1991 American South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 American South Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at Lakefront Arena at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2]

1991 American South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams6
Finals siteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, LA
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (3rd title)
Winning coachJerry Loyd (1st title)
← 1990
1990–91 American South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans 9 3   .750 23 8   .742
Arkansas State 9 3   .750 23 9   .719
Louisiana Tech 8 4   .667 21 10   .677
Southwestern Louisiana 6 6   .500 21 10   .677
Lamar 4 8   .333 15 13   .536
UCF 3 9   .250 10 17   .370
Texas–Pan American 3 9   .250 7 21   .250
1991 American South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Louisiana Tech defeated New Orleans in the championship game, 61–56, to take home their third American South men's basketball tournament title in four years.

The Bulldogs received an automatic invitation to the 1991 NCAA Tournament as the #12 seed in the Southeast region. Regular season co-champion New Orleans received an at-large bid as the #14 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

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All seven conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top seed, New Orleans, was given a bye into the semifinals while the other six teams were placed and paired into the initial quarterfinal round.

All games were played at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 1
Semifinals
Saturday, March 2
Championship
Sunday, March 3
         
1 New Orleans 78
4 Southwestern Louisiana 73
4 Southwestern Louisiana 99
5 Lamar 83
1 New Orleans 56
3 Louisiana Tech 61
3 Louisiana Tech 89
6 UCF 57
3 Louisiana Tech 58
2 Arkansas State 56
7 Texas–Pan American 68
2 Arkansas State 80

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 American South Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1990-91 American South Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2020.