1984-85 College Basketball Season
Originally written by Jeff Haggar
Regular Season
OTA
Sat 11/24/84, #17 Louisville @ #4 Indiana, CBS, 1 pm, Frank Glieber, Billy Packer
Sat 12/1/84, UCLA @ #2 DePaul, NBC, 1 pm, Don Criqui, Al McGuire
Sat 12/1/84, #10 Oklahoma @ #7 Illinois, CBS, 3:30 pm, Gary Bender, Billy Packer
Sat 12/8/84, #20 UNLV @ #1 Georgetown, CBS, 1 pm, Gary Bender, Billy Packer
Sat 12/8/84, Kentucky @ #11 Indiana, NBC, 3:30 pm, Marv Albert, Al McGuire
Sat 12/15/84, #2 DePaul @ #1 Georgetown, CBS, 3:45 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Billy Packer
Sat 12/15/84, Tulsa @ Arkansas, CBS, 3:45 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Grote
Sat 12/22/84, UCLA @ #8 St John's, CBS, 1 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Tue 12/25/84, #17 Oklahoma vs #20 Louisville (at Honolulu), NBC, 4 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 1/5/85, #17 NC State @ Kentucky, CBS, 1 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Billy Packer
Sat 1/5/85, Oregon St @ #15 Washington, CBS, 6 pm (west coast), Verne Lundquist, Steve Grote
Sat 1/12/85, Washington @ #2 Duke, CBS, 12 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 1/12/85, Houston @ #13 DePaul, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 1/12/85, Kentucky @ Alabama, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Frank Glieber, James Brown
Sat 1/12/85, #1 Georgetown @ #16 Villanova, NBC, 2:30 pm (regional), Bob Costas, Al McGuire
Sat 1/12/85, Notre Dame @ Marquette, NBC, 2:30 pm (regional), Don Criqui, Bucky Waters
Sun 1/13/85, #4 SMU vs #5 North Carolina (at Greensboro), CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 1/19/85, #5 Memphis St @ Louisville, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 1/19/85, #4 St John's @ #15 Boston College, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 1/19/85, #9 Kansas @ #13 Oklahoma, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 1/19/85, UAB @ Western Ky, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Larry Conley
Sat 1/19/85, Maryland @ UNLV, NBC, 3 pm, Marv Albert, Bucky Waters
Sun 1/20/85, #10 DePaul @ Notre Dame, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 1/26/85, NC State @ Louisville, NBC, 1 pm (regional), Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 1/26/85, #2 St John's @ #1 Georgetown, CBS, 2 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
* Sat 1/26/85, California @ USC, NBC, 4 pm (west coast), ??, ??
Sun 1/27/85, #14 Villanova @ Maryland, NBC, 12:30 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sun 1/27/85, #15 Kansas @ #18 Michigan, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sun 1/27/85, Kentucky @ Tennessee, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Grote
Sun 1/27/85, #16 Georgia Tech @ #8 North Carolina, NBC, 2:30 pm (regional), Jay Randolph, Bucky Waters
Sun 1/27/85, #13 Indiana @ #6 Illinois, NBC, 2:30 pm (regional), Bob Costas, Jim Valvano
Sat 2/2/85, #13 DePaul @ Louisville, CBS, 12 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 2/2/85, NC State @ Wake Forest, NBC, 2 pm (regional), Bob Costas, Al McGuire
* Sat 2/2/85, Kentucky @ Auburn, NBC, 2 pm (regional), ??, ??
* Sat 2/2/85, Washington @ Arizona St, NBC, 4:30 pm (west coast), ??, ??
* Sat 2/2/85, #14 Oregon St @ Stanford, CBS, 6 pm (west coast), ??, ??
Sun 2/3/85, Arkansas @ #2 Georgetown, CBS, 1 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sun 2/3/85, #5 Illinois @ Houston, NBC, 1 pm, Bob Costas, Bucky Waters
Sun 2/3/85, Notre Dame @ UCLA, NBC, 3 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/9/85, #4 SMU @ NC State, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/9/85, #1 St John's @ #19 Villanova, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 2/9/85, #3 Memphis St @ #13 Kansas, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 2/9/85, #6 Syracuse @ Notre Dame, NBC, 3 pm (regional), Marv Albert, Bucky Waters
* Sat 2/9/85, UCLA @ Washington, NBC, 3 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sun 2/10/85, #15 North Carolina @ LSU, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/16/85, #7 Duke vs Notre Dame (at East Rutherford), NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/16/85, LSU @ #8 Syracuse, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Billy Packer
Sat 2/16/85, Louisville @ #9 SMU, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Frank Glieber, Steve Grote
Sun 2/17/85, DePaul @ #1 St John's, NBC, 2 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/23/85, #5 Oklahoma @ #15 Kansas, NBC, 1 pm (regional), Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/23/85, #1 St John's @ #7 Syracuse, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 2/23/85, #17 VCU @ #4 Memphis St, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
* Sat 2/23/85, #19 Oregon St @ Arizona, NBC, 4 pm (west coast), ??, ??
Sun 2/24/85, #18 Georgia @ Kentucky, NBC, 1 pm, Marv Albert, Bucky Waters
Sun 2/24/85, Louisville @ UCLA, NBC, 3 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 3/2/85, Louisville @ #4 Memphis St, CBS, 12 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 3/2/85, #8 North Carolina @ #5 Duke, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 3/2/85, Villanova @ Pittsburgh, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Frank Glieber, Bill Raftery
Sat 3/2/85, #19 Arizona @ UCLA, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Grote
Sat 3/2/85, Kentucky @ LSU, NBC, 3 pm, Marv Albert, Bucky Waters
Sun 3/3/85, Washington @ Notre Dame, CBS, 12 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sun 3/3/85, #12 Syracuse @ #2 Georgetown, NBC, 1 pm (regional), Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
* Sun 3/3/85, Indiana @ Iowa, NBC, 1 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sun 3/3/85, #10 Georgia Tech @ #6 Oklahoma, CBS, 2 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 3/9/85, Auburn vs Alabama (at Birmingham - SEC final), NBC, 1 pm (regional), Marv Albert, Bucky Waters
Sat 3/9/85, #5 Memphis St vs Florida St (at Louisville - Metro final), CBS, 2 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 3/9/85, #4 Oklahoma vs Iowa St (at Kansas City - Big 8 final), CBS, 2 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
* Sat 3/9/85, Washington @ Stanford, NBC, 4 pm (west coast), ??, ??
Sun 3/10/85, #3 Michigan @ Indiana, CBS, 1 pm, Frank Glieber, James Brown
Sun 3/10/85, #9 Georgia Tech vs #6 North Carolina (at Atlanta - ACC final), NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
- On 1/27, Jim Valvano (who was still the NC State coach) called a game for NBC after coaching a game the previous day
ESPN
* Thu 11/29/84, Northwestern @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 7 pm, ??, ??
Tue 12/4/84, Indiana @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 7 pm, Harry Kalas, Jim Gibbons
Sat 12/8/84, Notre Dame @ DePaul, ESPN, 4 pm (tape delay - 2 pm tip), Harry Kalas, Jim Gibbons
Sat 12/8/84, UCLA @ Memphis St, ESPN, 6 pm (tape delay - 3 pm tip), Stan Savran, Dan Belluomini
Sun 12/9/84, Virginia @ Duke, ESPN, 12:30 am (tape delay - 9 pm tip), Mike Patrick, Jeff Mullins
* Sun 12/16/84, North Carolina vs Wake Forest (at Greensboro), ESPN, 1 am (tape delay - 8 pm tip), ??, ??
* Sun 12/16/84, Kansas St @ Marquette, ESPN, 5 am (tape delay - 2 pm tip), ??, ??
* Wed 12/19/84, UCLA @ BYU, ESPN, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 12/22/84, Northwestern @ DePaul, ESPN, 2 pm, Harry Kalas, Jim Gibbons
Sat 12/22/84, Dayton @ South Florida, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
* Fri 12/28/84, Georgetown vs Tennessee St (at San Juan - Puerto Rico Classic), ESPN, 8 pm, ??, ??
* Sat 12/29/84, Georgetown vs NC A&T (at San Juan - Puerto Rico Classic), ESPN, 6 pm, ??, ??
Wed 1/2/85, Indiana @ Michigan, ESPN, 8 pm, Lanny Frattare, Bill Hosket
* Wed 1/2/85, NC State @ Maryland, ESPN, 10 pm (tape delay - 9 pm tip), ??, ??
* Thu 1/3/85, UCLA @ Oregon St, ESPN, 11 pm, ??, ??
Sat 1/5/85, Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Steve Albert, Bill Raftery
Sat 1/5/85, Duke @ Virginia, ESPN, 3:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/5/85, Illinois @ Iowa, ESPN, 5:30 pm (tape delay - 4 pm tip), Lanny Frattare, Bill Hosket
Sat 1/5/85, DePaul @ UAB, ESPN, 8 pm, Bob Rathbun, Larry Conley
* Sat 1/5/85, Houston @ Texas, ESPN, 10 pm, ??, ??
* Sun 1/6/85, Purdue @ Minnesota, ESPN, 12:30 am (tape delay - 9 pm tip), ??, ??
Mon 1/7/85, Villanova @ St John's, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Tue 1/8/85, Boston College @ Syracuse, ESPN, 8 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Tue 1/8/85, Clemson @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 10 pm (tape delay - 9 pm tip), Fred White, Larry Conley
Wed 1/9/85, Maryland @ North Carolina, ESPN, 7 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Wed 1/9/85, Wisconsin @ Ohio St, ESPN, 9 pm (tape delay - 8 pm tip), Lanny Frattare, Bill Hosket
* Thu 1/10/85, Washington St @ UCLA, ESPN, 11:30 pm (tape delay - 10:30 pm tip), ??, ??
Fri 1/11/85, Kansas @ South Alabama, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Sat 1/12/85, North Carolina @ Virginia, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Bob Ley, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/12/85, Clemson @ Wake Forest, ESPN, 3:30 pm, John Sanders, Bill Raftery
Sat 1/12/85, Wisconsin @ Indiana, ESPN, 6 pm (tape delay - 4 pm tip), Lanny Frattare, Bill Hosket
* Sun 1/13/85, Northwestern @ Ohio St, ESPN, 2 am (tape delay - 9 pm tip), ??, ??
Mon 1/14/85, St John's @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/14/85, Old Dominion @ DePaul, ESPN, 10 pm (tape delay - 9 pm tip), Harry Kalas, Jim Gibbons, Tom Dennin
Tue 1/15/85, Boston College @ Villanova, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Wed 1/16/85, Holy Cross @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 7 pm, Tim Brando, John Clark
Wed 1/16/85, NC State @ North Carolina, ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
* Thu 1/17/85, UCLA @ Arizona St, ESPN, 11:59 pm (tape delay - 10 pm tip), ??, ??
Fri 1/18/85, Wake Forest @ Duke, ESPN, 3 am (tape delay - 9 pm tip), Fred White, Jack Givens
* Sat 1/19/85, Virginia @ Clemson, ESPN, 1:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 1/19/85, Duke @ North Carolina, ESPN, 3:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/19/85, Indiana @ Ohio St, ESPN, 5:30 pm (tape delay - 4 pm tip), Lanny Frattare, Bill Hosket
Sat 1/19/85, Iowa @ Michigan, ESPN, 9 pm, Lorn Brown, George Pomey
* Sat 1/19/85, Providence @ Marquette, ESPN, 11:30 pm (tape delay - 2 pm tip), ??, ??
Mon 1/21/85, Pittsburgh @ Boston College, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
* Mon 1/21/85, Washington @ UCLA, ESPN, 10:30 pm, ??, ??
* Tue 1/22/85, West Virginia @ VCU, ESPN, 8 pm, ??, ??
* Wed 1/23/85, Dayton @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 7 pm, ??, ??
* Wed 1/23/85, Ohio St @ Illinois, ESPN, 9 pm (tape delay - 8 pm tip), ??, ??
* Thu 1/24/85, UAB @ Old Dominion, ESPN, 8 pm, ??, ??
Sat 1/26/85, Wake Forest @ Virginia, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Sam Smith, John Clark
Sat 1/26/85, Duke @ Clemson, ESPN, 3:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dick Vitale
* Sat 1/26/85, Ohio St @ Purdue, ESPN, 5:30 pm (tape delay - 4 pm tip), ??, ??
* Sat 1/26/85, Northwestern @ Minnesota, ESPN, 9 pm, Lorn Brown, ??
Mon 1/28/85, Georgetown @ Syracuse, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
* Mon 1/28/85, Providence @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 10 pm (tape delay - 7 pm tip), ??, ??
Tue 1/29/85, Pittsburgh @ Villanova, ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
* Wed 1/30/85, Illinois @ Purdue, ESPN, 8 pm, ??, ??
Fri 2/1/85, Villanova @ Syracuse, ESPN, 8 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
* Fri 2/1/85, UCLA @ USC, ESPN, 11 pm, ??, ??
Sat 2/2/85, Georgia Tech @ Maryland, ESPN, 4 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
* Sat 2/2/85, Michigan @ Wisconsin, ESPN, 6 pm (tape delay - 4 pm tip), Lorn Brown, George Pomey
* Sat 2/2/85, Michigan St @ Northwestern, ESPN, 11:30 pm (tape delay - 9 pm tip), ??, ??
Mon 2/4/85, St John's @ Seton Hall, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Tue 2/5/85, Syracuse @ Boston College, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
* Wed 2/6/85, LaSalle @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 7 pm, ??, ??
* Wed 2/6/85, Dayton @ DePaul, ESPN, 9 pm, ??, ??
* Wed 2/6/85, Minnesota @ Iowa, ESPN, 11:59 pm (tape delay - 8 pm tip), ??, ??
Thu 2/7/85, Virginia @ North Carolina, ESPN, 8 pm, Fred White, Dick Vitale
* Thu 2/7/85, UCLA @ Washington St, ESPN, 11 pm, ??, ??
Sat 2/9/85, Maryland @ Duke, ESPN, 3 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Sat 2/9/85, Illinois @ Michigan, ESPN, 5 pm (tape delay - 4 pm tip), Jim Thacker, Ray Lane
Sat 2/9/85, Indiana @ Northwestern, ESPN, 9 pm, Lorn Brown, George Pomey
Sat 2/9/85, Old Dominion @ Jacksonville, ESPN, 11:30 pm (tape delay - 8 pm tip), Bob Rathbun, Larry Conley
Sun 2/10/85, Wake Forest @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 3 pm, Fred White, Dick Vitale
Mon 2/11/85, Villanova @ Georgetown, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
* Tue 2/12/85, Providence @ Syracuse, ESPN, 8 pm, ??, ??
Wed 2/13/85, New Orleans @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 7 pm, Tom Dennin, Jim Gibbons
Wed 2/13/85, North Carolina @ Maryland, ESPN, 9 pm, Fred White, Dick Vitale
* Wed 2/13/85, Michigan St @ Minnesota, ESPN, 11:59 pm (tape delay - 8 pm tip), ??, ??
Sat 2/16/85, North Carolina @ NC State, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dick Vitale
Sat 2/16/85, Georgia Tech @ Virginia, ESPN, 3:30 pm, Jim Thacker, John Clark
Sat 2/16/85, Michigan St @ Iowa, ESPN, 5:30 pm (tape delay - 4 pm tip), Lanny Frattare, Bill Hosket
Sat 2/16/85, Wisconsin @ Illinois, ESPN, 9 pm, Lorn Brown, George Pomey
Sat 2/16/85, Old Dominion @ VCU, ESPN, 11:30 pm (tape delay - 8 pm tip), Bob Rathbun, Larry Conley
* Sun 2/17/85, Dayton @ Marquette, ESPN, 2:30 am (tape delay - 2 pm tip), ??, Jim Gibbons
Sun 2/17/85, Maryland @ Clemson, ESPN, 4 pm, Fred White, Larry Conley
* Sun 2/17/85, Florida @ Miami, ESPN, 8 pm, ??, ??
Mon 2/18/85, Seton Hall @ Providence, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
* Mon 2/18/85, UCLA @ Stanford, ESPN, 11 pm, ??, ??
* Tue 2/19/85, Pittsburgh @ Georgetown, ESPN, 8 pm, ??, ??
* Tue 2/19/85, Maryland @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 10 pm (tape delay - 9 pm tip), ??, ??
* Thu 2/21/85, UCLA @ California, ESPN, 11 pm, ??, ??
Sat 2/23/85, Georgia Tech @ Duke, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dan Bonner
Sat 2/23/85, Purdue @ Indiana, ESPN, 4 pm, Lanny Frattare, Bill Hosket
* Sat 2/23/85, Clemson @ North Carolina, ESPN, 6 pm (tape delay - 3:30 pm tip), ??, ??
* Sat 2/23/85, Michigan @ Michigan St, ESPN, 11:30 pm (tape delay - 9 pm tip), Lorn Brown, ??
* Sun 2/24/85, BYU @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 8 am (tape delay - 4 pm tip), ??, ??
Sun 2/24/85, Wake Forest @ Maryland, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Billy Packer
* Sun 2/24/85, NC State @ Virginia, ESPN, 3:30 pm, ??, ??
Mon 2/25/85, Connecticut @ Boston College, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Tue 2/26/85, Pittsburgh @ Syracuse, ESPN, 8 pm, Bob Ley, Dick Vitale
Wed 2/27/85, Georgetown @ St John's, ESPN, 9 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Wed 2/27/85, North Carolina @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 11 pm (tape delay - 9 pm tip), Mike Patrick, Billy Packer
Thu 2/28/85, Northwestern @ Michigan St, ESPN, 1 am (tape delay - 8 pm tip), Lanny Frattare, Bill Hosket
Thu 2/28/85, USC @ UCLA, ESPN, 11:59 pm (tape delay - 10:30 pm tip), Pete Liebengood, Dan Belluomini
* Sat 3/2/85, Wake Forest @ NC State, ESPN, 3 pm, ??, ??
Sat 3/2/85, Wisconsin @ Michigan St, ESPN, 5 pm (tape delay - 4 pm tip), Lanny Frattare, Bill Hosket
Sat 3/2/85, VCU vs Jacksonville (at Hampton, VA - Sun Belt semi), ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Sun 3/3/85, Ohio St @ Minnesota, ESPN, 12:30 am (tape delay - 9 pm tip), Lorn Brown, George Pomey
* Sun 3/3/85, Maryland @ Virginia, ESPN, 1:30 pm, ??, ??
Sun 3/3/85, VCU vs Old Dominion (at Hampton, VA - Sun Belt final), ESPN, 6 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
* Wed 3/6/85, Marquette @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 7 pm, ??, ??
* Wed 3/6/85, Michigan @ Ohio St, ESPN, 9 pm (tape delay - 8 pm tip), ??, ??
Fri 3/8/85, Georgia Tech vs Virginia (at Atlanta - ACC qtr), ESPN, 12 pm, Tim Brando, Larry Conley
Fri 3/8/85, Duke vs Maryland (at Atlanta - ACC qtr), ESPN, 2:30 pm, Tim Brando, Larry Conley
Fri 3/8/85, North Carolina vs Wake Forest (at Atlanta - ACC qtr), ESPN, 7 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Fri 3/8/85, NC State vs Clemson (at Atlanta - ACC qtr), ESPN, 9:30 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Sat 3/9/85, Georgetown vs Syracuse (at New York - Big East semi), ESPN, 4:30 am (tape delay - 7 pm tip), Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Sat 3/9/85, St John's vs Villanova (at New York - Big East semi), ESPN, 6:30 am (tape delay - 9:30 pm tip), Mike Gorman, Ron Perry
Sat 3/9/85, Georgia Tech vs Duke (at Atlanta - ACC semi), ESPN, 1:30 pm, Tim Brando, Larry Conley
Sat 3/9/85, North Carolina vs NC State (at Atlanta - ACC semi), ESPN, 4 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Sat 3/9/85, Georgetown vs St John's (at New York - Big East final), ESPN, 7 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Sun 3/10/85, Georgia Tech vs North Carolina (at Atlanta - ACC final), ESPN, 10 pm (tape delay - 1 pm tip), John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Sun 3/24/85, Jacksonville St vs South Dakota St (at Springfield - D2 final), ESPN, 12:30 am (tape delay - 8:30 pm tip), John Sanders, Dick Vitale
* any help on missing games or missing announcers appreciated
- ESPN picked up many Big 10 game feeds from Creative Sports
- the 2/23 Purdue-Indiana game featured the infamous Bob Knight chair toss
- the 2/27 matchup of #2 Georgetown and #1 St John's was the highest rated show ever on ESPN at the time (this was the so-called "sweater" game)
- ESPN aired a lot of games on tape delay (I'm missing some of the actual tip times, but inserted the ones I could find)
NCAA Tournament
Thu 3/14 (first round)
1 Georgetown vs 16 Lehigh (at Hartford), ESPN, 12 pm, Len Berman, Dave Gavitt
11 Auburn vs 6 Purdue (at South Bend), ESPN, 2:30 pm, Tom Hammond, Jack Givens
9 Arkansas vs 8 Iowa (at Salt Lake City), ESPN, 4:30 pm, Mike Walden, Jim Gibbons
2 North Carolina vs 15 Middle Tenn (at South Bend), ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Thacker, Jack Givens
7 Notre Dame vs 10 Oregon St (at South Bend), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tom Hammond, Jack Givens
12 Kentucky vs 5 Washington (at Salt Lake City), CBS, 11:30 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
other NCAA Productions games
3 Kansas vs 14 Ohio (at South Bend), NCAAProd, 12 pm, Jim Thacker, Jack Givens
4 Ohio St vs 13 Iowa St (at Tulsa), NCAAProd, 1 pm, Harry Kalas, Bill Raftery
1 St John's vs 16 Southern (at Salt Lake City), NCAAProd, 2 pm, Mike Walden, Jim Gibbons
* 8 Temple vs 9 Virginia Tech (at Hartford), NCAAProd, 2:30 pm, ??, ??
* 5 La Tech vs 12 Pittsburgh (at Tulsa), NCAAProd, 3:30 pm, ??, ??
* 5 SMU vs 12 Old Dominion (at Hartford), NCAAProd, 7 pm, ??, ??
1 Oklahoma vs 16 NC A&T (at Tulsa), NCAAProd, 8 pm, Harry Kalas, Bill Raftery
4 UNLV vs 13 San Diego St (at Salt Lake City), NCAAProd, 9 pm, Mike Walden, Jim Gibbons
4 Loyola-Chi vs 13 Iona (at Hartford), NCAAProd, 9:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Dave Gavitt
* 9 Illinois St vs 8 USC (at Tulsa), NCAAProd, 10:30 pm, ??, ??
Fri 3/15 (first round)
3 Illinois vs 14 Northeastern (at Atlanta), ESPN, 12 pm, Mike Patrick, Larry Conley
3 NC State vs 14 Nev-Reno (at Albuquerque), ESPN, 2 pm, Larry Zimmer, Ted Owens
11 UTEP vs 6 Tulsa (at Albuquerque), ESPN, 4:30 pm, Larry Zimmer, Ted Owens
7 Syracuse vs 10 DePaul (at Atlanta), ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Patrick, Larry Conley
8 Villanova vs 9 Dayton (at Dayton), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Frank Herzog, Joe Dean
7 Alabama vs 10 Arizona (at Albuquerque), CBS, 11:30 pm, Verne Lundquist, Steve Grote
other NCAA Productions games
13 Navy vs 4 LSU (at Dayton), NCAAProd, 12 pm, Ralph Hacker, Joe Dean
2 Memphis St vs 15 Penn (at Houston), NCAAProd, 1 pm, Frank Fallon, Gary Thompson
6 Georgia vs 11 Wichita St (at Atlanta), NCAAProd, 2:30 pm, Fred White, Larry Conley
5 Maryland vs 12 Miami (OH) (at Dayton), NCAAProd, 2:30 pm, Frank Herzog, Joe Dean
* 7 UAB vs 10 Michigan St (at Houston), NCAAProd, 3:30 pm, ??, ??
1 Michigan vs 16 FDU (at Dayton), NCAAProd, 7 pm, Ralph Hacker, Joe Dean
11 Boston College vs 6 Texas Tech (at Houston), NCAAProd, 8 pm, Frank Fallon, Gary Thompson
* 2 VCU vs 15 Marshall (at Albuquerque), NCAAProd, 9 pm, ??, ??
2 Georgia Tech vs 15 Mercer (at Atlanta), NCAAProd, 9:30 pm, Fred White, Larry Conley
3 Duke vs 14 Pepperdine (at Houston), NCAAProd, 10:30 pm, Frank Fallon, Gary Thompson
Sat 3/16 (second round) - tripleheader (all regionalized)
1 Georgetown vs 8 Temple (at Hartford), CBS, 12 pm, Frank Glieber, James Brown
2 North Carolina vs 7 Notre Dame (at South Bend), CBS, 2 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
5 La Tech vs 4 Ohio St (at Tulsa), CBS, 2:15 pm, Tim Ryan, Bill Raftery
4 Loyola-Chi vs 5 SMU (at Hartford), CBS, 2:30 pm, Frank Glieber, James Brown
1 St John's vs 9 Arkansas (at Salt Lake City), CBS, 4:30 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
11 Auburn vs 3 Kansas (at South Bend), CBS, 4:30 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
1 Oklahoma vs 9 Illinois St (at Tulsa), CBS, 4:45 pm, Tim Ryan, Bill Raftery
12 Kentucky vs 4 UNLV (at Salt Lake City), CBS, 7 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
Sun 3/17 (second round) - tripleheader (all regionalized)
8 Villanova vs 1 Michigan (at Dayton), CBS, 12 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
3 Illinois vs 6 Georgia (at Atlanta), CBS, 2 pm, Pat Summerall, Larry Conley
2 Memphis St vs 7 UAB (at Houston), CBS, 2 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
5 Maryland vs 13 Navy (at Dayton), CBS, 2:30 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
7 Alabama vs 2 VCU (at Albuquerque), CBS, 4:15 pm, Verne Lundquist, Steve Grote
2 Georgia Tech vs 7 Syracuse (at Atlanta), CBS, 4:30 pm, Pat Summerall, Larry Conley
11 Boston College vs 3 Duke (at Houston), CBS, 4:30 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
3 NC State vs 11 UTEP (at Albuquerque), CBS, 6:45 pm, Verne Lundquist, Steve Grote
Thu 3/21 (regional semifinals)
1 Oklahoma vs 5 La Tech (at Dallas), ESPN, 6:30 pm, Frank Fallon, Gary Thompson
1 Georgetown vs 4 Loyola-Chi (at Providence), CBS, 9 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
2 Memphis St vs 11 Boston College (at Dallas), CBS, 9 pm (regional), Frank Glieber, James Brown
2 Georgia Tech vs 3 Illinois (at Providence), CBS, 11:30 pm (tape delay - 6:30 pm tip), Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Fri 3/22 (regional semifinals)
8 Villanova vs 5 Maryland (at Birmingham), ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Larry Conley
1 St John's vs 12 Kentucky (at Denver), CBS, 10 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
2 North Carolina vs 11 Auburn (at Birmingham), CBS, 12:30 am (tape delay - 10:30 pm tip), Verne Lundquist, Larry Conley
3 NC State vs 7 Alabama (at Denver), ESPN, 2:30 am (tape delay - 7:30 pm tip), Larry Zimmer, Jack Givens
Sat 3/23 (regional finals)
2 Memphis St vs 1 Oklahoma (at Dallas), CBS, 1:30 pm, Frank Glieber, James Brown
1 Georgetown vs 2 Georgia Tech (at Providence), CBS, 3:45 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sun 3/24 (regional finals)
8 Villanova vs 2 North Carolina (at Birmingham), CBS, 1:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
1 St John's vs 3 NC State (at Denver), CBS, 3:45 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 3/30 (Final Four)
8 Villanova vs 2 Memphis St (at Lexington), CBS, 3:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
1 Georgetown vs 1 St John's (at Lexington), CBS, 6 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Mon 4/1 (championship)
8 Villanova vs 1 Georgetown (at Lexington), CBS, 9 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
* any help on missing announcers appreciated
- In 1985, the tournament expanded to 64 teams.
- ESPN aired 5 live games on each first round day which, combined with the CBS games and the around the clock ESPN tape delay games, made for almost non-stop basketball for 55 consecutive hours from Thurs noon through early Sat evening.
- With 4 games at each first round site, NCAA Productions typically sent two announcer crews to each site to call two games each.
- Brent Musburger took over the top CBS pbp role (but worked in the studio on the first weekend).
- Pat Summerall (!!) made a return to basketball pbp (after having not worked any hoops games since the 1974 NBA playoffs).
- This was the first year that CBS aired a regional semifinal doubleheader, leaving ESPN with only one live game each of these nights.
NIT
Wed 3/28/85, Indiana vs Tennessee (at New York - semi), USA, 7:00, Howard David, Bill Raftery
Wed 3/28/85 UCLA vs Louisville (at New York - semi), USA, 9:00, Howard David, Bill Raftery
Fri 3/30/85, UCLA vs Indiana (at New York - final), USA, 9:00, Howard David, Bill Raftery