1979 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1979 Metro Conference I Men's 200px 7 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN Virginia Tech 1st Charles Moir 1st Dale Solomon Virginia Tech The 1979 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.1978-79 Metro Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/virginia-tech/1979-schedule.html January 21, 2018 Conference newcomers Virginia Tech defeated 1978 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State in the championship game, 68–60, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament. The Hokies, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. They would be joined in the NCAA field by regular season champions Louisville, who lost to Virginia Tech in the tournament's semifinal round. 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. This was the first tournament for Virginia Tech, who joined the Metro Conference after playing as an Independent. They replaced Georgia Tech, who departed for the Atlantic Coast Conference prior to the season. Bracket First roundThursday, March 1 SemifinalsFriday, March 2 ChampionshipSaturday, March 3 5 1978 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 74 4 Virginia Tech 80 3 1978 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State 62 6 1978 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 58 7 1978 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 92 2 1978 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State 101 1 Louisville 68 4 Virginia Tech 72 3 Memphis State 34 2 Florida State 35 4 Virginia Tech 68 2 Florida State 60 References Category:Metro Conference (1975–1995) men's basketball tournament Tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament