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.

1996 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams8
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsIowa State (1st title)
Winning coachTim Floyd (1st title)
MVPDedric Willoughby (Iowa State)
1995–96 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Kansas122 .857295  .853
No. 17 Iowa State95 .643249  .727
Oklahoma86 .5711812  .600
Kansas State77 .5001712  .586
Oklahoma State77 .5001710  .630
Missouri68 .4291815  .545
Nebraska410 .2862114  .600
Colorado311 .214918  .333
1996 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
  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.

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