1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1987–88
Teams	7
Site	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Champions	Louisville (6th title)
Winning coach	Denny Crum (6th title)
MVP	Herbert Crook (Louisville)
Metro Conference men's basketball tournaments

1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Louisville †	9	–	3		.750			24	–	11		.686
Florida State	7	–	5		.583			19	–	11		.633
South Carolina	6	–	6		.500			19	–	10		.655
Virginia Tech	6	–	6		.500			19	–	10		.655
Memphis State	6	–	6		.500			20	–	12		.625
Southern Miss	5	–	7		.417			19	–	11		.633
Cincinnati	3	–	9		.250			11	–	17		.393
† 1988 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–13 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.^[2]

Louisville defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 81–73, to win their sixth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1988 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 Friday, March 11					Semifinals Saturday, March 12					Championship Sunday, March 13
						1	Louisville	89
						4	South Carolina	57
	5	Virginia Tech	81
	4	South Carolina	93
											1	Louisville	81
											3	Memphis State	73
	6	Southern Miss	84
	3	Memphis State	97
						3	Memphis State	81
						2	Florida State	74
	7	Cincinnati	74
	2	Florida State	84

References

1. sports-reference.com 1987-88 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1987-88 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2020.