1984 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1984 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

1984 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsKansas (2nd title)
Winning coachLarry Brown (1st title)
MVPWayman Tisdale (Oklahoma)
1983–84 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Oklahoma13–1 .929  29–5  .853
Kansas †9–5 .643  22–10  .688
Nebraska7–7 .500  18–12  .600
Iowa State6–8 .429  16–13  .552
Colorado6–8 .429  16–13  .552
Kansas State5–9 .357  14–15  .483
Oklahoma State5–9 .357  13–15  .464
Missouri5–9 .357  16–14  .533
† 1984 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Second-seeded Kansas defeated top-seeded Oklahoma in the championship game, 79–78, to win the Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Jayhawks received an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight member Oklahoma, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round.

All first-round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game were played at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bracket
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9 		Championship
Saturday, March 10
         
1 Oklahoma 72
8 Missouri 66
1 Oklahoma 90
5 Colorado 78
5 Colorado 65
4 Iowa State 62
1 Oklahoma 78
2 Kansas 79
3 Nebraska 39
6 Kansas State 41
6 Kansas State 59
2 Kansas 70
7 Oklahoma State 58
2 Kansas 75
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References
  1. "1983-84 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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