1991 NAIA men's basketball tournament

1991 (1991) NAIA men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Oklahoma City (1 title, 1 title game, 1 Fab Four)
Runner-up	Central Arkansas (1 title game, 2 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Taylor (1 Final Four) Pfeiffer (1 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	David Wayne (Taylor)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Eric Manuel (Oklahoma City)
NAIA men's tournaments « 1990 1992 »

The 1991 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 54th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. ^[1]

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: est. 1994. ^[2]

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					NAIA national semifinals					NAIA national championship
	1	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	78
	–	Maine-Machias	49
						1	Wisconsin Eau Claire	55
						16	Westmont	52*
	16	Westmont	65
	–	Emporia State	55
											1	Wisconsin Eau Claire	57
	TOP TIER
											9	Taylor	64
	9	Taylor	68
	–	Francis Marion	47
						9	Taylor	60
						–	Northern State (SD)	59
	–	Northern State (SD)	80
	8	Georgia Southwestern State	67
																9	Taylor	60
																5	Central Arkansas	60
	5	Central Arkansas	75
	–	Olivet Nazarene	66
						5	Central Arkansas	99
						12	Rio Grande	67
	12	Rio Grande	111
	–	Campbellsville	92
											5	Central Arkansas	95
	TOP TIER
											13	Athens State	64
	13	Athens State	86
	–	Whitworth	65
						13	Athens State	62
						4	Minnesota Duluth	56*
	4	Minnesota–Duluth	76
	–	Xavier (LA)	68
																					5	Central Arkansas	74
																					2	Oklahoma City	77
	3	Lipscomb	106
	–	Holy Family	75
						3	Lipscomb	89
						14	Briar Cliff	87
	14	Briar Cliff	72
	–	Park	60
											3	Lipscomb	95
	BOTTOM TIER
											6	Pfeiffer	96
	11	St. Mary's (TX)	96
	–	Hawaii Loa	94*
						11	St. Mary’s (TX)	71
						6	Pfeiffer	83
	6	Pfeiffer	96
	–	Saint Vincent	82
																6	Pfeiffer	83
																2	Oklahoma City	100
	–	St. Mary’s (MI)	77
	7	Wayland Baptist	68
						–	St. Mary’s (MI)	83
						10	College of Idaho	96
	10	College of Idaho	96
	–	Saint Rose	91**
											–	St. Mary’s (MI)	94
	BOTTOM TIER
											2	Oklahoma City	112
	15	Concord (WV)	106
	–	Southern Colorado	91
						15	Concord (WV)	85
						2	Oklahoma City	107
	2	Oklahoma City	80
	–	Concordia (NE)	77

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 1991 NAIA women's basketball tournament
• 1991 NCAA men's basketball tournaments (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• 1991 NCAA women's basketball tournaments (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• 1991 National Invitation Tournament

References

1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
2. NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine