1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1978 Metro Conference I Men's 200px 7 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH Louisville 1st Denny Crum 1st Rick Wilson Louisville The 1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.1976-77 Metro Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/metro/1978.html March 8, 2017 Louisville defeated top-seeded Florida State in the championship game, 94–93, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA Tournament. They were joined by fellow Metro member, and tournament runner-up, Florida State, who earned an at-large bid. 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 2 SemifinalsFriday, March 3 ChampionshipSaturday, March 4 5 Cincinnati 38 4 1977 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 39 3 1977 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State 79 6 1977 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 57 7 1977 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 64 2 Louisville 93 1 Florida State 71 4 Georgia Tech 69 3 Memphis State 62 2 Louisville 67 1 Florida State 93 2 Louisville 94 References Category:Metro Conference (1975–1995) men's basketball tournament Tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1970s in Cincinnati