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
Season199091
Teams6
Finals siteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, LA
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (3rd title)
Winning coachJerry Loyd (1st title)
1990-91 American South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Orleans93 .750  238  .742
Arkansas State93 .750  239  .719
Louisiana Tech84 .667  2110  .677
Louisiana-Lafayette66 .500  2110  .677
Lamar48 .333  1513  .536
Central Florida39 .250  1017  .370
Texas-Rio Grande Valley39 .250  721  .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

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

  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 Central Florida 57  
3 Louisiana Tech 58
    2 Arkansas State 56  
7 Texas–Pan American 68
  2 Arkansas State 80  

References

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