1980 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

1980 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsLouisville (2nd title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (2nd title)
MVPDarrell Griffith (Louisville)
TelevisionTanner Sports Network (finals)
← 1979
1981 →
1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville † 12 – 0   1.000 33 – 3   .917
Virginia Tech 8 – 4   .667 21 – 8   .724
Florida State 7 – 5   .583 22 – 9   .710
Memphis State 5 – 7   .417 13 – 14   .481
Saint Louis 4 – 8   .333 12 – 15   .444
Cincinnati 3 – 9   .250 13 – 15   .464
Tulane 3 – 9   .250 10 – 17   .370
† 1980 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1980 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

Top-seeded Louisville defeated Florida State in the championship game, 81–72, to win their second Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament, which they would go on to win. Fellow Metro Conference members Florida State and Virginia Tech also qualified for the NCAA field.

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, February 28 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 1 		Championship
Sunday, March 2
         
1 Louisville 84
Memphis State 65
5 Saint Louis 60
4 Memphis State 62
1 Louisville 81
3 Florida State 72
3 Florida State 85
6 Tulane 73
3 Florida State 79
7 Cincinnati 69
7 Cincinnati 65
2 Virginia Tech 51

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1979-80 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.