1977 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1977 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1976–77
Teams6
SiteMid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsCincinnati (2nd title)
Winning coachGale Catlett (2nd title)
MVPGary Yoder (Cincinnati)
← 1976
1978 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
6 – 1   .857 21 – 7   .750
Cincinnati † 4 – 2   .667 25 – 5   .833
3 – 3   .500 13 – 10   .565
3 – 3   .500 10 – 17   .370
3 – 4   .429 20 – 9   .690
1 – 5   .167 7 – 19   .269
0 – 2   .000 16 – 11   .593
† 1977 Metro Conference Tournament winner
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The 1977 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3–5 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[1]

Defending champions Cincinnati defeated Georgia Tech in the championship game, 74–61, to win their second 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, Louisville, who earned an at-large bid.

Format[]

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field, including new member Florida State. 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 3 		Semifinals
Friday, March 4 		Championship
Saturday, March 5
         
1 Louisville 55
3 Georgia Tech 56
7 Florida State 67
3 Georgia Tech 72
3 Georgia Tech 61
2 Cincinnati 74
4 Tulane 80
5 Memphis State 94
5 Memphis State 67
2 Cincinnati 68
6 Saint Louis 68
2 Cincinnati 76

References[]

  1. ^ "1976-77 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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