1991 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 7–9 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.[1]

1991 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams8
SiteUD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsXavier (6th title)
Winning coachPete Gillen (5th title)
MVPJamie Gladden (Xavier)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Xavier 11 3   .786 22 10   .688
Butler 10 4   .714 18 11   .621
Saint Louis 8 6   .571 19 14   .576
Dayton 8 6   .571 14 15   .483
Evansville 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Marquette 7 7   .500 11 18   .379
Loyola (IL) 3 11   .214 10 19   .345
Detroit Mercy 2 12   .143 9 19   .321
1991 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Xavier defeated Saint Louis in the championship game, 81–65, to win their sixth MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament title.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the #14 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

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All eight conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship
Sunday, March 9
         
1 Xavier 66
8 Detroit 59
1 Xavier 90
4 Dayton 71
4 Dayton 71
5 Evansville 59
1 Xavier 81
2 Saint Louis 65
3 Saint Louis 92
6 Marquette 82
6 Loyola-Chicago 78
2 Saint Louis 89
7 Loyola-Chicago 75
2 Butler 62

References

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  1. ^ "1990-91 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2020.