1991 SEC men's basketball tournament

1991 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams9
SiteMemorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tennessee[1]
ChampionsAlabama (6th title)
Winning coachWimp Sanderson (4th title)
MVPAllan Houston (Tennessee)
Attendance121,851
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports
ABC (Championship game only)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Kentucky 14 – 4   .778 22 – 6   .786
No. 21 Mississippi State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690
No. 22 LSU 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
No. 19 Alabama † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611 17 – 13   .567
Georgia 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567
Florida 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393
Auburn 5 – 13   .278 13 – 16   .448
Ole Miss 3 – 15   .167 9 – 19   .321
Tennessee 3 – 15   .167 12 – 22   .353
† 1991 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[2]

The 1991 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 7–10, 1991 at the Memorial Gymnasium on Vanderbilt University’s campus located in Nashville, Tennessee. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Tennessee Volunteers by a score of 88–69.

Television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were regionally syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports, and the championship game was nationally televised on ABC.

Note: The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team was not qualified to participate in either the SEC or NCAA tournaments of both 1990 and 1991 due to NCAA probation.

Bracket

First round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
            
Tennessee 94
Mississippi 85
Tennessee 87
#18 Mississippi State 70
Tennessee 85
Georgia 65
Georgia 80
Vanderbilt 72
Tennessee 69
#24 Alabama 88
#24 Alabama 71
Florida 65
#24 Alabama 77
Auburn 59
Auburn 92
#16 LSU 77

References

  1. ^ 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  2. ^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary