1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1976–77 |
Teams | 6 |
Site | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
Champions | Cincinnati (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Gale Catlett (2nd title) |
MVP | Gary Yoder (Cincinnati) |
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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
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
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
- ↑ "1976-77 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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