The 1990

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was held March 3–5 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in

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defeated in the championship game, 81–74, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. The Bulls, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament. They were joined in the tournament by regular season champions UAB, who received an at-large bid.

Format

There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

References

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Format

Bracket

See also

References