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The 1996 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
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1996 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsIowa State (1st title)
Winning coachTim Floyd (1st title)
MVPDedric Willoughby (Iowa State)
← 1995
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1995–96 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Kansas12–2 .85729–5  .853
No. 17 Iowa State †9–5 .64324–9  .727
Oklahoma[a]8–6 .57118–12  .600
Kansas State7–7 .50017–12  .586
Oklahoma State7–7 .50017–10  .630
Missouri6–8 .42918–15  .545
Nebraska4–10 .28621–14  .600
Colorado3–11 .2149–18  .333
† 1996 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
  1. Adjusted from 17–13 as Purdue forfeited 18 wins
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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.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
Championship
Sunday, March 10
         
1 #5 Kansas 88
8 Colorado 55
1 #5 Kansas 61
4 Kansas State 55
4 Kansas State 58
5 Oklahoma State 55
1 #5 Kansas 55
2 #23 Iowa State 56
3 Oklahoma 88
6 Missouri 92
6 Missouri 53
2 #23 Iowa State 57
7 Nebraska 60
2 #23 Iowa State 62

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