1980 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1980 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28–March 2 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

1980 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197980
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsLouisville (2nd title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (2nd title)
MVPDarrell Griffith (Louisville)
TelevisionTanner Sports Network (finals)
1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Louisville120 1.000  333  .917
Virginia Tech84 .667  218  .724
Florida State75 .583  229  .710
Memphis State57 .417  1314  .481
Saint Louis48 .333  1215  .444
Cincinnati39 .250  1315  .464
Tulane39 .250  1017  .370
1980 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Top-seeded Louisville defeated Florida State in the championship game, 81–72, to win their second Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament, which they would go on to win. Fellow Metro Conference members Florida State and Virginia Tech also qualified for the NCAA field.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. 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, February 28
Semifinals
Saturday, March 1
Championship
Sunday, March 2
                           
       
  1 Louisville 84  
    Memphis State 65  
5 Saint Louis 60
  4 Memphis State 62  
    1 Louisville 81
  3 Florida State 72
  3 Florida State 85  
6 Tulane 73  
3 Florida State 79
    7 Cincinnati 69  
7 Cincinnati 65
  2 Virginia Tech 51  

References

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