1984 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's 8 John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 1983 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 1st Jack Margenthaler 1st Todd Hutcheson Western Illinois yes The 1984 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1984 at the John Q. Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.1983-84 Summit League Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mid-continent/1984.html May 21, 2017 This was the first edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities, now known as the Summit League. 1983 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois defeated 1983 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State in the title game, 73–64, to win their first AMCU-8 League championship. However, the Leathernecks did not earn a bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Format All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record. Bracket Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 Semifinals Friday, March 9 Final Saturday, March 10 high yes 1 1983 UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago 66 8 1983 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 46 4 1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 65 5 1983 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 81 2 1983 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa 79 7 1983 Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State 93 3 1983 none Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 58 6 1983 Green Bay Phoenix Wisconsin–Green Bay 51 1 Illinois–Chicago 67 5 Western Illinois 87 Cleveland State 59 7 3 Southwest Missouri State 58 5 Western Illinois 73 7 Cleveland State 64 References Category:1983–84 AMCU-8 men's basketball season Category:Summit League men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Missouri Category:Sports in Springfield, Missouri Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournament