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)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Furman113 .786209 .690
No. 17 East Tennessee State113 .786285 .848
Chattanooga113 .7861910 .655
Appalachian State77 .5001614 .533
Marshall77 .5001414 .500
VMI59 .3571018 .357
Western Carolina311 .2141117 .393
The Citadel113 .071622 .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
         
4Appalachian State100
5VMI72
1Furman82
4Appalachian State100
2#19 East Tennessee St.101
4Appalachian State82
2#19 East Tennessee St.99
7The Citadel70
2#19 East Tennessee St.101
3Chattanooga74
3Chattanooga84
6Western Carolina83

* Overtime game

See also

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