisiana Tech (13–1) u Illinois (13–4) u DePaul (10–3) u Georgia Tech (10–3) d Villanova (9–3) u Boston College (11–2) Michigan State (12–2) d VCU (10–1) npr Tulsa (11–2) npr LSU Washington Georgetown (17–0) SMU (15–1) u St. John's (13–1) u Memphis State (13–1) u Duke (13–2) d Illinois (15–4) u Oklahoma (13–4) u Oregon State (14–1) u North Carolina (14–3) d DePaul (13–3) u Louisiana Tech (15–1) u Syracuse (11–2) d Indiana (11–4) d Kansas (13–3) d Villanova (12–3) u Tulsa (14–2) u Georgia Tech (13–3) d Washington (12–5) npr UNLV (13–2) т tnpr UAB (13–4) т npr Boston College Michigan State VCU St. John's (15–1) u Georgetown (18–1) d Memphis State (15–1) u SMU (16–2) d Duke (14–3) Oklahoma (15–4) u Illinois (17–4) d Syracuse (12–3) u Georgia Tech (15–3) u Tulsa (16–2) u Michigan (14–3) u Oregon State (14–2) d UNLV (15–2) u North Carolina (14–4) d DePaul (13–4) d Louisiana Tech (16–2) d Maryland (16–5) npr Villanova (13–4) d UAB (18–4) Kansas (15–4) d Washington St. John's (18–1) Georgetown (19–2) Memphis State (17–1) SMU (18–2) Duke (16–3) Illinois (18–5) u Georgia Tech (16–4) u Syracuse (15–3) Oklahoma (17–4) d Michigan (16–3) u Oregon State (16–4) u UNLV (17–2) u Iowa (18–4) npr Kansas (18–4) u North Carolina (16–5) d Louisiana Tech (18–2) Tulsa (17–3) d Villanova (14–5) Maryland (18–6) d UAB (19–5) d DePaul (14–5) St. John's (19–1) Georgetown (21–2) Memphis State (17–2) Duke (17–4) u Oklahoma (19–4) tu Georgia Tech (18–4) u Michigan (18–3) u Syracuse (16–4) SMU (18–4) d Kansas (20–4) u Iowa (19–4) u North Carolina (18–5) u Louisiana Tech (20–2) u Tulsa (18–4) u Illinois (18–7) d UNLV (18–3) d Oregon State (17–4) d Villanova (15–6) Maryland (19–7) DePaul (15–6) npr UAB St. John's (22–1) Georgetown (23–2) Oklahoma (21–4) u Memphis State (20–2) d Duke (18–4) d Michigan (20–3) u Syracuse (19–4) u SMU (20–5) u Georgia Tech (18–5) d Louisiana Tech (22–2) u UNLV (20–3) u Tulsa (19–4) u Kansas (20–6) d Illinois (20–7) u North Carolina (19–6) d Iowa (19–6) d Oregon State (18–5) VCU (20–4) npr Maryland (19–9) UAB (21–6) тUSC (16–6) т npr Villanova DePaul St. John's (24–1) Georgetown (25–2) Michigan (21–3) u Memphis State (22–2) Duke (20–5) Oklahoma (22–5) d Louisiana Tech (24–2) u Kansas (22–6) u SMU (21–6) d UNLV (23–3) u North Carolina (21–6) u Syracuse (19–6) d Georgia Tech (19–6) d Tulsa (20–5) d Georgia (19–6) npr Illinois (21–8) d Arizona (20–7) npr VCU (21–5) NC State (18–7) npr LSU (17–8) npr Iowa Oregon State Maryland UAB USC Georgetown (27–2) u St. John's (25–2) d Michigan (23–3) Memphis State (24–3) Oklahoma (25–5) u Louisiana Tech (25–2) u North Carolina (22–7) u Kansas (24–6) Duke (21–6) d UNLV (24–3) Georgia Tech (21–7) u Syracuse (20–7) Tulsa (21–6) u Illinois (22–8) u VCU (25–5) u SMU (21–8) d NC State (19–8) u Loyola-Chicago (22–5) npr LSU (19–8) u Georgia (20–7) d Arizona Georgetown (30–2) Michigan (25–3) u St. John's (27–3) d Memphis State (27–3) Oklahoma (28–5) Georgia Tech (24–7) u North Carolina (24–8) Louisiana Tech (27–2) d UNLV (27–3) u Illinois (24–8) u VCU (25–5) u Duke (22–7) d Kansas (25–7) d Tulsa (23–7) d Syracuse (21–8) d Texas Tech (23–7) npr Loyola-Chicago (25–5) u NC State (20–9) d LSU (19–9) Michigan State (19–9) npr SMU Georgia (21–8) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States