1996 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1995–1996 regular season at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

1996 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1995–96
Teams	8
Site	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Tulsa (4th title)
Winning coach	Steve Robinson (1st title)
MVP	Shea Seals (Tulsa)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1995–96 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bradley	15	–	3		.833			22	–	8		.733
Illinois State	13	–	5		.722			22	–	12		.647
Tulsa †	12	–	6		.667			22	–	8		.733
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	12		.571
Creighton	9	–	9		.500			14	–	15		.483
Evansville	9	–	9		.500			13	–	14		.481
Northern Iowa	8	–	10		.444			14	–	13		.519
Drake	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Indiana State	6	–	12		.333			10	–	16		.385
Wichita State	4	–	14		.222			8	–	21		.276
Southern Illinois	4	–	14		.222			11	–	18		.379
† 1996 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the Bradley Braves in the championship game, 60–46, and as a result won their 4th MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Shea Seals of Tulsa was named the tournament MVP.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 2, 1996					Semifinals March 3, 1996					Final March 4, 1996
	1	Bradley	64
	8	Drake	51
						1	Bradley	64
						4	Southwest Missouri State	62
	4	Southwest Missouri State	65
	5	Creighton	58
											1	Bradley	46
											3	Tulsa	60
	2	Illinois State	64
	7	Northern Iowa	58
						2	Illinois State	52
						3	Tulsa	69
	3	Tulsa	65
	6	Evansville	55