1976 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1976 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.^[2] This was the first edition of the tournament.

1976 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1975–76
Teams	6
Site	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Champions	Cincinnati (1st title)
Winning coach	Gale Catlett (1st title)
MVP	Dexter Reed (Memphis State)
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1975–76 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tulane	1	–	0		1.000			18	–	9		.667
No. 12 Cincinnati †	2	–	1		.667			25	–	6		.806
Louisville	2	–	1		.667			20	–	8		.714
Memphis State	1	–	1		.500			21	–	9		.700
Georgia Tech	0	–	1		.000			13	–	14		.481
Saint Louis	0	–	2		.000			13	–	14		.481
† 1976 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Cincinnati defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 103–95, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Bearcats, in turn, received a bid to the 1976 NCAA Tournament. They were joined by fellow Metro member, and tournament runner-up, Memphis State, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams earning byes into the semifinal round. The other four teams entered into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

	First round Thursday March 4					Semifinals Friday, March 5					Championship Saturday, March 6
						1	Cincinnati	71
						4	Georgia Tech	60
	5	Tulane	68
	4	Georgia Tech	74
											1	Cincinnati	103
											3	Memphis State	95
	3	Memphis State	73
	6	Saint Louis	69
						3	Memphis State	87
						2	Louisville	76

References

1. sports-reference.com 1975-76 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1975-76 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.