1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 II 1991 Men's 100px 32 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts North Alabama Lions 2nd Bridgeport Knights 1st Bakersfield State Roadrunners 4th Virginia Union Panthers 2nd Gary Elliott 1st Lambert Shell Bridgeport 45,580 The 1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball 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. USA 450 right 1991 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 31.54 -85.66 right Troy Troy State University USA cyan pog.svg 41.06 -80.06 right Slippery Rock Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvaniak USA cyan pog.svg 42.25 -71.8 top Worcester Assumption University (Worcester) USA cyan pog.svg 47.66 -97.08 left Grand Forks University of North Dakota USA cyan pog.svg 35.16 -80.56 bottom Charlotte Johnson C. Smith University USA cyan pog.svg 38.55 -93.55 left Warrensburg Central Missouri State University USA cyan pog.svg 35.25 -119.05 bottom Bakersfield California State University, Bakersfield USA cyan pog.svg 40.7 -82.23 left Ashland Ashland University USA red pog.svg 42.15 -72.4 left Springfield Springfield Civic Center Regional participants SchoolOutcomeAssumptionFourth PlaceBridgeportRegional ChampionFranklin PierceRunner-upMerrimackThird Place SchoolOutcomeC.W. PostRunner-upPhiladelphia URegional ChampionShippensburgFourth PlaceSlippery RockThird Place SchoolOutcomeCentral Missouri StateRunner-upKentucky WesleyanThird PlaceSouthwest BaptistRegional ChampionWest Texas StateFourth Place SchoolOutcomeAlaska–AnchorageRunner-upCal State BakersfieldRegional ChampionChico StateFourth PlaceUC RiversideThird Place SchoolOutcomeMetro StateThird PlaceNebraska–KearneyFourth PlaceNorth DakotaRegional ChampionSouth Dakota StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeJohnson C. SmithThird PlaceMorehouseFourth PlaceUSC SpartanburgRunner-upVirginia UnionRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeHamptonThird PlaceFlorida SouthernFourth PlaceNorth AlabamaRegional ChampionTroy StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAshlandRegional ChampionBellarmineThird PlaceGrand Valley StateRunner-upMissouri Western StateFourth Place *denotes tie Regionals New England - Worcester, Massachusetts Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 16 Franklin Pierce 82 Merrimack 79 Bridgeport 94 Assumption 87 Franklin Pierce 77 Bridgeport 81 Third Place - Merrimack 89, Assumption 71 East - Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Location: Morrow Field House Host: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 16 Philadelphia U 62 Shippensburg 50 C.W. Post 70 Slippery Rock 66 Philadelphia U 64 C.W. Post 63 Third Place - Slippery Rock 119, Shippensburg 101 South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 16 Southwest Baptist 98 Kentucky Wesleyan 81 Central Missouri State 72 West Texas State 69 Southwest Baptist 63 Central Missouri State 61 Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 91, West Texas State 78 West - Bakersfield, California Location: CSUB Student Activities Center Host: California State University, Bakersfield Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 16 Alaska–Anchorage 74 Chico State 69 Cal State Bakersfield 75 UC Riverside 62 Alaska–Anchorage 68 Cal State Bakersfield 78 Third Place - UC Riverside 90, Chico State 82 North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 16 South Dakota State 92 Metro State 79 North Dakota 90 Nebraska–Kearney 60 South Dakota State 51 North Dakota 54 Third Place - Metro State 99, Nebraska–Kearney 92 South Atlantic - Charlotte, North Carolina Location: Brayboy Gymnasium Host: Johnson C. Smith University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 16 Virginia Union 89 Morehouse 79 USC Spartanburg 99 Johnson C. Smith 74 Virginia Union 77 USC Spartanburg 73 Third Place - Johnson C. Smith 102, Morehouse 89 South - Troy, Alabama Location: Sartain Hall Host: Troy State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 16 North Alabama 94 Hampton 80 Troy State 78 Florida Southern 73 North Alabama 93 Troy State 86 Third Place - Hampton 70, Florida Southern 68 Great Lakes - Ashland, Ohio Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 15 Regional finalSweet 16March 16 Grand Valley State 78 Bellarmine 73 Ashland 103 Missouri Western State 72 Grand Valley State 75 Ashland 82 Third Place - Bellarmine 94, Missouri Western State 83 *denotes each overtime played Elite Eight - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College National QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 21 National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 22 National championshipMarch 23 Bridgeport 69 Philadelphia U 62 Southwest Baptist 52 Cal State Bakersfield 55 North Dakota 63 Virginia Union 64 North Alabama 92 Ashland 84 Bridgeport 73* Cal State Bakersfield 66 Virginia Union 76 North Alabama 97 Bridgeport 72 North Alabama 79 *denotes each overtime played All-tournament team Pat Morris (Bridgeport) Lambert Shell (Bridgeport) Fred Stafford (North Alabama) Allen Williams (North Alabama) Carl Wilmer (North Alabama) References 1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com External links NCAA record bookJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament