1991 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1991 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–9 at the Arena-Auditorium at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]

1991 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199091
Teams9
SiteArena-Auditorium
Laramie, WY
ChampionsBYU (1st title)
Winning coachRoger Reid (1st title)
MVPShawn Bradley (BYU)
1990–91 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Utah151 .938  304  .882
Brigham Young115 .688  2113  .618
New Mexico106 .625  2010  .667
Wyoming88 .500  2012  .625
UTEP79 .438  1613  .552
Hawaii79 .438  1613  .552
Colorado State610 .375  1514  .517
San Diego State610 .375  1316  .448
Air Force214 .125  920  .310
1991 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

BYU defeated rival Utah in the championship game, 51–49, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Cougars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by Utah, the WAC regular season champion, and New Mexico.

Format

The tournament field remained fixed at nine teams, and teams were again seeded based on regular season conference records. All teams were entered into the quarterfinal round with the exception of the two lowest-seeded teams, who played in the preliminary first round to determine who would then play against the tournament's top seed.

Bracket

  First round
Wednesday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
                                     
       
  1 #8 Utah 67  
    8 San Diego State 56  
9 Air Force 51
8 San Diego State 58  
  1 #8 Utah 69  
  4 Wyoming 63  
       
       
  5 UTEP 67
    4 Wyoming 71  
     
       
  1 #8 Utah 49
  2 BYU 51
       
       
  3 New Mexico 67
    6 Hawaii 68  
     
       
  6 Hawaii 71
  2 BYU 73  
       
       
  7 Colorado State 56
    2 BYU 69  
     

References

  1. "1990-91 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
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