1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1995–96
Teams	8[1]
Site	Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio
Champions	Northern Illinois
Winning coach	Brian Hammel
MVP	Chris Coleman[2] (Northern Illinois)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournaments

1995–96 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Green Bay	16	–	0		1.000			25	–	4		.862
Butler	12	–	4		.750			19	–	8		.704
Northern Illinois †	12	–	4		.750			19	–	8		.704
Wright State	8	–	8		.500			14	–	13		.519
Detroit	8	–	8		.500			18	–	11		.621
Milwaukee	5	–	11		.313			9	–	18		.333
UIC	5	–	11		.313			10	–	18		.357
Loyola (IL)	5	–	11		.313			8	–	19		.296
Cleveland State	3	–	13		.188			5	–	21		.192
† 1996 MCC tournament winner As of March 5, 1996 Rankings from AP poll

The 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament took place at the end of the 1995–96 regular season. The tournament was hosted by Wright State.

Seeds

All Midwestern Collegiate Conference schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 1995–96 Midwestern Collegiate Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
	1	#24 WI-Green Bay	58
	8	Loyola	48
						1	#24 WI-Green Bay	50
						5	Detroit	56
	4	Wright State	61
	5	Detroit	67
											5	Detroit	63
											3	Northern Illinois	84
	2	Butler	97
	7	UIC	107
						7	Illinois Chicago	60
						3	Northern Illinois	95
	3	Northern Illinois	80
	6	WI-Milwaukee	60

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References

1. "1995-96 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary".
2. "1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball - Varsity Pride". www.jonfmorse.com.