1991 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

1991 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams7
SiteHart Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsFordham (1st title)
Winning coachNick Macarchuk (1st title)
MVPDamon Lopez (Fordham)
1990–91 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fordham 11 1   .917 25 8   .758
Lehigh 10 2   .833 19 10   .655
Holy Cross 8 4   .667 18 12   .600
Bucknell 7 5   .583 18 13   .581
Army 3 9   .250 6 22   .214
Colgate 2 10   .167 5 23   .179
Lafayette 1 11   .083 7 21   .250
† winner

The 1991 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts after the conclusion of the 1990–1991 regular season. Top seed Fordham defeated #3 seed Holy Cross, 84–81 (OT) in the championship game, to win the first Patriot League Tournament. The Rams were then defeated by Saint Francis (PA) in one of three play-in games to the 1991 NCAA tournament.

Format

All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Regular-season champion Fordham received a bye to the semifinal round, with the other six teams playing a quarterfinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Championship game
March 2
         
1 Fordham 82
4 Bucknell 76
4 Bucknell 67
5 Army 49
1 Fordham 84*
3 Holy Cross 81
3 Holy Cross 92
6 Colgate 74
3 Holy Cross 95**
2 Lehigh 90
2 Lehigh 69
7 Lafayette 65

* denotes overtime period

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "1990-91 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 16, 2020.