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1991 MAC men's basketball tournament

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1991 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams8
SiteCobo Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsEastern Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coachBen Braun (2nd title)
MVPMarcus Kennedy (Eastern Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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1992 →
1990–91 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Michigan 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Miami (OH) 10 6   .625 16 12   .571
Ball State 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Bowling Green 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Ohio 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Central Michigan 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Toledo 7 9   .438 17 16   .515
Kent State 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Western Michigan 2 14   .125 5 22   .185
1991 Mid-American Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 MAC men's basketball tournament took place March 8–10, 1991, at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Eastern Michigan defeated Toledo, 67–66 in the championship game, to win its second MAC Tournament title.

The Eagles earned an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as #12 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, Eastern Michigan defeated Mississippi State 76–56, and followed that with a 71–68 win over Penn State to earn its first NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance in program history.

Format

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Eight of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Western Michigan was left out of the tournament field.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Final
March 10
         
1 Eastern Michigan 66
8 Kent State 47
1 Eastern Michigan 72
4 Bowling Green 66
4 Bowling Green 66
5 Ohio 58
1 Eastern Michigan 67
7 Toledo 66
3 Ball State 77
6 Central Michigan 69
3 Ball State 61
7 Toledo 62
2 Miami (OH) 59
7 Toledo 70

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References

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  1. ^ "1990-91 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.