| Year
|
Metro Champion
|
Score
|
Runner-up
|
Most Outstanding Player
|
Venue (and city)
|
| 1976
|
Cincinnati
|
103-95
|
Memphis State
|
Dexter Reed, Memphis State
|
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)
|
| 1977
|
Cincinnati
|
74-61
|
Georgia Tech
|
Gary Yoder, Cincinnati
|
Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee)
|
| 1978
|
Louisville
|
94-93
|
Florida State
|
Rick Wilson, Louisville
|
Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio)
|
| 1979
|
Virginia Tech
|
68-60
|
Florida State
|
Dale Solomon, Virginia Tech
|
Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee)
|
| 1980
|
Louisville
|
81-72
|
Florida State
|
Darrell Griffith, Louisville
|
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)
|
| 1981
|
Louisville
|
42-31
|
Cincinnati
|
Rodney McCray, Louisville
|
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)
|
| 1982
|
Memphis State
|
73-62
|
Louisville
|
Keith Lee, Memphis State
|
Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee)
|
| 1983
|
Louisville
|
66-51
|
Tulane
|
Rodney McCray, Louisville
|
Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio)
|
| 1984
|
Memphis State
|
78-65
|
Virginia Tech
|
Keith Lee, Memphis State
|
Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee)
|
| 1985
|
Memphis State
|
90-86 (OT)
|
Florida State
|
Dean Shaffer, Florida State
|
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)
|
| 1986
|
Louisville
|
88-79
|
Memphis State
|
Pervis Ellison, Louisville
|
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)
|
| 1987
|
Memphis State
|
75-52
|
Louisville
|
Marvin Alexander, Memphis State
|
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)
|
| 1988
|
Louisville
|
81-73
|
Memphis State
|
Herbert Crook, Louisville
|
Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee)
|
| 1989
|
Louisville
|
87-80
|
Florida State
|
Pervis Ellison, Louisville
|
Carolina Coliseum (Columbia, South Carolina)
|
| 1990
|
Louisville
|
83-80
|
Southern Mississippi
|
LaBradford Smith, Louisville
|
Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi)
|
| 1991
|
Florida State
|
76-69
|
Louisville
|
LaBradford Smith, Louisville
|
Roanoke Civic Center (Roanoke, Virginia)
|
| 1992
|
UNC Charlotte
|
64-63
|
Tulane
|
Henry Williams, UNC Charlotte
|
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)
|
| 1993
|
Louisville
|
90-78
|
Virginia Commonwealth
|
Dwayne Morton, Louisville
|
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)
|
| 1994
|
Louisville
|
69-61
|
Southern Mississippi
|
Clifford Rozier, Louisville
|
Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi)
|
| 1995
|
Louisville
|
78-64
|
Southern Mississippi
|
DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
|
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)
|
