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
Season199091
Teams10
SiteThe Palestra
Philadelphia and
Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
ChampionsPenn State
Winning coachBruce Parkhill (1st title)
MVPFreddie Barnes (Penn State)
1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rutgers144 .778  1910  .655
Temple135 .722  2410  .706
Penn State108 .556  2111  .656
George Washington108 .556  1912  .613
UMass108 .556  2013  .606
West Virginia108 .556  1714  .548
Duquesne108 .556  1315  .464
Saint Joseph's711 .389  1317  .433
Rhode Island612 .333  1117  .393
St. Bonaventure018 .000  523  .179
1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  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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