1976 Metro Conference Tournament

The 1976 Metro Conference baseball tournament was held in Memphis, TN. Heavy rains washed out the first day of the tournament and forced the format to be changed from double-elimination to single-elimination. #1 Memphis State University defeated #2 Tulane University for the title. Ron McNeely of Memphis State was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Memphis State University		Bobby Kilpatrick
2	Tulane University	2-1	Joe Brockhoff
3	University of Louisville	5-2	Jim Zerilla
4	Georgia Institute of Technology		Jim Luck
5	University of Cincinnati		Glenn Sample
6	Saint Louis University		Tom Dix

* Seedings were based on records versus division-I opponents.

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Memphis St.	2
	6	Saint Louis	1			1	Memphis St.	rain
						4	Georgia Tech	rain
	2	Tulane	4									cancelled
	5	Cincinnati	1
						2	Tulane	6													1	Memphis St.	15	x
						3	Louisville	2													2	Tulane	1	x
	3	Louisville	6														cancelled
	4	Georgia Tech	3									cancelled
						6	Saint Louis	rain
						5	Cincinnati	rain

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 14
Game 1	Tulane University	4-1	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati eliminated
Game 2	Memphis State University	2-1	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis eliminated
Game 3	University of Louisville	6-3	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia Tech eliminated
Game 4	Tulane University	6-2	University of Louisville	Louisville eliminated
May 15
Game 5	Memphis State University	15-1	Tulane University	Memphis State wins Metro Conference title