1976 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1976 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2] This was the first edition of the tournament.

1976 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1975–76
Teams6
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsCincinnati (1st title)
Winning coachGale Catlett (1st title)
MVPDexter Reed (Memphis State)
1977 →
1975–76 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulane 1 0   1.000 18 9   .667
No. 12 Cincinnati 2 1   .667 25 6   .806
Louisville 2 1   .667 20 8   .714
Memphis State 1 1   .500 21 9   .700
Georgia Tech 0 1   .000 13 14   .481
Saint Louis 0 2   .000 13 14   .481
1976 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Cincinnati defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 103–95, to win their first 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, Memphis State, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

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All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams earning byes into the semifinal round. The other four teams entered into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday March 4
Semifinals
Friday, March 5
Championship
Saturday, March 6
         
1 Cincinnati 71
4 Georgia Tech 60
5 Tulane 68
4 Georgia Tech 74
1 Cincinnati 103
3 Memphis State 95
3 Memphis State 73
6 Saint Louis 69
3 Memphis State 87
2 Louisville 76

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1975-76 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1975-76 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.