1991 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1991 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams7
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (3rd title)
Winning coachAlan LeForce (1st title)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman 11 – 3   .786 20 – 9   .690
No. 17 East Tennessee State† 11 – 3   .786 28 – 5   .848
Chattanooga 11 – 3   .786 19 – 10   .655
Appalachian State 7 – 7   .500 16 – 14   .533
Marshall 7 – 7   .500 14 – 14   .500
VMI 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
Western Carolina 3 – 11   .214 11 – 17   .393
The Citadel 1 – 13   .071 6 – 22   .214
† 1991 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1991
Rankings from AP poll

The 1991 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1991 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers, led by head coach Alan LeForce, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1991 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

Seven of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament (Marshall was ineligible). Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 1 		Semifinals
March 2 		Finals
March 3
         
4 Appalachian State 100
5 VMI 72
1 Furman 82
4 Appalachian State 100
2 #19 East Tennessee St. 101
4 Appalachian State 82
2 #19 East Tennessee St. 99
7 The Citadel 70
2 #19 East Tennessee St. 101
3 Chattanooga 74
3 Chattanooga 84
6 Western Carolina 83

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ^ 1990–91 Southern Conference Season Summary