1986 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1986 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

1986 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsLouisville (5th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (5th title)
MVPPervis Ellison (Louisville)
TelevisionRaycom Sports
← 1985
1987 →
1985–86 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Louisville 10 2   .833 32 7   .821
No. 12 Memphis State 9 3   .750 28 6   .824
Virginia Tech 7 5   .583 22 9   .710
Southern Mississippi 6 6   .500 17 12   .586
Cincinnati 5 7   .417 12 16   .429
Florida State 3 9   .250 12 17   .414
South Carolina 2 10   .167 12 16   .429
1986 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 88–79, to win their fifth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, and would go on to win the National championship.

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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First round
Thursday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 7
Championship
Saturday, March 8
         
1 Louisville 86
4 Cincinnati 65
4 Cincinnati 75
5 Southern Miss 74
1 Louisville 88
2 Memphis State 79
3 Virginia Tech 84
6 Florida State 97
6 Florida State 71
2 Memphis State 73
7 South Carolina 59
2 Memphis State 100

References

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  1. ^ "1985-86 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.