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1979 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

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1979 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams7
SiteMid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsVirginia Tech (1st title)
Winning coachCharles Moir (1st title)
MVPDale Solomon (Virginia Tech)
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1978–79 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Louisville 9 1   .900 24 8   .750
Florida State 7 3   .700 19 10   .655
Memphis State 5 5   .500 13 15   .464
Virginia Tech 4 6   .400 22 9   .710
Cincinnati 4 6   .400 13 14   .481
Saint Louis 3 7   .300 10 17   .370
Tulane 2 8   .200 8 19   .296
1979 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1979 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

Conference newcomers Virginia Tech defeated Florida State in the championship game, 68–60, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Hokies, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. They would be joined in the NCAA field by regular season champions Louisville, who lost to Virginia Tech in the tournament's semifinal round.

Format

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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.

This was the first tournament for Virginia Tech, who joined the Metro Conference after playing as an Independent. They replaced Georgia Tech, who departed for the Atlantic Coast Conference prior to the season.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 1
Semifinals
Friday, March 2
Championship
Saturday, March 3
         
1 Louisville 68
4 Virginia Tech 72
5 Cincinnati 74
4 Virginia Tech 80
4 Virginia Tech 68
2 Florida State 60
3 Memphis State 62
6 Saint Louis 58
3 Memphis State 34
2 Florida State 35
7 Tulane 92
2 Florida State 101

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1978-79 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1978-79 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.