1982 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1982 Metro Conference I Men's 200px 7 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN Memphis State 1st Dana Kirk 1st Keith Lee Memphis State The 1982 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.1981-82 Metro Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/metro/1982.html March 8, 2020 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 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 4 SemifinalsFriday, March 5 ChampionshipSaturday, March 6 4 1981 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 106 5 Cincinnati 92 3 1981 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 49 6 1981 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State 54 7 1981 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 44 2 Louisville 76 1 Memphis State 71 4 Virginia Tech 70 6 Florida State 73 2 Louisville 97 1 Memphis State 73 2 Louisville 62 References Category:Metro Conference (1975–1995) men's basketball tournament Tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament