1981 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1981 Metro Conference I Men's 200px 7 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Louisville 3rd Denny Crum 3rd Rodney McCray Louisville The 1981 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.1980-81 Metro Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/metro/1981.html March 8, 2020 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 roundThursday, March 6 SemifinalsSaturday, March 7 ChampionshipSunday, March 8 5 1980 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State 66 4 1980 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 72 3 Cincinnati 67 6 Tulane 66 7 1979 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 77 2 Florida State 84 1 Louisville 81 4 Virginia Tech 68 3 Cincinnati 58 2 Florida State 57 1 Louisville 42 3 Cincinnati 31 References Category:Metro Conference (1975–1995) men's basketball tournament Tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1981 in Louisville, Kentucky