1986 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1986 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–8 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

1986 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsLouisville (5th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (5th title)
MVPPervis Ellison (Louisville)
1985–86 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Louisville102 .833  327  .821
No. 12 Memphis State93 .750  286  .824
Virginia Tech75 .583  229  .710
Southern Mississippi66 .500  1712  .586
Cincinnati57 .417  1216  .429
Florida State39 .250  1217  .414
South Carolina210 .167  1216  .429
1986 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 88–79, to win their fifth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, and would go on to win the National championship.

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 86  
    4 Cincinnati 65  
4 Cincinnati 75
  5 Southern Miss 74  
    1 Louisville 88
  2 Memphis State 79
  3 Virginia Tech 84  
6 Florida State 97  
6 Florida State 71
    2 Memphis State 73  
7 South Carolina 59
  2 Memphis State 100  

References

  1. "1985-86 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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