The 1991

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involved 32 schools playing in a

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to determine the national champion of men's

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Division II

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as a culmination of the 1990-91 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of North Alabama and Bridgeport's Lambert Shell was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants

*denotes tie

Regionals

New England -
Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host:

Assumption College Assumption College may refer to these educational institutions: Australia * Assumption College, Kilmore, Victoria * Assumption College, Warwick, Queensland Canada * Assumption University (Windsor, Ontario) (formerly Assumption College) * Assumpt ...

*Third Place - Merrimack 89, Assumption 71

East - Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Location: Morrow Field House Host: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania *Third Place - Slippery Rock 119, Shippensburg 101

South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri

Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host:

Central Missouri State University The University of Central Missouri (UCM) is a public university in Warrensburg, Missouri. In 2019, enrollment was 11,229 students from 49 states and 59 countries on its 1,561-acre campus. UCM offers 150 programs of study, including 10 pre-profes ...

*Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 91, West Texas State 78

West -
Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...

Location: CSUB Student Activities Center Host: California State University, Bakersfield *Third Place - UC Riverside 90, Chico State 82

North Central -
Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...

Location:

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Host:

University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota (also known as UND or North Dakota) is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of ...

*Third Place - Metro State 99, Nebraska–Kearney 92

South Atlantic -
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

Location: Brayboy Gymnasium Host:

Johnson C. Smith University Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) is a Private university, private Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and accredited by the ...

*Third Place - Johnson C. Smith 102, Morehouse 89

South -
Troy, Alabama Troy is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Alabama, United States. It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843. Between 1763 and 1783, the area where Troy sits was part of the colony of British West Florida.The Economy of Brit ...

Location: Sartain Hall Host:

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*Third Place - Hampton 70, Florida Southern 68

Great Lakes - Ashland, Ohio

Location: Kates Gymnasium Host:

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*Third Place - Bellarmine 94, Missouri Western State 83 *denotes each overtime played

Elite Eight -
Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ...

Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts:

American International College American International College (AIC) is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts. History American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885, as the French Protestant College by Rev. Calvin E. Amaron, who sough ...

and

Springfield College Springfield College is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts. It confers undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is known as the birthplace of basketball because the sport was invented there in 1891 by Canadian-American instructor J ...

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

* Pat Morris (Bridgeport) * Lambert Shell (Bridgeport) * Chris Lacey (CS Los Angeles) * Allen Williams (North Alabama) * Carl Wilmer (North Alabama)

References

1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com

External links

NCAA record book
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