1981 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1981 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsLouisville (3rd title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (3rd title)
MVPRodney McCray (Louisville)
← 1980
1982 →
1980–81 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Louisville † 11 – 1   .917 21 – 9   .700
Florida State 7 – 5   .583 17 – 11   .607
Cincinnati 6 – 6   .500 16 – 13   .552
Virginia Tech 6 – 6   .500 15 – 13   .536
Memphis State 5 – 7   .417 13 – 14   .481
Tulane 4 – 8   .333 12 – 15   .444
Saint Louis 3 – 9   .250 9 – 18   .333
† 1981 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1981 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–8 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

Top-seeded Louisville defeated Cincinnati in the championship game, 42–31, to win their third Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Tournament, serving as the conference's lone representative.

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 6 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 7 		Championship
Sunday, March 8
         
1 Louisville 81
4 Virginia Tech 68
5 Memphis State 66
4 Virginia Tech 72
1 Louisville 42
3 Cincinnati 31
3 Cincinnati 67
6 Tulane 66
3 Cincinnati 58
2 Florida State 57
7 Saint Louis 77
2 Florida State 84

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1980-81 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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