1979 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

1979 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Winning coachDave Bliss (1st title)
MVPAl Beal (Oklahoma)
1978–79 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Oklahoma 10 4   .714 21 10   .677
Missouri 8 6   .571 13 15   .464
Kansas State 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Kansas 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
Nebraska 7 7   .500 14 13   .519
Iowa State 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Oklahoma State 5 9   .357 12 15   .444
Colorado 4 10   .286 14 13   .519
1979 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 3 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Top-seeded Oklahoma defeated Kansas in the championship game, 80–65, to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Sooners, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament. No other Big 8 members were invited to the tournament.