1987 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

1987 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsMemphis State (4th title)
Winning coachLarry Finch (1st title)
MVPMarvin Alexander (Memphis State)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisville 9 – 3   .750 18 – 14   .563
Memphis State † 8 – 4   .667 26 – 8   .765
Southern Miss 6 – 6   .500 23 – 11   .676
Florida State 6 – 6   .500 19 – 11   .633
South Carolina 5 – 7   .417 15 – 14   .517
Virginia Tech 5 – 7   .417 10 – 18   .357
Cincinnati 3 – 9   .250 12 – 16   .429
† 1987 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1987 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

Memphis State defeated Louisville in the championship game, 75–52, to win their fourth Metro men's basketball tournament.

Due to sanctions, the Tigers were ineligible to participate in the NCAA Tournament. No other conference teams received at-large bids, leaving the Metro Conference out of the 1987 NCAA Tournament.

Format

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

First round
Thursday, March 6 		Semifinals
Friday, March 7 		Championship
Saturday, March 8
         
1 Louisville 78
4 Southern Miss 71
4 Southern Miss 83
5 Virginia Tech 66
1 Louisville 52
2 Memphis State 75
3 Florida State 85
6 South Carolina 86
6 South Carolina 64
2 Memphis State 74
7 Cincinnati 58
2 Memphis State 87

References

  1. ^ "1986-87 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.