1977 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1977 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3–5 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[1]

1977 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197677
Teams6
SiteMid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsCincinnati (2nd title)
Winning coachGale Catlett (2nd title)
MVPGary Yoder (Cincinnati)
1976–77 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisville61 .857  217  .750
Cincinnati42 .667  255  .833
Georgia Tech33 .500  1310  .565
Tulane33 .500  1017  .370
Memphis34 .429  209  .690
Saint Louis15 .167  719  .269
Florida State02 .000  1611  .593
1977 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Defending champions Cincinnati defeated Georgia Tech in the championship game, 74–61, to win their second Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Bearcats, in turn, received a bid to the 1976 NCAA Tournament. They were joined by fellow Metro member, and tournament runner-up, Louisville, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field, including new member Florida State. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

  First Round
Thursday, March 3
Semifinals
Friday, March 4
Championship
Saturday, March 5
                           
       
  1 Louisville 55  
    3 Georgia Tech 56  
7 Florida State 67
  3 Georgia Tech 72  
    3 Georgia Tech 61
  2 Cincinnati 74
  4 Tulane 80  
5 Memphis State 94  
5 Memphis State 67
    2 Cincinnati 68  
6 Saint Louis 68
  2 Cincinnati 76  

References

  1. "1976-77 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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