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1991 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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1991 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams9
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsFlorida A&M (1st title)
Winning coachWillie Booker (1st title)
MVPKenneth Davis (Florida A&M)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coppin State 14 2   .875 19 11   .633
Delaware State 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
North Carolina A&T 10 6   .625 17 10   .630
South Carolina State 10 6   .625 13 15   .464
Florida A&M 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Howard 7 9   .438 8 20   .286
Morgan State 6 10   .375 7 22   .241
Maryland Eastern Shore 3 13   .188 5 23   .179
Bethune–Cookman 3 13   .188 5 24   .172
1991 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 27–March 2, 1991, at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. Number five seed Florida A&M defeated three seed Delaware State, 84–80 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.

The Rattlers participated in one of three play-in games to the 1991 NCAA tournament. NE Louisiana defeated Florida A&M and did not participate in the NCAA Tournament.

Format

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All nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the first round. The top seven teams received byes to the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

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First round
February 27
Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Final
March 2
            
1 Coppin State 92
8 Bethune–Cookman 67
8 Bethune–Cookman 81
9 Maryland Eastern Shore 71
1 Coppin State 70
5 Florida A&M 74
4 North Carolina A&T 77
5 Florida A&M 87
5 Florida A&M 84
3 Delaware State 80
3 Delaware State 95
6 Howard 93
3 Delaware State 93
7 Morgan State 78
2 South Carolina State 72
7 Morgan State 73

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References

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  1. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.