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1991 WAC men's basketball tournament

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1991 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams9
SiteArena-Auditorium
Laramie, WY
ChampionsBYU (1st title)
Winning coachRoger Reid (1st title)
MVPShawn Bradley (BYU)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Utah 15 1   .938 30 4   .882
BYU 11 5   .688 21 13   .618
New Mexico 10 6   .625 20 10   .667
Wyoming 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
UTEP 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Hawaii 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Colorado State 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
San Diego State 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Air Force 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
1991 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at the Arena-Auditorium at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]

BYU defeated rival Utah in the championship game, 51–49, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Cougars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by Utah, the WAC regular season champion, and New Mexico.

Format

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The tournament field remained fixed at nine teams, and teams were again seeded based on regular season conference records. All teams were entered into the quarterfinal round with the exception of the two lowest-seeded teams, who played in the preliminary first round to determine who would then play against the tournament's top seed.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
            
1 #8 Utah 67
8 San Diego State 56
9 Air Force 51
8 San Diego State 58
1 #8 Utah 69
4 Wyoming 63
5 UTEP 67
4 Wyoming 71
1 #8 Utah 49
2 BYU 51
3 New Mexico 67
6 Hawaii 68
6 Hawaii 71
2 BYU 73
7 Colorado State 56
2 BYU 69

References

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  1. ^ "1990-91 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.