1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

1991 NCAA Division II
men's 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
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1990	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.

Troy

Slippery Rock

Worcester

Grand Forks

Charlotte

Warrensburg

Bakersfield

Ashland

Springfield

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1991 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

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 Host: Assumption College

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 Host: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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 Host: Central Missouri State University

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 Host: California State University, Bakersfield

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 Host: University of North Dakota

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 Host: Johnson C. Smith University

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 Host: Troy State University

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 Host: Ashland University

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 Hosts: American International College and Springfield College

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]}