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1991 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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1991 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams4
SiteFant-Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, Louisiana
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Vining (3rd title)
MVPAnthony Jones (2nd) (Northeast Louisiana)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NE Louisiana 13 1   .929 25 8   .758
UT Arlington 11 3   .786 20 9   .690
North Texas State 11 3   .786 17 13   .567
Stephen F. Austin 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
Sam Houston State 5 9   .357 7 20   .259
Texas State 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
McNeese State 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Northwestern State 2 12   .143 6 22   .214
1991 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 1 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.[1]

Northeast Louisiana defeated Texas–Arlington in the championship game, 87–60, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Indians received a bid to the 1991 NCAA Tournament as the #15 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

Just four of the eight conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with tournament play beginning with the semifinal round.

Games in the quarterfinal round were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.

Bracket

Semifinals
February 28
Championship
March 1
      
1 NE Louisiana 75
5 Stephen F. Austin 63
1 NE Louisiana 87
3 Texas-Arlington 60
3 Texas–Arlington 97
2 North Texas State 91

References

  1. ^ "1990-91 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.