1979 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1979 Big Eight men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 3 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

1979 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197879
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Winning coachDave Bliss (1st title)
MVPAl Beal (Oklahoma)
1978–79 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Oklahoma104 .7142110  .677
Missouri86 .5711315  .464
Kansas State86 .5711612  .571
Kansas86 .5711811  .621
Nebraska77 .5001413  .519
Iowa State68 .4291116  .407
Oklahoma State59 .3571215  .444
Colorado410 .2861413  .519
1979 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Oklahoma defeated Kansas in the championship game, 80–65, to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Sooners, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament. No other Big 8 members were invited to the tournament.

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