1991 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 2 to March 4, 1991, and March 7, 1991, at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, except for the final that was played at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Penn State University won the tournament. Temple and Rutgers also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Freddie Barnes of Penn State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The top six teams in the conference received first-round byes.

1991 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams10
SiteThe Palestra
Philadelphia and
Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
ChampionsPenn State (1st title)
Winning coachBruce Parkhill (1st title)
MVPFreddie Barnes (Penn State)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rutgers 14 4   .778 19 10   .655
Temple 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Penn State 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
George Washington 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
UMass 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
West Virginia 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Duquesne 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Saint Joseph's 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Rhode Island 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
St. Bonaventure 0 18   .000 5 23   .179
1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State departed the Atlantic 10 following this season. The Nittany Lions played an independent schedule in 1991-92, then joined the Big Ten on July 1, 1992.

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, March 2
Palestra, Philadelphia, PA
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 3
Palestra
Semifinals
Monday, March 4
Palestra
Final
Thursday, March 7
Rec Hall, University Park, PA
            
1 Rutgers 87
8 Saint Joseph's 90*
8 Saint Joseph's 82*
9 Rhode Island 65
8 Saint Joseph's 82
4 George Washington 84*
4 George Washington 84*
5 Massachusetts 83
4 George Washington 75
3 Penn State 81
2 Temple 56
7 West Virginia 53
7 West Virginia 93
10 St. Bonaventure 86
2 Temple 50
3 Penn State 52
3 Penn State 83
6 Duquesne 64

* - Overtime

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide - Atlantic 10". Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 122. Retrieved March 17, 2020.