1984 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1984 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10, 1984 at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[2] This was the first edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities, now known as the Summit League.

1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
SiteHammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsWestern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coachJack Margenthaler (1st title)
MVPTodd Hutcheson (Western Illinois)
1983–84 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Illinois-Chicago12–2 .857  22–7  .759
Northern Iowa10–4 .714  18–10  .643
Missouri State9–5 .643  18–10  .643
Eastern Illinois7–7 .500  15–13  .536
Western Illinois †6–8 .429  17–13  .567
Green Bay5–9 .357  9–19  .321
Cleveland State4–10 .286  14–16  .467
Valparaiso3–11 .214  9–19  .321
† 1984 AMCU-8 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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  

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1983-84 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  2. "1983-84 Summit League Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
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