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MVC in the NCAA Tournament
1983 (1)

1984 (2) -

1985 (3) -

Illinois State loses to Ohio, 51-49, in first round in
Tampa. (Record: 0-1)
An opening round was added that required the
representatives of eight automatic qualifying conferences to compete for four positions in the 52-team
tournament bracket. This concept permitted the
committee to retain a 48-team bracket evenly balanced with 24 automatic qualifiers and at-large
selections, yet award automatic qualification to each
of the 28 conferences that received it the year before. The 16 top-seeded teams received byes to the
second round of the tournament.
Illinois State defeats Alabama, 49-48, but loses
to DePaul, 75-61, at Lincoln, Neb. Tulsa loses to
Louisville, 69-67, at Milwaukee. (Illinois State: 1-1;
Tulsa: 0-1; Overall Record: 1-2)
One additional open-round game was established,
requiring 10 automatic qualifying conferences to
compete for five positions in the 53-team bracket
that included 24 automatic and 24 at-large picks.
Illinois State defeats USC, 58-55, but loses to Oklahoma, 75-69, at Tulsa. Texas-El Paso defeats Tulsa,
79-75, at Albuquerque. Georgia defeats Wichita
State, 67-59, at Atlanta. (Illinois State: 1-1;
Tulsa: 0-1; Wichita St.: 0-1; Overall Record: 1-3)
The tournament bracket was expanded to include 64
teams, which eliminated all first-round byes. The
number of automatic qualifiers was capped at 30 for
a five-year period (1986-90).

1986 (2) -

Bradley beats UTEP, 83-65, but loses to NCAA
champion Louisville, 82-68, at Salt Lake City. Navy
defeats Tulsa, 87-68, at Syracuse. (Bradley: 1-1;
Tulsa, 0-1; Overall Record: 1-2)
For the 1986 event in Dallas, the NCAA conducted
its first random, computerized drawing for the general public’s allotment of Final Four tickets.

1987 (2) -

Wichita State loses to St. John’s, 57-55, at Chicago.
Tulsa loses to Oklahoma, 74-69, at Tucson. (WSU:
0-1; Tulsa: 0-1; Overall Record: 0-2)

1988 (2) -

Auburn defeats Bradley, 90-86, at Atlanta. Wichita
State loses to DePaul, 83-62, at South Bend. (Bradley: 0-1; Wichita State: 0-1; Overall: 0-2)
The NCAA celebrated the 50th anniversary of the
Division I Men’s Basketball Championship; the score
in the Oklahoma-Kansas championship game was
tied, 50-50, at halftime.

1989 (1) -

Creighton loses to Missouri, 85-69, at Dallas. (Record: 0-1)

1990 (1) -

Michigan defeats Illinois State, 76-70, at Long
Beach, Calif. (Record: 0-1)

1991 (1) -

Creighton defeats ranked New Mexico State, 64-56,
in the first round at Salt Lake City, before losing to
Seton Hall, 81-69. (Record: 1-1)

1992 (1) -

Missouri State loses to Michigan State, 61-54, at
Dayton (Record: 0-1)

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