1985 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams8
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsMemphis State (3rd title)
Winning coachDana Kirk (3rd title)
MVPDean Shaffer (Florida State)
1984–85 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Memphis State131 .929314  .886
Virginia Tech104 .714209  .690
Cincinnati86 .5711714  .548
South Carolina68 .4291513  .536
Tulane68 .4291513  .536
Louisville68 .4291918  .514
Florida State410 .2861416  .467
Southern Miss311 .214721  .250
1985 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1985 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

Memphis State defeated Florida State in the championship game, 90–86 in OT, to win their third Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament, and would go on to reach the 1985 Final Four. Additionally, Virginia Tech received an at-large bid.

Format

All eight members of the conference participated. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
         
1 Memphis State 68
8 Southern Miss 58
1 Memphis State 81
4 Louisville 74
4 Louisville 74
5 South Carolina 61
1 Memphis State 90*
7 Florida State 86
3 Cincinnati 58
6 Tulane 44
3 Cincinnati 65
7 Florida State 75
7 Florida State 97
2 Virginia Tech 93

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "1984-85 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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