1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1976–77
Teams	6
Site	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Champions	Cincinnati (2nd title)
Winning coach	Gale Catlett (2nd title)
MVP	Gary Yoder (Cincinnati)
Metro Conference men's basketball tournaments

1976–77 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Louisville	6	–	1		.857			21	–	7		.750
Cincinnati †	4	–	2		.667			25	–	5		.833
Georgia Tech	3	–	3		.500			13	–	10		.565
Tulane	3	–	3		.500			10	–	17		.370
Memphis State	3	–	4		.429			20	–	9		.690
Saint Louis	1	–	5		.167			7	–	19		.269
Florida State	0	–	2		.000			16	–	11		.593
† 1977 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Defending champions Cincinnati defeated Georgia Tech in the championship game, 74–61, to win their second 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, Louisville, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field, including new member Florida State. 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 3					Semifinals Friday, March 4					Championship Saturday, March 5
						1	Louisville	55
						3	Georgia Tech	56
	7	Florida State	67
	3	Georgia Tech	72
											3	Georgia Tech	61
											2	Cincinnati	74
	4	Tulane	80
	5	Memphis State	94
						5	Memphis State	67
						2	Cincinnati	68
	6	Saint Louis	68
	2	Cincinnati	76