1991 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

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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)
1992 →
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
† 1991 Patriot League Tournament 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

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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.
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