1991 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1991 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams8
SiteRoanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
ChampionsFlorida State (1st title)
Winning coachPat Kennedy (1st title)
MVPLaBradford Smith (Louisville)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Southern Miss 10 – 4   .714 21 – 8   .724
Florida State † 9 – 5   .643 21 – 11   .656
Cincinnati 8 – 6   .571 18 – 12   .600
Tulane 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536
Memphis 7 – 7   .500 17 – 15   .531
Virginia Tech 6 – 8   .429 13 – 16   .448
South Carolina 5 – 9   .357 20 – 13   .606
Louisville 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467
† 1991 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1991 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7–9 at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia.[1]

Florida State defeated Louisville in the championship game, 76–69, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Seminoles received the conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Tournament. Additionally, Southern Miss, the regular season conference champions, received an at-large bid.

Format[]

All eight members of the conference participated. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 7 		Semifinals
Friday, March 8 		Championship
Saturday, March 9
         
1 Southern Miss 76
8 Louisville 83
8 Louisville 72
4 Memphis State 70
4 Memphis State 84
5 Tulane 77
8 Louisville 69
2 Florida State 76
3 Cincinnati 69
6 Virginia Tech 75
6 Virginia Tech 71
2 Florida State 91
7 South Carolina 55
2 Florida State 65

References[]

  1. ^ "1984-85 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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