1991 NIT Men's Basketball Tournamnet

1991 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 1991 NIT Tournament remained at a 32 team field. The preliminary rounds consisting of four regions with eight teams each playing at a teams home site. The four finalists from the regions met at Madison Square Gardeens to determine a champion. The Stanford Cardinal coached by Mike Montgomery won trheir first NIT title defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship game. Adam Keefe of Stanford was the tournament MVP.

1991 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Semifinals			National Championship Game

2	Oklahoma	88
1	Colorado	78
			2	Oklahoma	72
			2	Stanford	78
2	Stanford	78
1	UMass	71

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Providence	17-12	Big East
Oklahoma	16-14	Big Eight
Cincinnati	17-11	Metro
West Virginia	16-13	Atlantic 10
Furman	20-8	SoCon
Ball State	18-10	MAC
Tulsa	18-11	Missouri Valley
James Madison	19-9	CAA

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Providence	98
8	James Madison	93
				Providence	85
				West Virginia	79
5	Furman	67
4	West Virginia	86

							Providence	74
							Oklahoma	83
3	Cincinnati	82
6	Ball State	55
				Oklahoma	89
				Cincinnati	79
7	Tulsa	86
2	Oklahoma	111

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Colorado	15-13	Big Eight
Arkansas State	21-8	American South
Memphis State	16-14	Metro
Wyoming	19-11	WAC
Butler	18-10	Midwestern Collegiate
UAB	18-12	Sun Belt
Rice	16-13	Southwest
Michigan	14-14	Big Ten

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Colorado	71
8	Michigan	64
				Colorado	83
				Wyoming	75
5	Butler	61
4	Wyoming	63

							Colorado	81
							Arkansas State	75
3	Memphis State	82
6	UAB	76
				Arkansas State	58
				Memphis State	57
7	Rice	71
2	Arkansas State	78

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
UMass	17-11	Atlantic 10
Siena	23-9	MAAC
South Carolina	19-12	Metro
Fordham	24-7	Patriot
South Florida	19-10	Sun Belt
George Washington	19-11	Atlantic 10
Fairleigh Dickinson	22-8	Northeast
La Salle	19-9	MAAC

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	UMass	93
8	La Salle	90
				UMass	78
				Fordham	74
5	South Florida	66
4	Fordham	76

							UMass	82
							Siena	80
3	South Carolina	69
6	George Washington	63
				Siena	63
				South Carolina	58
7	Fairleigh Dickinson	85
2	Siena	90

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Southern Illinois	16-13	Missouri Valley
Stanford	15-13	Pac-10
Wisconsin	14-14	Big Ten
Southwest Missouri State	21-11	Missouri Valley
Coppin State	19-10	MEAC
Bowling Green	17-12	MAC
Houston	18-10	Southwest
Boise State	-	Big Sky

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Southern Illinois	75
8	Boise State	74
				Southern Illinois	72
				Southwest Missouri State	69
5	Coppin State	47
4	Southwest Missouri State	57

							Southern Illinois	68
							Stanford	78
3	Wisconsin	87
6	Bowling Green	79
				Stanford	80
				Wisconsin	72
7	Houston	86
2	Stanford	93