1985 Ncaa Basketball Championship

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1985 ncaa basketball championship. It began on march 14 1985 and ended with the championship game on april 1 in lexington kentucky. The 1985 ncaa division i mens basketball championship game was the final of the 1985 ncaa division i mens basketball tournament and determined the national champion in the 198485 ncaa division i mens basketball season. The game was held on april 1 1985 at rupp arena in lexington kentucky. The georgetown hoyas the tournaments top seed from the east region faced the villanova wildcats the eighth seed from the southeast region.

This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams from 53 in the previous years tournament. Watch this complete national championship game from 1985 when one of the original cinderella stories villanova marched its way to the championship game against heavy favorite georgetown. Villanova on the other hand wasnt even ranked and had lost to the hoyas both times the two teams met in the big east play. This video is unavailable.

Villanovas amazing 1985 ncaa championship game stunning georgetown 66 64. Editorial reviews the defending champion georgetown hoyas were a likely team to make it to the championship game in 1985. A total of 63 games were played. The teams came from the same conference the big east.

They were the no1 team in the country and had co player of the year patrick ewing at center. 9 illinois state 69. 1985 ncaa tournament bracket. 11 boston college 74.

Eighth seed villanova coached by rollie massimino won their first national. The perfect game richard mackson for sports illustrated villanovas historic upset of georgetown in the 1985 ncaa championship game remains one of college basketballs most memorable and compelling. The 1985 ncaa division i mens basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single elimination play to determine the national champion of mens ncaa division i college basketball.