1983 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1983 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[2]

1983 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1982–83
Teams	7
Site	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
Champions	Louisville (4th title)
Winning coach	Denny Crum (4th title)
MVP	Rodney McCray (Louisville)
Metro Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 1982 1984 →

1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Louisville †	12	–	0		1.000			32	–	4		.889
Virginia Tech	7	–	5		.583			23	–	11		.676
Tulane	7	–	5		.583			19	–	12		.613
No. 17 Memphis State	6	–	6		.500			23	–	8		.742
Florida State	5	–	7		.417			14	–	14		.500
Southern Miss	3	–	9		.250			14	–	14		.500
Cincinnati	1	–	11		.083			11	–	17		.393
† 1983 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Louisville defeated Tulane in the championship game, 66–51, to win their fourth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament, and would go on to reach the Final Four. Memphis State received an at-large bid.

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.

This was the first tournament for Southern Miss, who joined the Metro Conference after playing as an Independent. They replaced Saint Louis, who departed for the Midwestern City Conference prior to the season.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10					Semifinals Friday, March 11					Championship Saturday, March 12
						1	Louisville	71
						4	Memphis State	68
	4	Memphis State	84
	5	Florida State	74
											1	Louisville	66
											2	Tulane	51
	3	Virginia Tech	79
	6	Southern Miss	68
						3	Virginia Tech	73
						2	Tulane	79
	7	Cincinnati	65
	2	Tulane	80