The Big South Conference was founded in 1983, but its members played as independents until this season. Tulane discontinued its men's basketball program after
scandal involving four of its players.
| Conference | Regular
season winner[4] | Conference
player of the year | Conference
Coach of the Year | Conference
tournament | Tournament
venue (City) | Tournament
winner |
|---|
| | | Kevin Mackey, Cleveland State | | Hammons Student Center
(Springfield, Missouri) | Cleveland State |
| | Maurice Martin, Saint Joseph's[5] | Jim Boyle, Saint Joseph's | | Brendan Byrne Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey) | Saint Joseph's |
| | Len Bias, Maryland[6] | Mike Krzyzewski, Duke | | Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina) | Duke |
| St. John's &<br>Syracuse | Walter Berry, St. John's[7] | Lou Carnesecca, St. John's | | Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York) | St. John's |
| | Danny Manning, Kansas[8] | Larry Brown, Kansas | | Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
(Semifinals and Finals) | Kansas |
| | Larry Krystkowiak, Montana[9] | | | Lawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada) | Montana State |
| | | Tommy Gaither, Baptist | | Savannah Civic Center
(Savannah, Georgia) | Baptist |
| | None Selected | | No Tournament |
| | David Robinson, Navy | | | Patriot Center
(Fairfax, Virginia) | Navy |
| | Michael Anderson, Drexel | Edward Burke, Drexel | | Towson Center
(Towson, Maryland) | Drexel |
| | | Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson | | William T. Boylan Gymnasium
(West Long Branch, New Jersey) | |
| | Reggie Lewis, Northeastern[10] | Jim Calhoun, Northeastern | | Matthews Arena
(Boston, Massachusetts) | Northeastern |
| | Jim Turner, Brown[11] | None selected | No Tournament |
| | Tony George, Fairfield[12] | Mitch Buonaguro, Fairfield | | Meadowlands Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey) | Fairfield |
| | | M. K. Turk, Southern Miss | | Freedom Hall
(Louisville, Kentucky) | Louisville |
| | Ron Harper, Miami (OH)[13] | Jerry Peirson, Miami (OH) | | Rockford MetroCentre
(Rockford, Illinois) | Ball State |
| | | Don Corbett, North Carolina A&T | | Philadelphia Civic Center
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | North Carolina A&T |
| | Byron Larkin, Xavier[14] | | | Market Square Arena
(Indianapolis, Indiana) | Xavier |
| | Jim Les, Bradley[15] | Dick Versace, Bradley | | Tulsa Convention Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Tulsa |
| | Marcel Boyce, Akron[16] | Bob Huggins, Akron | | James A. Rhodes Arena
(Akron, Ohio) | Akron |
| | Chris Welp, Washington[17] | Lute Olson, Arizona | No Tournament |
| | Greg Grant, Utah State &<br>Anthony Jones, UNLV[18] | | | The Forum
(Inglewood, California) | UNLV |
| | Kenny Walker, Kentucky[19] | Eddie Sutton, Kentucky | | Rupp Arena
(Lexington, Kentucky) | Kentucky |
| | Gay Elmore, VMI[20] | Mack McCarthy, Tennessee–Chattanooga | | Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina) | Davidson |
| | Bobby Jenkins, Northeast Louisiana[21] | Mike Vining, Northeast Louisiana | | Fant–Ewing Coliseum
(Monroe, Louisiana) | Northeast Louisiana |
| | John Brownlee, Texas | Jim Killingsworth, TCU | | Reunion Arena
(Dallas, Texas) | Texas Tech |
| | Frank Sillmon, Alabama State[22] | Davey Whitney, Alcorn State | | | Mississippi Valley State |
| | Kenny Gattison, Old Dominion[23] | Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky & Tom Young, Old Dominion | | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama) | Jacksonville |
| | Myron Jackson, Arkansas–Little Rock[24] | Mike Newell, Arkansas–Little Rock | | Barton Coliseum
(Little Rock, Arkansas) | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| | Dwayne Polee, Pepperdine[25] | Hank Egan, San Diego & Jim Harrick, Pepperdine | No Tournament |
| Utah, UTEP
& Wyoming | Anthony Watson, San Diego State[26] | Jim Brandenburg, Wyoming | | Arena-Auditorium
(Laramie, Wyoming) | UTEP | |
Saint Joseph's and Temple both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
