1991 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

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)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1990–91 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Furman11–3 .786  20–9  .690
No. 17 East Tennessee State†11–3 .786  28–5  .848
Chattanooga11–3 .786  19–10  .655
Appalachian State7–7 .500  16–14  .533
Marshall7–7 .500  14–14  .500
VMI5–9 .357  10–18  .357
Western Carolina3–11 .214  11–17  .393
The Citadel1–13 .071  6–22  .214
† 1991 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1991; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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