1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.

1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1983–84
Teams	8
Site	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Champions	Memphis State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Dana Kirk (2nd title)
MVP	Keith Lee (Memphis State)
Television	Sports Productions, Inc. (quarterfinals and semifinals), CBS (Championship Game)
Metro Conference men's basketball tournaments

1983–84 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Memphis State †	11	–	3		.786			26	–	7		.788
Louisville	11	–	3		.786			24	–	11		.686
Florida State	9	–	5		.643			20	–	11		.645
Virginia Tech	8	–	6		.571			22	–	13		.629
Tulane	7	–	7		.500			17	–	11		.607
South Carolina	5	–	9		.357			12	–	16		.429
Southern Miss	4	–	10		.286			13	–	15		.464
Cincinnati	0	–	14		.000			3	–	25		.107
† 1984 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Memphis State defeated Virginia Tech in the championship game, 78–65, to win their second Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament. Additionally, Louisville received an at-large bid.

Format

All eight members of the conference participated. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. This was the first tournament for South Carolina, who joined the Metro Conference after playing as an Independent.

Bracket

	Quarterfinal Thursday, March 8, SPI					Semifinals Friday, March 9, SPI					Championship Saturday, March 10, CBS
	1	#18 Louisville	62
	8	Cincinnati	55
						1	#18 Louisville	61
						4	Virginia Tech	69
	4	Virginia Tech	49
	5	Tulane	47
											4	Virginia Tech	65
											2	#17 Memphis State	78
	3	Florida State	72
	6	South Carolina	65
						3	Florida State	63
						2	#17 Memphis State	65
	7	Southern Miss	58
	2	#17 Memphis State	86