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1991 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

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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)
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1992 →
1990–91 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
UAB 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
South Florida 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Western Kentucky 8 6   .571 14 14   .500
VCU 7 7   .500 14 17   .452
Old Dominion 5 9   .357 14 18   .438
UNC Charlotte 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
Jacksonville 2 12   .143 6 22   .214
1991 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

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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

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
Sunday, March 3
Championship
Monday, March 4
         
1 South Alabama 84
8 Jacksonville 68
1 South Alabama 105
5 VCU 78
5 VCU 100
4 Western Kentucky 89
1 South Alabama 86
6 Old Dominion 81
3 UAB 88
6 Old Dominion 94
6 Old Dominion 72
2 South Florida 69
7 UNC Charlotte 68
2 South Florida 73

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1990–91 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.