1996 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

1996 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1995–96
Teams	8
Site	The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
Champions	Valparaiso (2nd title)
Winning coach	Homer Drew (2nd title)
MVP	Bryce Drew (2nd MVP) (Valparaiso)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments

1995–96 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Valparaiso †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	11		.656
Western Illinois	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
Missouri-Kansas City	10	–	8		.556			12	–	15		.444
Buffalo	10	–	8		.556			13	–	14		.481
Northeastern Illinois	10	–	8		.556			14	–	13		.519
Central Connecticut State	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
Eastern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
Troy State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	16		.407
Youngstown State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	15		.444
Chicago State	2	–	16		.111			2	–	25		.074
† 1996 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3-5, 1996 at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois. This was the 13th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 4					Finals March 5
	1	Valparaiso	118
	8	Chicago State	83
						1	Valparaiso	78
						5	Eastern Illinois	65
	4	Buffalo	55
	5	Eastern Illinois	59
											1	Valparaiso	75
											2	Western Illinois	52
	3	Missouri-Kansas City	83
	6	Central Connecticut State	89
						3	Central Connecticut State	66
						2	Western Illinois	68
	2	Western Illinois	68
	7	Youngstown State	48