1982 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1982 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

1982 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams7
SiteMid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsMemphis State (1st title)
Winning coachDana Kirk (1st title)
MVPKeith Lee (Memphis State)
← 1981
1983 →
1981–82 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Memphis State 10 2   .833 23 4   .852
No. 20 Louisville 8 4   .667 23 10   .697
Tulane 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Virginia Tech 7 5   .583 20 11   .645
Cincinnati 4 8   .333 15 12   .556
Florida State 4 8   .333 11 17   .393
Saint Louis 1 11   .083 6 21   .222
1982 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
*Memphis State vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (24–5)

Memphis State defeated Louisville in the championship game, 73–62, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers received an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Tournament. Louisville received an at-large bid, and would go on to reach the Final Four.

Format

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All seven of the conference's members participated. 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

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4
Semifinals
Friday, March 5
Championship
Saturday, March 6
         
1 Memphis State 71
4 Virginia Tech 70
4 Virginia Tech 106
5 Cincinnati 92
1 Memphis State 73
2 Louisville 62
3 Tulane 49
6 Florida State 54
6 Florida State 73
2 Louisville 97
7 Saint Louis 44
2 Louisville 76

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1981-82 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.