1980 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

1980 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsLouisville (2nd title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (2nd title)
MVPDarrell Griffith (Louisville)
TelevisionTanner Sports Network (finals)
← 1979
1981 →
1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville 12 0   1.000 33 3   .917
Virginia Tech 8 4   .667 21 8   .724
Florida State 7 5   .583 22 9   .710
Memphis State 5 7   .417 13 14   .481
Saint Louis 4 8   .333 12 15   .444
Cincinnati 3 9   .250 13 15   .464
Tulane 3 9   .250 10 17   .370
1980 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1980 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

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.

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1979-80 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.