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involved 53 schools playing in

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play to determine the national champion of men's

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. It began on March 13, 1984, and ended with the

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on April 2 in

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. 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. It was also the second year with a preliminary round; preliminary games would not be played again until

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. Georgetown, coached by John Thompson, won the national title with an 84–75 victory in the final game over

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, coached by

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of Georgetown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Thompson became the first

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head coach to lead his team to any NCAA Division I title. Georgetown reached the Final Four for the third time in school history and second time in three years to face

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, a team which had never lost a national semifinal game and was led by the "Twin Towers",

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and

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. Bowie and Turpin managed to get Ewing into foul trouble early, and with him on the bench and Reggie Williams shooting only 1-for-7 (14.3%) from the field during the game, the Wildcats raced out to a 27–15 lead with 3:06 left in the first half. After that, however, the Hoyas made a defensive stand still unequalled in college basketball: Kentucky scored only two more points in the first half; the Wildcats also did not score in the first 9 minutes 55 seconds of the second half, missing their first 12 shots and after that shooting 3-for-21 (14.3%) during the remainder of the game. Overall, Kentucky shot 3-for-33 (9.1 percent) from the field during the second half. Although he played for only 17 minutes and suffered a season-ending foot injury in the second half, Gene Smith had one of the best defensive games of his career. Bowie and Turpin finished the game a combined 5-for-21, Wingate scored 12 points and held Kentucky's

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to 2-for-7 (28.6%) shooting from the field,

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scored 12 points and pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds, and Georgetown won 53–40 to advance to the national final for the third time in school history and second time in three years. In the first national semifinal, Houston, playing in its third consecutive Final Four, edged

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, which reached the Final Four as a No. 7 seed in the East region, 49–47. The Cavaliers reached the national semifinals despite the graduation of four-time All-American

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the previous season. Coincidentally, Houston's All-America center,

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, would soon become Sampson's teammate with the

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. In the NCAA final, Georgetown faced

on April 2. Reggie Williams demonstrated his true potential for the first time, putting in a strong defensive performance and shooting 9-for-18 (50.0%) from the field with 19 points and seven rebounds in the game, while David Wingate scored 16 points and Ewing managed 10 points and nine rebounds. Jackson scored 11 points and had six assists, two of which set up Ewing and Michael Graham for decisive baskets late in the game. The game was decided well before the final whistle, and the Hoyas won the school's first national championship 84–75. Late in the game, with Georgetown enjoying a comfortable lead, Thompson began to pull starters out and give bench players some time on the court; the game's enduring image came when senior guard Fred Brown came out of the game. Two years earlier, Brown had mistakenly passed the ball to

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in the last seconds of the 1982 championship game, ruining Georgetown's chances for a final game-winning shot and allowing North Carolina to take the national championship, and cameras had captured Thompson consoling a devastated Brown with a hug as the Tar Heels celebrated. As Brown left the 1984 championship game, cameras caught Brown and Thompson again embracing on the sideline, this time to celebrate a victory.

Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1984 tournament, and their host(s): Opening Round *March 13 **East/West Regions ***

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( Penn/

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) **Mideast/Midwest Regions ***

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(

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) First/Second Rounds *March 15 and 17 **East Region ***

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(

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) **Mideast Region ***

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(

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) **Midwest Region ***

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(

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) **West Region *** Special Events Center,

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) *March 16 and 18 **East Region ***

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(

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) **Mideast Region ***

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( UW-Milwaukee/ Marquette) **Midwest Region ***

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(

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) **West Region ***

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(

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) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen/Elite Eight) *March 22 and 24 **East Regional,

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(

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) **Mideast Regional,

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) *March 23 and 25 **Midwest Regional,

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(

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) **West Regional,

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) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) *March 31 and April 2 **

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) Seattle was the host city for the Final Four for the first time since

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, and the first time in the Kingdome, then home to the NBA's

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, as well as the MLB's Mariners and NFL's

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. The Kingdome became the third domed multipurpose stadium to host a Final Four, after the

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and the Superdome. Three cities—East Rutherford, Memphis, and Milwaukee—hosted for the first time. East Rutherford, located between New York City and Newark, was the fourth site to host games in the New York metropolitan area. The Mid-South Coliseum and

hosted this time only, with future games in Memphis at

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and in Milwaukee at the now-defunct

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. The games at the MECCA Arena were the first tournament games in

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since

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hosted the Mideast regionals in

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. This tournament marked the last time the

, the "Cathedral of College Basketball", hosted an NCAA Tournament game; future games in Philadelphia were at the

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or the

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Teams

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Preliminary round

East Regional – Atlanta, Georgia

Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

Mideast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

West Regional – Los Angeles

Final Four

Championship game

Broadcast information

Television

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* Brent Musburger served as Studio Host *

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and

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Retr ...

– First round (Dayton-LSU) at Salt Lake City, Utah; Second Round at Charlotte, North Carolina (North Carolina–Temple, Indiana–Richmond) and Lincoln, Nebraska (DePaul–Illinois State, Wake Forest–Kansas); East Regional semifinal (North Carolina–Indiana) and Regional Final at Atlanta, Georgia; West Regional Final at Los Angeles, California; Final Four at Seattle, Washington *

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and Steve Grote – Second Round at Memphis, Tennessee (Houston–Louisiana Tech, Memphis State–Purdue) and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Tulsa–Louisville, Illinois–Villanova); Midwest Regional semifinal (DePaul–Wake Forest) and Regional Final at St. Louis, Missouri *

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and

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– First (Miami of Ohio–SMU) and Second (Georgetown–SMU, Duke–Washington) Rounds at Pullman, Washington; Mideast Regional Final at Lexington, Kentucky *

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and

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– Second Round at East Rutherford, New Jersey (Arkansas–Virginia, Syracuse–VCU); West Regional semifinal (Georgetown–UNLV) at Los Angeles, California *

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and

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– Second Round at Birmingham, Alabama (Kentucky–Brigham Young, Maryland–West Virginia) * Tim Ryan and

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– Second Round at Salt Lake City, Utah (Oklahoma–Dayton, UTEP–UNLV) ESPN/ NCAA Productions * Bob Ley served at Studio host and

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as Studio analyst * Jim Thacker and

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– East Regional semifinal (Syracuse–Virginia) at Atlanta, Georgia *

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and

– Preliminary Round at Dayton, Ohio; Mideast Regional semifinals at Lexington, Kentucky * Fred White and Gary Thompson – Midwest Regional semifinal (Houston–Memphis State) at St. Louis, Missouri * Mike Walden and

– West Regional semifinal (Washington–Dayton) at Los Angeles, California * Jim Thacker and Jeff Mullins – First round at Charlotte, North Carolina (Temple–St. John's, Auburn–Richmond) * Jim Thacker and

– First round at East Rutherford, New Jersey (VCU–Northeastern, Virginia–Iona) * Fred White and

– First round at Birmingham, Alabama (Oregon State–West Virginia, Brigham Young–UAB) *

and

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– First round at Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Louisville–Morehead State, Villanova–Marshall) * John Sanders and

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– First round at Memphis, Tennessee (Fresno State–Louisiana Tech, Memphis State–Oral Roberts) * Frank Fallon and Gary Thompson – First round at Lincoln, Nebraska (Illinois State–Alabama, Kansas–Alcorn State) * Mike Walden and

– First round at Pullman, Washington (Washington–Nevada) * John Sanders and

– Preliminary Round at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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