1986 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1986 Metro Conference I Men's 200px 7 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Louisville 5th Denny Crum 5th Pervis Ellison Louisville Raycom Sports The 1986 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.1985-86 Metro Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/metro/1986.html March 7, 2020 Louisville defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 88–79, to win their fifth Metro men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, and would go on to win the National championship. 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 First roundThursday, March 6 SemifinalsFriday, March 7 ChampionshipSaturday, March 8 4 1985 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 75 5 Southern Miss 74 3 Virginia Tech 84 6 1985 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State 97 7 1985 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 59 2 Memphis State 100 1 Louisville 86 4 Cincinnati 65 6 Florida State 71 2 Memphis State 73 1 Louisville 88 2 Memphis State 79 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:1986 in Louisville, Kentucky