1991 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

1991 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1990–91
Teams	7
Site	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
Champions	Fordham (1st title)
Winning coach	Nick Macarchuk (1st title)
MVP	Damon Lopez (Fordham)
Patriot League men's basketball tournaments

1990–91 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fordham †	11	–	1		.917			25	–	8		.758
Lehigh	10	–	2		.833			19	–	10		.655
Holy Cross	8	–	4		.667			18	–	12		.600
Bucknell	7	–	5		.583			18	–	13		.581
Army	3	–	9		.250			6	–	22		.214
Colgate	2	–	10		.167			5	–	23		.179
Lafayette	1	–	11		.083			7	–	21		.250
† 1991 Patriot League tournament winner

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.

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

Sources:[1][2]

References

1. "1990-91 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
2. "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 16, 2020.