1996 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
# 1996 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held 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 | Quarterfinals March 3 | Quarterfinals March 3 | Semifinals March 4 | Semifinals March 4 | Semifinals March 4 | Finals March 5 | Finals March 5 | Finals March 5 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valparaiso | 118 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chicago State | 83 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chicago State | 83 | 1 | Valparaiso | 78 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Eastern Illinois | 65 | | | |
| 4 | Buffalo | 55 | 5 | Eastern Illinois | 65 | | | |
| 5 | Eastern Illinois | 59 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Eastern Illinois | 59 | | | | 1 | Valparaiso | 75 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Western Illinois | 52 |
| 3 | UMKC | 83 | | | | | | | 2 | Western Illinois | 52 |
| 6 | Central Connecticut | 89 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Central Connecticut | 89 | 3 | Central Connecticut | 66 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Western Illinois | 68 | | | |
| 2 | Western Illinois | 68 | 2 | Western Illinois | 68 | | | |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 48 | | | | | | |
