1990 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1990, at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. This was the sixth edition of the tournament for the AMCU-8/Mid-Con, now known as the Summit League.

1990 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	7
Site	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Champions	Northern Iowa (1st title)
Winning coach	Eldon Miller (1st title)
MVP	Jason Reese (Northern Iowa)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments

1989–90 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	1		.917			22	–	7		.759
Green Bay	9	–	3		.750			24	–	8		.750
Western Illinois	6	–	6		.500			16	–	13		.552
Northern Iowa †	6	–	6		.500			23	–	9		.719
UIC	6	–	6		.500			16	–	12		.571
Eastern Illinois	3	–	9		.250			10	–	18		.357
Valparaiso	1	–	11		.083			4	–	24		.143
Cleveland State	0	–	0		–			15	–	13		.536
† 1990 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 5					Semifinals March 6					Finals March 7
						1	SW Missouri State	61
						4	Northern Iowa	63
	4	Northern Iowa	99
	5	Illinois-Chicago	94
											4	Northern Iowa	53
											2	Wisconsin-Green Bay	45
	3	Western Illinois	71
	6	Eastern Illinois	57
						3	Western Illinois	46
						2	Wisconsin-Green Bay	49
	7	Valparaiso	57
	2	Wisconsin-Green Bay	64