1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Basketball season
The 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1990 and ended with the Final Four at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 1, 1991. The Duke Blue Devils won their first NCAA national championship with a 72–65 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.
Season headlines
Major rule changes
Beginning in 1990–91, the following rule changes were implemented:
- Players fouled in the act of shooting a missed three-pointer received three free throws instead of the previous two.
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3]
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference
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Regular season first place
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Conference player of the year
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Conference Coach of the Year
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Conference tournament
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Tournament venue (city)
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Tournament winner
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American South Conference
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Arkansas State & New Orleans[a]
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Tank Collins, New Orleans
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Nelson Catalina, Arkansas State
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1991 American South Conference men's basketball tournament
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Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA)
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Louisiana Tech
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Atlantic 10 Conference
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Rutgers
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Keith Hughes, Rutgers
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John Carroll, Duquesne
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1991 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
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Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)
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Penn State
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Atlantic Coast Conference
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Duke
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Rodney Monroe, NC State
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Dave Odom, Wake Forest
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1991 ACC men's basketball tournament
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Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
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North Carolina
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Big East Conference
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Syracuse
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Billy Owens, Syracuse
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Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
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1991 Big East men's basketball tournament
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Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
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Seton Hall
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Big Eight Conference
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Kansas & Oklahoma State[a]
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Byron Houston, Oklahoma State & Doug Smith, Missouri
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Danny Nee, Nebraska
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1991 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
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Kemper Arena (Kansas City, MO)
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Missouri
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Big Sky Conference
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Montana
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Kevin Kearney, Montana
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Stew Morrill, Montana
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1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
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Dahlberg Arena (Missoula, MT)
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Montana
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Big South Conference
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Coastal Carolina
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Tony Dunkin, Coastal Carolina
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Oliver Purnell, Radford
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1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
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Civic Center of Anderson (Anderson, SC)
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Coastal Carolina
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Big Ten Conference
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Indiana & Ohio State
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Jim Jackson, Ohio State
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Randy Ayers, Ohio State
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No Tournament
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Big West Conference
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UNLV
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Larry Johnson, UNLV
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Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV
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1991 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
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Long Beach Arena (Long Beach, CA)
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UNLV
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Colonial Athletic Association
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James Madison
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Steve Hood, James Madison
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Dick Tarrant, Richmond
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1991 CAA men's basketball tournament
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Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
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Richmond
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East Coast Conference
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Towson State
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Devin Boyd, Towson State
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Terry Truax, Towson State
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1991 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
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Towson Center (Towson, MD)
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Towson State
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Ivy League
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Princeton
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Kit Mueller, Princeton
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Not named
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No Tournament
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Metro Conference
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Southern Miss
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Clarence Weatherspoon, Southern Miss
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Perry Clark, Tulane
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1991 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
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Roanoke Civic Center (Roanoke, VA)
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Florida State
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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
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La Salle & Siena[a]
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Marc Brown, Siena
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Ted Fiore, Saint Peter's
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1991 MAAC men's basketball tournament
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Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, NY)
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Saint Peter's
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Mid-American Conference
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Eastern Michigan
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Marcus Kennedy, Eastern Michigan
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Ben Braun, Eastern Michigan
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1991 MAC men's basketball tournament
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Cobo Arena (Detroit, MI)
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Eastern Michigan
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Mid-Continent Conference
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Northern Illinois
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Tony Bennett, Wisconsin–Green Bay
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Jim Molinari, Northern Illinois
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1991 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
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Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (Green Bay, WI)
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Wisconsin–Green Bay
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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Coppin State
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Larry Stewart, Coppin State
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Fang Mitchell, Coppin State
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1991 MEAC men's basketball tournament
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Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)
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Florida A&M
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Midwestern Collegiate Conference
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Xavier
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Darin Archbold, Butler
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Barry Collier, Butler
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1991 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
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UD Arena (Dayton, OH)
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Xavier
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Missouri Valley Conference
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Creighton
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Chad Gallagher, Creighton
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Tates Locke, Indiana State
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1991 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
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Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, MO)
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Creighton
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North Atlantic Conference
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Northeastern
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Matt Johnson, Vermont
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Tom Brennan, Vermont
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1991 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
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Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
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Northeastern
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Northeast Conference
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Fairleigh Dickinson & Saint Francis (PA)[a]
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Mike Iuzzolino, Saint Francis (PA)
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Rich Zvosec, St. Francis (NY)
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1991 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
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DeGol Arena (Loretto, PA)
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Saint Francis (PA)
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Ohio Valley Conference
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Murray State
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Popeye Jones, Murray State
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Dave Loos, Austin Peay
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1991 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
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Racer Arena (Murray, KY)
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Murray State
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Pacific-10 Conference
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Arizona
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Terrell Brandon, Oregon
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Kelvin Sampson, Washington State
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No Tournament
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Patriot League
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Fordham
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Damon Lopez, Fordham
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Nick Macarchuk, Fordham
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1991 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
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Hart Center (Worcester, MA)
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Fordham
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Southeastern Conference
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LSU & Mississippi State
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Shaquille O'Neal, LSU
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Rick Pitino, Kentucky
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1991 SEC men's basketball tournament
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Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, TN)
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Alabama
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Southern Conference
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East Tennessee State & Furman[a]
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Keith Jennings, East Tennessee State
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Butch Estes, Furman
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1991 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
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Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, NC)
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East Tennessee State
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Southland Conference
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Northeast Louisiana
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Carlos Funchess, Northeast Louisiana & Anthony Jones, Northeast Louisiana
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Ned Fowler, Stephen F. Austin
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1991 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
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Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Monroe, LA)
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Northeast Louisiana
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Southwest Conference
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Arkansas
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Oliver Miller, Arkansas
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Nolan Richardson, Arkansas
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1991 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
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Reunion Arena (Dallas, TX)
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Arkansas
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Southwestern Athletic Conference
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Jackson State
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Steve Rogers, Alabama State
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Andy Stoglin, Jackson State
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1991 SWAC men's basketball tournament
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Health and Physical Education Arena (Houston, TX)
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Jackson State
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Sun Belt Conference
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South Alabama
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Chris Gatling, Old Dominion
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Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama
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1991 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
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Mobile Civic Center (Mobile, AL)
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South Alabama
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Trans America Athletic Conference
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Texas–San Antonio
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Patrick Greer, Centenary
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Tommy Vardeman, Centenary
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1991 TAAC men's basketball tournament
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Edmunds Center (DeLand, FL)
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Georgia State
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West Coast Athletic Conference
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Pepperdine
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Doug Christie, Pepperdine
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Tom Asbury, Pepperdine
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1991 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
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Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, CA)
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Pepperdine
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Western Athletic Conference
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Utah
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Josh Grant, Utah
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Rick Majerus, Utah
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1991 WAC men's basketball tournament
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Arena-Auditorium (Laramie, WY)
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BYU
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- ^ a b c d e Top seed in conference tournament.
Statistical leaders
Conference standings
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1990-91 Ivy League men's basketball standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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Team |
W |
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L |
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PCT |
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W |
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L |
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PCT
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No. 18 Princeton |
14 |
– |
0 |
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1.000 |
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24 |
– |
3
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.889
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Yale |
9 |
– |
5 |
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.643 |
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15 |
– |
11
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.577
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Cornell |
6 |
– |
8 |
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.429 |
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13 |
– |
13
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.500
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Brown |
6 |
– |
8 |
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.429 |
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11 |
– |
15
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.423
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Harvard |
6 |
– |
8 |
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.429 |
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9 |
– |
17
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.346
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Penn |
6 |
– |
8 |
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.429 |
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9 |
– |
17
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.346
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Columbia |
5 |
– |
9 |
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.357 |
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7 |
– |
19
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.269
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Dartmouth |
4 |
– |
10 |
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.286 |
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9 |
– |
17
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.346
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Rankings from AP Poll[7]
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1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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Team |
W |
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L |
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PCT |
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W |
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L |
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PCT
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No. 8 Arizona |
14 |
– |
4 |
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.778 |
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28 |
– |
7
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.800
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No. 16 UCLA |
11 |
– |
7 |
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.611 |
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23 |
– |
9
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.719
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Arizona State |
10 |
– |
8 |
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.556 |
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20 |
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10
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.667
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USC |
10 |
– |
8 |
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.556 |
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19 |
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10
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.655
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Stanford |
8 |
– |
10 |
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.444 |
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20 |
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13
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.606
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Washington State |
8 |
– |
10 |
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.444 |
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16 |
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12
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.571
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Oregon State |
8 |
– |
10 |
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.444 |
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14 |
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14
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.500
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Oregon |
8 |
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10 |
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.444 |
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13 |
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15
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.464
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California |
8 |
– |
10 |
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.444 |
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13 |
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15
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.464
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Washington |
5 |
– |
13 |
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.278 |
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14 |
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14
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.500
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As of April 15, 1991[9] Rankings from AP Poll
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1990–91 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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Team |
W |
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L |
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PCT |
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W |
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L |
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PCT
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No. 2 Arkansas † |
15 |
– |
1 |
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.938 |
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34 |
– |
4
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.895
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No. 23 Texas |
13 |
– |
3 |
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.813 |
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23 |
– |
9
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.719
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Houston |
10 |
– |
6 |
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.625 |
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18 |
– |
11
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.621
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TCU |
9 |
– |
7 |
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.563 |
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18 |
– |
10
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.643
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Rice |
9 |
– |
7 |
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.563 |
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16 |
– |
14
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.533
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SMU |
6 |
– |
10 |
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.375 |
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12 |
– |
17
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.414
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Baylor |
4 |
– |
12 |
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.250 |
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12 |
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15
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.444
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Texas Tech |
4 |
– |
12 |
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.250 |
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8 |
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23
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.258
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Texas A&M |
2 |
– |
14 |
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.125 |
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8 |
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21
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.276
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† 1991 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
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Postseason tournaments
NCAA tournament
| National Semifinals
| | | National Championship Game
| | | | | | | | | | | | | E1
| North Carolina
| 73
| | | | | S3
| Kansas
| 79
| | | | S3
| Kansas
| 65
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| | | | | M2
| Duke
| 72
| | | M2
| Duke
| 79
| | | | | W1
| UNLV
| 77
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National Invitation tournament
NIT Semifinals and Final
| Semifinals
| | | Finals
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma
| 88
| | | | | Colorado
| 78
| | | | Oklahoma
| 72
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| | | | | Stanford
| 78
| | | Massachusetts
| 71
| | | | | Stanford
| 78
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| Third place game
| | | | | | | | Colorado
| 98
| | | | Massachusetts
| 91
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Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
References
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