1991 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 1 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.^[1]

1991 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1990–91
Teams	4
Site	Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Champions	Northeast Louisiana (3rd title)
Winning coach	Mike Vining (3rd title)
MVP	Anthony Jones (2nd) (Northeast Louisiana)
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1990–91 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
NE Louisiana †	13	–	1		.929			25	–	8		.758
UT Arlington	11	–	3		.786			20	–	9		.690
North Texas State	11	–	3		.786			17	–	13		.567
Stephen F. Austin	6	–	8		.429			11	–	17		.393
Sam Houston State	5	–	9		.357			7	–	20		.259
Texas State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	17		.370
McNeese State	4	–	10		.286			8	–	19		.296
Northwestern State	2	–	12		.143			6	–	22		.214
† 1991 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Northeast Louisiana defeated Texas–Arlington in the championship game, 87–60, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Indians received a bid to the 1991 NCAA Tournament as the #15 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

Just four of the eight conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with tournament play beginning with the semifinal round.

Games in the quarterfinal round were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.

Bracket

	Semifinals February 28					Championship March 1
	1	NE Louisiana	75
	5	Stephen F. Austin	63
						1	NE Louisiana	87
						3	Texas-Arlington	60
	3	Texas–Arlington	97
	2	North Texas State	91