1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
Champions | North Alabama Lions (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Bridgeport Knights (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Gary Elliott (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Lambert Shell (Bridgeport) | ||||
Attendance | 45,580 | ||||
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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
[edit]School | Outcome | |
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Assumption | Fourth Place | |
Bridgeport | Regional Champion | |
Franklin Pierce | Runner-up | |
Merrimack | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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C.W. Post | Runner-up | |
Philadelphia U | Regional Champion | |
Shippensburg | Fourth Place | |
Slippery Rock | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Central Missouri State | Runner-up | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | Third Place | |
Southwest Baptist | Regional Champion | |
West Texas State | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Alaska–Anchorage | Runner-up | |
Cal State Bakersfield | Regional Champion | |
Chico State | Fourth Place | |
UC Riverside | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Metro State | Third Place | |
Nebraska–Kearney | Fourth Place | |
North Dakota | Regional Champion | |
South Dakota State | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Johnson C. Smith | Third Place | |
Morehouse | Fourth Place | |
USC Spartanburg | Runner-up | |
Virginia Union | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Hampton | Third Place | |
Florida Southern | Fourth Place | |
North Alabama | Regional Champion | |
Troy State | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Ashland | Regional Champion | |
Bellarmine | Third Place | |
Grand Valley State | Runner-up | |
Missouri Western State | Fourth Place |
*denotes tie
Regionals
[edit]New England - Worcester, Massachusetts
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Pat Morris (Bridgeport)
- Lambert Shell (Bridgeport)
- Fred Stafford (North Alabama)
- Allen Williams (North Alabama)
- Carl Wilmer (North Alabama)