1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

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 →
1976–77 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Louisville 6 1   .857 21 7   .750
Cincinnati 4 2   .667 25 5   .833
Georgia Tech 3 3   .500 13 10   .565
Tulane 3 3   .500 10 17   .370
Memphis State 3 4   .429 20 9   .690
Saint Louis 1 5   .167 7 19   .269
Florida State 0 2   .000 16 11   .593
1977 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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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

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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

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