1981 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1981 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–8 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

1981 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsLouisville (3rd title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (3rd title)
MVPRodney McCray (Louisville)
1980–81 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Louisville †11–1 .917  21–9  .700
Florida State7–5 .583  17–11  .607
Cincinnati6–6 .500  16–13  .552
Virginia Tech6–6 .500  15–13  .536
Memphis State5–7 .417  13–14  .481
Tulane4–8 .333  12–15  .444
Saint Louis3–9 .250  9–18  .333
† 1981 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Top-seeded Louisville defeated Cincinnati in the championship game, 42–31, to win their third Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Tournament, serving as the conference's lone representative.

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, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Championship
Sunday, March 8
                           
       
  1 Louisville 81  
    4 Virginia Tech 68  
5 Memphis State 66
  4 Virginia Tech 72  
    1 Louisville 42
  3 Cincinnati 31
  3 Cincinnati 67  
6 Tulane 66  
3 Cincinnati 58
    2 Florida State 57  
7 Saint Louis 77
  2 Florida State 84  

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