1991 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

1991 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199091
Teams7
SiteHart Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsFordham (1st title)
Winning coachNick Macarchuk (1st title)
MVPDamon Lopez (Fordham)
1990–91 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fordham111 .917  258  .758
Lehigh102 .833  1910  .655
Holy Cross84 .667  1812  .600
Bucknell75 .583  1813  .581
Army39 .250  622  .214
Colgate210 .167  523  .179
Lafayette111 .083  721  .250
1991 Patriot League Tournament winner

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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