1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[2]

1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1977–78
Teams	7
Site	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
Champions	Louisville (1st title)
Winning coach	Denny Crum (1st title)
MVP	Rick Wilson (Louisville)
Metro Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 1977 1979 →

1977–78 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Florida State	12	–	1		.923			23	–	6		.793
No. 9 Louisville †	9	–	3		.750			23	–	7		.767
Memphis State	7	–	5		.583			19	–	9		.679
Cincinnati	6	–	6		.500			17	–	10		.630
Georgia Tech	6	–	6		.500			15	–	12		.556
Saint Louis	2	–	10		.167			7	–	20		.259
Tulane	1	–	12		.077			5	–	22		.185
† 1978 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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 round Thursday, March 2					Semifinals Friday, March 3					Championship Saturday, March 4
						1	Florida State	71
						4	Georgia Tech	69
	5	Cincinnati	38
	4	Georgia Tech	39
											1	Florida State	93
											2	Louisville	94
	3	Memphis State	79
	6	Saint Louis	57
						3	Memphis State	62
						2	Louisville	67
	7	Tulane	64
	2	Louisville	93