1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198384
Teams8
SiteMid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsMemphis State (2nd title)
Winning coachDana Kirk (2nd title)
MVPKeith Lee (Memphis State)
TelevisionSports Productions, Inc. (quarterfinals and semifinals), CBS (Championship Game)
1983–84 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Memphis State113 .786267  .788
Louisville113 .7862411  .686
Florida State95 .6432011  .645
Virginia Tech86 .5712213  .629
Tulane77 .5001711  .607
South Carolina59 .3571216  .429
Southern Miss410 .2861315  .464
Cincinnati014 .000325  .107
1984 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

Memphis State defeated Virginia Tech in the championship game, 78–65, to win their second Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament. Additionally, Louisville received an at-large bid.

Format

All eight members of the conference participated. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. This was the first tournament for South Carolina, who joined the Metro Conference after playing as an Independent.

Bracket

Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 8, SPI
Semifinals
Friday, March 9, SPI
Championship
Saturday, March 10, CBS
         
1 #18 Louisville 62
8 Cincinnati 55
1 #18 Louisville 61
4 Virginia Tech 69
4 Virginia Tech 49
5 Tulane 47
4 Virginia Tech 65
2 #17 Memphis State 78
3 Florida State 72
6 South Carolina 65
3 Florida State 63
2 #17 Memphis State 65
7 Southern Miss 58
2 #17 Memphis State 86

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1983-84 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "1983-84 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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