1991 American South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 American South Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at Lakefront Arena at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2]

1991 American South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams6
Finals siteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, LA
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (3rd title)
Winning coachJerry Loyd (1st title)
← 1990
1990–91 American South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Orleans93 .750238 .742
Arkansas State93 .750239 .719
Louisiana Tech84 .6672110 .677
Southwestern Louisiana66 .5002110 .677
Lamar48 .3331513 .536
UCF39 .2501017 .370
Texas–Pan American39 .250721 .250
1991 American South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Louisiana Tech defeated New Orleans in the championship game, 61–56, to take home their third American South men's basketball tournament title in four years.

The Bulldogs received an automatic invitation to the 1991 NCAA Tournament as the #12 seed in the Southeast region. Regular season co-champion New Orleans received an at-large bid as the #14 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

All seven conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top seed, New Orleans, was given a bye into the semifinals while the other six teams were placed and paired into the initial quarterfinal round.

All games were played at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 1
Semifinals
Saturday, March 2
Championship
Sunday, March 3
         
1New Orleans78
4Southwestern Louisiana73
4Southwestern Louisiana99
5Lamar83
1New Orleans56
3Louisiana Tech61
3Louisiana Tech89
6UCF57
3Louisiana Tech58
2Arkansas State56
7Texas–Pan American68
2Arkansas State80

References