1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Mike Rhoades, his fourth year as VCU head coach. The team will play its home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular Season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	26–6 (12–2 SBC)
Head coach	J. D. Barnett (6th season)
Home arena	Richmond Coliseum
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 VCU †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	6		.813
UAB	11	–	3		.786			25	–	9		.735
Old Dominion	9	–	5		.643			19	–	12		.613
South Florida	6	–	8		.429			18	–	12		.600
Jacksonville	6	–	8		.429			15	–	14		.517
South Alabama	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
Western Kentucky	5	–	9		.357			14	–	14		.500
UNC Charlotte	1	–	13		.071			5	–	23		.179
† 1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

This would be the final season where the team was ranked until 2012–13 season.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 1984*		at East Carolina	W 72–61	1–0	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
December 1, 1984*		at No. 6 Louisville	L 55–67	1–1	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
December 4, 1984*		at Richmond Capital City Classic	W 69–60	2–1	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
December 8, 1984*		George Mason George Mason rivalry	W 87–78	3–1	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
December 15, 1984*		Dayton	W 71–61	4–1	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
December 21, 1984*		vs. Auburn Krystal Classic	W 78–59	5–1	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
December 22, 1984*		at Chattanooga Krystal Classic	W 74–58	6–1	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
December 28, 1984*		Richmond Times–Dispatch Invitational	W 68–52	7–1	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
December 29, 1984*		No. 16 Virginia Tech Times–Dispatch Invitational	W 69–65	8–1	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Sun Belt regular season
January 5, 1985	No. 20	at Jacksonville	W 67–65 ^OT	9–1 (1–0)	Jacksonville Coliseum  Jacksonville, FL
January 10, 1985	No. 18	at Western Kentucky	W 72–58	10–1 (2–0)	Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
January 14, 1985*	No. 18	James Madison	W 95–52	11–1	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
January 17, 1985	No. 16	at Charlotte	W 85–75	12–1 (3–0)	Bojangles' Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
January 19, 1985	No. 16	South Florida	L 58–60	12–2 (3–1)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
January 22, 1985*	No. 19	West Virginia	W 72–60	13–2	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
January 24, 1985	No. 19	at South Alabama	W 71–70	14–2 (4–1)	Jag Gym  Mobile, AL
January 26, 1985	No. 19	at UAB	L 62–66	14–3 (4–2)	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, AL
January 31, 1985	No. 24	Jacksonville	W 81–54	15–3 (5–2)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
February 2, 1985	No. 24	at South Florida	W 62–55	16–3 (6–2)	Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
February 5, 1985*	No. 24	at James Madison	L 65–66	16–4	Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
February 7, 1985		Charlotte	W 77–56	17–4 (7–2)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
February 9, 1985		South Alabama	W 53–45	18–4 (8–2)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
February 13, 1985		No. 19 UAB	W 67–53	19–4 (9–2)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
February 16, 1985		Old Dominion ODU rivalry	W 90–71	20–4 (10–2)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
February 21, 1985	No. 17	Western Kentucky	W 85–62	21–4 (11–2)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
February 23, 1985*	No. 17	at No. 4 Memphis State	L 73–81	21–5	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
February 25, 1985	No. 17	at Old Dominion ODU Rivalry	W 78–66	22–5 (12–2)	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 1, 1985	(1) No. 17	vs. (8) Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 85–62	23–5	Hampton Coliseum  Hampton, VA
March 2, 1985	(1) No. 17	vs. (5) Jackonsville Semifinals	W 75–57	24–5	Hampton Coliseum  Hampton, VA
March 3, 1985	(1) No. 17	vs. (3) Old Dominion Final	W 87–82	25–5	Hampton Coliseum  Hampton, VA
NCAA tournament
March 15, 1985	(W 2) No. 12	vs. (W 15) Marshall First round	W 81–65	26–5	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
March 17, 1985	(W 2) No. 12	vs. (W 7) Alabama Second round	L 59–63	26–6	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM

Rankings

See also: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	20	18	16	19	24	RV	RV	17	12	11

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