1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's Basketball Tournament

1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Hammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
Champions Western Illinois (1st title)
Winning coach Jack Margenthaler (1st title)

The 1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10, 1984 at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities, now known as the Summit League.

Western Illinois defeated Cleveland State in the title game, 73–64, to win their first AMCU/Summit League championship. However, the Leathernecks did not earn a bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Finals
Saturday, March 10
                           
  1 Illinois–Chicago 66  
8 Valparaiso 46  
  1 Illinois–Chicago 67  
    5 Western Illinois 87  
4 Eastern Illinois 65
  5 Western Illinois 81  
    5 Western Illinois 73
  7 Cleveland State 64
  3 SW Missouri State 58  
6 UW–Green Bay 51  
3 SW Missouri State 58
    7 Cleveland State 59  
7 Cleveland State 93
  2 Northern Iowa 79  

See also

References

  1. "1983-84 Summit League Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
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