1991 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1991 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on February 27–March 2, 1991 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Number five seed Florida A&M defeated three seed Delaware State, 84–80 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.

1991 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199091
Teams9
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsFlorida A&M (1st title)
Winning coachWillie Booker (1st title)
MVPKenneth Davis (Florida A&M)
1990–91 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Coppin State142 .875  1911  .633
Delaware State106 .625  1911  .633
North Carolina A&T106 .625  1710  .630
South Carolina State106 .625  1315  .464
Florida A&M97 .563  1714  .548
Howard79 .438  820  .286
Morgan State610 .375  722  .241
Maryland-Eastern Shore313 .188  523  .179
Bethune-Cookman313 .188  524  .172
1991 MEAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Rattlers participated in one of three play-in games to the 1991 NCAA Tournament. Florida A&M was defeated by NE Louisiana and did not participate in the NCAA Tournament.

Format

All nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the first round round. The top seven teams received byes to the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

  First Round
February 27
Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Final
March 2
                                     
       
  1 Coppin State 92  
    8 Bethune-Cookman 67  
8 Bethune-Cookman 81
9 Maryland-Eastern Shore 71  
  1 Coppin State 70  
  5 Florida A&M 74  
       
       
  4 North Carolina A&T 77
    5 Florida A&M 87  
     
       
  5 Florida A&M 84
  3 Delaware State 80
       
       
  3 Delaware State 95
    6 Howard 93  
     
       
  3 Delaware State 93
  7 Morgan State 78  
       
       
  2 South Carolina State 72
    7 Morgan State 73  
     

* denotes overtime period

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