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1984 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

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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)
Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournaments
1985 →
1983–84 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UIC 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
Northern Iowa 10 4   .714 18 10   .643
Southwest Missouri State 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
Eastern Illinois 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Western Illinois 6 8   .429 17 13   .567
Green Bay 5 9   .357 9 19   .321
Cleveland State 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Valparaiso 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
1984 AMCU-8 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

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

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

Bracket

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

References

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  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.