1984 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1984 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

1984 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1983–84
Teams	8
Site	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
Champions	UAB (3rd title)
Winning coach	Gene Bartow (3rd title)
MVP	McKinley Singleton (UAB)
Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments

1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU	11	–	3		.786			23	–	7		.767
Old Dominion	9	–	5		.643			19	–	12		.613
South Florida	9	–	5		.643			17	–	11		.607
South Alabama	9	–	5		.643			22	–	8		.733
UAB †	8	–	6		.571			23	–	11		.676
Western Kentucky	5	–	9		.357			12	–	17		.414
Jacksonville	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
UNC Charlotte	2	–	12		.143			9	–	19		.321
† 1984 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Hosts UAB upset Old Dominion in the championship game, 62–60, to win their third overall, as well as third consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1984 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Sun Belt member VCU, who received an at-large bid.

Format

There were no changes made to the tournament format from the previous year. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round, with each team being seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Friday, March 2					Semifinals Saturday, March 3					Championship Sunday, March 4
	1	VCU	64
	8	UNC Charlotte	52
						1	VCU	52
						5	UAB	54
	5	UAB	76
	4	South Alabama	68
											5	UAB	62
											2	Old Dominion	60
	3	South Florida	53
	6	Western Kentucky	57
						6	Western Kentucky	72
						2	Old Dominion	78
	7	Jacksonville	68
	2	Old Dominion	79

See also

• Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament