1991 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama.[1]

1991 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams8
SiteMobile Civic Center
Mobile, AL
ChampionsSouth Alabama (2nd title)
Winning coachRonnie Arrow (2nd title)
MVPChris Gatling (Old Dominion)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Alabama113 .786229 .710
UAB95 .6431813 .581
South Florida86 .5711911 .633
Western Kentucky86 .5711414 .500
VCU77 .5001417 .452
Old Dominion59 .3571418 .438
UNC Charlotte68 .4291414 .500
Jacksonville212 .143622 .214
1991 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded hosts South Alabama defeated Old Dominion in the championship game, 86–81, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. It was the Jaguars' second Sun Belt title in three years.

South Alabama, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. No other Sun Belt members joined them in the tournament.

Format

There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
Sunday, March 3
Championship
Monday, March 4
         
1South Alabama84
8Jacksonville68
1South Alabama105
5VCU78
5VCU100
4Western Kentucky89
1South Alabama86
6Old Dominion81
3UAB88
6Old Dominion94
6Old Dominion72
2South Florida69
7UNC Charlotte68
2South Florida73

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