1996 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

1996 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsIowa State (1st title)
Winning coachTim Floyd (1st title)
MVPDedric Willoughby (Iowa State)
← 1995
1995–96 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 12 2   .857 29 5   .853
No. 17 Iowa State 9 5   .643 24 9   .727
Oklahoma[a] 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Kansas State 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 17 10   .630
Missouri 6 8   .429 18 15   .545
Nebraska 4 10   .286 21 14   .600
Colorado 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
1996 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
  1. ^ Adjusted from 17–13 as Purdue forfeited 18 wins

Second-seeded Iowa State defeated #1 seed Kansas in the championship game, 56–55, to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. This was the final Big Eight men's basketball tournament, as the members of the Big Eight Conference joined Texas, Texas Tech, Baylor, and Texas A&M to play in the inaugural Big 12 men's basketball tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
Championship
Sunday, March 10
         
1 #5 Kansas 88
8 Colorado 55
1 #5 Kansas 61
4 Kansas State 55
4 Kansas State 58
5 Oklahoma State 55
1 #5 Kansas 55
2 #23 Iowa State 56
3 Oklahoma 88
6 Missouri 92
3 Missouri 53
2 #23 Iowa State 57
7 Nebraska 60
2 #23 Iowa State 62

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1995-96 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.