1991 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

1991 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	North Alabama Lions (2nd title)
Runner-up	Bridgeport Knights (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Bakersfield State Roadrunners (4th Final Four) Virginia Union Panthers (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Gary Elliott (1st title)
MOP	Lambert Shell (Bridgeport)
Attendance	45,580
← 1990  NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament 1992 →

The 1991 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1990-91 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of North Alabama and Bridgeport's Lambert Shell was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants[]

School Outcome Assumption Fourth Place Bridgeport Regional Champion Franklin Pierce Runner-up Merrimack Third Place

School Outcome C.W. Post Runner-up Philadelphia U Regional Champion Shippensburg Fourth Place Slippery Rock Third Place

School Outcome Central Missouri State Runner-up Kentucky Wesleyan Third Place Southwest Baptist Regional Champion West Texas State Fourth Place

School Outcome Alaska–Anchorage Runner-up Cal State Bakersfield Regional Champion Chico State Fourth Place UC Riverside Third Place

School Outcome Metro State Third Place Nebraska–Kearney Fourth Place North Dakota Regional Champion South Dakota State Runner-up

School Outcome Johnson C. Smith Third Place Morehouse Fourth Place USC Spartanburg Runner-up Virginia Union Regional Champion

School Outcome Hampton Third Place Florida Southern Fourth Place North Alabama Regional Champion Troy State Runner-up

School Outcome Ashland Regional Champion Bellarmine Third Place Grand Valley State Runner-up Missouri Western State Fourth Place

*denotes tie

Regionals[]

New England - Worcester, Massachusetts[]

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium

	Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 16
	Franklin Pierce		82
	Merrimack		79
						Franklin Pierce		77
						Bridgeport		81
	Bridgeport		94
	Assumption		87

• Third Place - Merrimack 89, Assumption 71

East - Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania[]

Location: Morrow Field House

	Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 16
	Philadelphia U		62
	Shippensburg		50
						Philadelphia U		64
						C.W. Post		63
	C.W. Post		70
	Slippery Rock		66

• Third Place - Slippery Rock 119, Shippensburg 101

South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri[]

Location: CMSU Fieldhouse

	Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 16
	Southwest Baptist		98
	Kentucky Wesleyan		81
						Southwest Baptist		63
						Central Missouri State		61
	Central Missouri State		72
	West Texas State		69

• Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 91, West Texas State 78

West - Bakersfield, California[]

Location: CSUB Student Activities Center

	Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 16
	Alaska–Anchorage		74
	Chico State		69
						Alaska–Anchorage		68
						Cal State Bakersfield		78
	Cal State Bakersfield		75
	UC Riverside		62

• Third Place - UC Riverside 90, Chico State 82

North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota[]

Location: Hyslop Sports Center

	Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 16
	South Dakota State		92
	Metro State		79
						South Dakota State		51
						North Dakota		54
	North Dakota		90
	Nebraska–Kearney		60

• Third Place - Metro State 99, Nebraska–Kearney 92

South Atlantic - Charlotte, North Carolina[]

Location: Brayboy Gymnasium

	Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 16
	Virginia Union		89
	Morehouse		79
						Virginia Union		77
						USC Spartanburg		73
	USC Spartanburg		99
	Johnson C. Smith		74

• Third Place - Johnson C. Smith 102, Morehouse 89

South - Troy, Alabama[]

Location: Sartain Hall

	Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 16
	North Alabama		94
	Hampton		80
						North Alabama		93
						Troy State		86
	Troy State		78
	Florida Southern		73

• Third Place - Hampton 70, Florida Southern 68

Great Lakes - Ashland, Ohio[]

Location: Kates Gymnasium

	Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 16
	Grand Valley State		78
	Bellarmine		73
						Grand Valley State		75
						Ashland		82
	Ashland		103
	Missouri Western State		72

• Third Place - Bellarmine 94, Missouri Western State 83

*denotes each overtime played

Elite Eight - Springfield, Massachusetts[]

Location: Springfield Civic Center

	National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 21					National Semifinals Final Four March 22					National Championship March 23
	Bridgeport		69
	Philadelphia U		62
						Bridgeport		73*
						Cal State Bakersfield		66
	Southwest Baptist		52
	Cal State Bakersfield		55
											Bridgeport		72
											North Alabama		79
	North Dakota		63
	Virginia Union		64
						Virginia Union		76
						North Alabama		97
	North Alabama		92
	Ashland		84

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team[]

• Pat Morris (Bridgeport)
• Lambert Shell (Bridgeport)
• Fred Stafford (North Alabama)
• Allen Williams (North Alabama)
• Carl Wilmer (North Alabama)

References[]

• 1991 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com

External links[]

• NCAA record book^{[permanent dead link]}