1984 WAC men's basketball tournament

The 1984 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at the Special Events Center in El Paso, Texas.^[2] This was the first edition of the tournament.

1984 WAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1983–84
Teams	8
Site	Special Events Center El Paso, TX
Champions	UTEP (1st title)
Winning coach	Don Haskins (1st title)
MVP	Juden Smith (UTEP)
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1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 UTEP †	13	–	3		.813			27	–	4		.871
BYU	12	–	4		.750			20	–	11		.645
New Mexico	10	–	6		.625			24	–	11		.686
Wyoming	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Colorado State	9	–	7		.563			16	–	14		.533
Hawaii	6	–	10		.375			12	–	16		.429
San Diego State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	13		.536
Utah	4	–	12		.250			11	–	19		.367
Air Force	3	–	13		.188			8	–	19		.296
† 1984 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

Top-seeded UTEP defeated New Mexico in the inaugural championship game, 44–38, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Miners, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament while second-seeded BYU, who fell in the semifinal round, received an at-large bid.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 7					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8					Semifinals Friday, March 9					Championship Saturday, March 10
											1	#9 UTEP	62
											4	Wyoming	55
						4	Wyoming	40
	5	Colorado State	61			5	Colorado State	36
	8	Air Force	56													1	#9 UTEP	44
																3	New Mexico	38
											2	BYU	55
											3	New Mexico	64
						3	New Mexico	56
	6	Hawaii	65			7	Utah	45
	7	Utah	69

References

1. sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.