1982 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

1982 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1981–82
Teams	7
Site	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Champions	Memphis State (1st title)
Winning coach	Dana Kirk (1st title)
MVP	Keith Lee (Memphis State)
Metro Conference men's basketball tournaments

1981–82 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Memphis State †	10	–	2		.833			23	–	4		.852
No. 20 Louisville	8	–	4		.667			23	–	10		.697
Tulane	8	–	4		.667			19	–	9		.679
Virginia Tech	7	–	5		.583			20	–	11		.645
Cincinnati	4	–	8		.333			15	–	12		.556
Florida State	4	–	8		.333			11	–	17		.393
Saint Louis	1	–	11		.083			6	–	21		.222
† 1982 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] *Memphis State vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (24–5)

The 1982 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.^[2]

Memphis State defeated Louisville in the championship game, 73–62, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers received an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Tournament. Louisville received an at-large bid, and would go on to reach the Final Four.

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

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 4					Semifinals Friday, March 5					Championship Saturday, March 6
						1	Memphis State	71
						4	Virginia Tech	70
	4	Virginia Tech	106
	5	Cincinnati	92
											1	Memphis State	73
											2	Louisville	62
	3	Tulane	49
	6	Florida State	54
						6	Florida State	73
						2	Louisville	97
	7	Saint Louis	44
	2	Louisville	76

References

1. sports-reference.com 1981-82 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1981-82 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.