1980 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1980 Metro Conference I Men's 200px 7 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Louisville 2nd Denny Crum 2nd Darrell Griffith Louisville Tanner Sports Network (finals) The 1980 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.1979-80 Metro Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/metro/1980.html February 6, 2018 Top-seeded Louisville defeated Florida State in the championship game, 81–72, to win their second Metro men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament, which they would go on to win. Fellow Metro Conference members Florida State and Virginia Tech also qualified for the NCAA field. 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, February 28 SemifinalsSaturday, March 1 ChampionshipSunday, March 2 5 1979 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 60 4 1979 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State 62 3 Florida State 85 6 1979 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 73 7 Cincinnati 65 2 Virginia Tech 51 1 Louisville 84 Memphis State 65 3 Florida State 79 7 Cincinnati 69 1 Louisville 81 3 Florida State 72 References Category:Metro Conference (1975–1995) men's basketball tournament Tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1980 in Louisville, Kentucky