1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197778
Teams7
SiteRiverfront Coliseum
Cincinnati, OH
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (1st title)
MVPRick Wilson (Louisville)
1977–78 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Florida State121 .923236  .793
No. 9 Louisville93 .750237  .767
Memphis State75 .583199  .679
Cincinnati66 .5001710  .630
Georgia Tech66 .5001512  .556
Saint Louis210 .167720  .259
Tulane112 .077522  .185
1978 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Louisville defeated top-seeded Florida State in the championship game, 94–93, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA Tournament. They were joined by fellow Metro member, and tournament runner-up, Florida State, who earned an at-large bid.

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, March 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
Championship
Saturday, March 4
         
1 Florida State 71
4 Georgia Tech 69
5 Cincinnati 38
4 Georgia Tech 39
1 Florida State 93
2 Louisville 94
3 Memphis State 79
6 Saint Louis 57
3 Memphis State 62
2 Louisville 67
7 Tulane 64
2 Louisville 93

References

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