1996 American West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 American West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–2, 1996, at the Matadome in Northridge, California. It was the last men's basketball tournament for the conference, which disbanded after the 1995–96 season. The tournament champion did not receive an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament.

1996 American West Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1995–96
Teams	4
Site	Matadome Northridge, California
American West Conference men's basketball tournaments

1995–96 American West Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cal Poly	5	–	1		.833			16	–	13		.552
Southern Utah†	3	–	3		.500			15	–	13		.536
Cal State Northridge	2	–	4		.333			7	–	20		.259
Sacramento State	2	–	4		.333			7	–	20		.259
† 1996 American West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Bracket

	Semifinals March 1, 1996					Championship game March 2, 1996
	1	Cal Poly	73
	4	Sacramento State	66
						1	Cal Poly	53
						2	Southern Utah	55
	2	Southern Utah	57
	3	Cal State Northridge	54