The 1984 was held March 8–10 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Second-seeded Kansas defeated top-seeded Oklahoma in the championship game, 79–78, to win the Big Eight men's basketball tournament. The Jayhawks received an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight member Oklahoma, who earned an at-large bid.