1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1991 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 64
Finals site Hoosier Dome
Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions Duke (1st title)
Runner-up Kansas (6th title game)
Semifinalists North Carolina (10th Final Four)
UNLV (4th Final Four)
Winning coach Mike Krzyzewski (1st title)
MOP Christian Laettner Duke
Attendance 665,707
Top scorer Christian Laettner Duke
(125 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
«1990  1992»

The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 63 games were played.

Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski, won a rematch of the previous year's national final matchup against undefeated UNLV 79-77 in the semifinal, then won the national title with a 72–65 victory in the final game over Kansas, coached by Roy Williams. This was the first National Championship game for Williams as a head coach. Kansas defeated Williams' mentor Dean Smith and North Carolina in the semifinal. Kansas made its first trip to the National Championship game since 1988 when they defeated Oklahoma, making it their second trip to the Championship game in four seasons. Christian Laettner of Duke was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Contents

Locations

First and Second Rounds

Later Rounds

Region Site
East East Rutherford, New Jersey (Meadowlands Arena)
Midwest Pontiac, Michigan (Pontiac Silverdome)
Southeast Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Coliseum)
West Seattle, Washington (Kingdome)
Finals Indianapolis, Indiana (Hoosier Dome)

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East 1 North Carolina Dean Smith National Semifinals 3 Kansas L 79-73
East 2 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Round of 64 15 Richmond L 73-69
East 3 Oklahoma State Eddie Sutton Sweet Sixteen 10 Temple L 72-63
East 4 UCLA Jim Harrick Round of 64 13 Penn State L 74-69
East 5 Mississippi State Richard Williams Round of 64 12 Eastern Michigan L 76-56
East 6 North Carolina State Les Robinson Round of 32 3 Oklahoma State L 73-64
East 7 Purdue Gene Keady Round of 64 10 Temple L 80-63
East 8 Princeton Pete Carril Round of 64 9 Villanova L 50-48
East 9 Villanova Rollie Massimino Round of 32 1 North Carolina L 84-69
East 10 Temple John Chaney Regional Runner-up 1 North Carolina L 75-72
East 11 Southern Miss M.K. Turk Round of 64 6 North Carolina State L 114-85
East 12 Eastern Michigan Ben Braun Sweet Sixteen 1 North Carolina L 93-67
East 13 Penn State Bruce Parkhill Round of 32 12 Eastern Michigan L 71-68
East 14 New Mexico Dave Bliss Round of 64 3 Oklahoma State L 67-54
East 15 Richmond Dick Tarrant Round of 32 10 Temple L 77-64
East 16 Northeastern Karl Fogel Round of 64 1 North Carolina L 101-66
Midwest
Midwest 1 Ohio State Randy Ayers Sweet Sixteen 4 St. John's L 91-74
Midwest 2 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Champion 3 Kansas W 72-65
Midwest 3 Nebraska Danny Nee Round of 64 14 Xavier L 89-84
Midwest 4 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Regional Runner-up 2 Duke L 78-61
Midwest 5 Texas Tom Penders Round of 32 4 St. John's L 84-76
Midwest 6 LSU Dale Brown Round of 64 11 Connecticut L 79-62
Midwest 7 Iowa Tom Davis Round of 32 2 Duke L 85-70
Midwest 8 Georgia Tech Bobby Cremins Round of 32 1 Ohio State L 65-61
Midwest 9 DePaul Joey Meyer Round of 64 8 Georgia Tech L 87-70
Midwest 10 East Tennessee State Alan LeForce Round of 64 7 Iowa L 76-73
Midwest 11 Connecticut Jim Calhoun Sweet Sixteen 2 Duke L 81-67
Midwest 12 Saint Peter's Ted Fiore Round of 64 5 Texas L 73-65
Midwest 13 Northern Illinois Jim Molinari Round of 64 4 St. John's L 75-68
Midwest 14 Xavier Pete Gillen Round of 32 11 Connecticut L 66-50
Midwest 15 Northeastern Louisiana Mike Vining Round of 64 2 Duke L 102-73
Midwest 16 Towson Terry Truax Round of 64 1 Ohio State L 97-86
Southeast
Southeast 1 Arkansas Nolan Richardson Regional Runner-up 3 Kansas L 93-81
Southeast 2 Indiana Bob Knight Sweet Sixteen 3 Kansas L 83-65
Southeast 3 Kansas Roy Williams Runner Up 2 Duke L 72-65
Southeast 4 Alabama Wimp Sanderson Sweet Sixteen 1 Arkansas L 93-70
Southeast 5 Wake Forest Dave Odom Round of 32 4 Alabama L 96-88
Southeast 6 Pittsburgh Paul Evans Round of 32 3 Kansas L 77-66
Southeast 7 Florida State Pat Kennedy Round of 32 2 Indiana L 82-60
Southeast 8 Arizona State Bill Frieder Round of 32 1 Arkansas L 97-90
Southeast 9 Rutgers Bob Wenzel Round of 64 8 Arizona State L 79-76
Southeast 10 USC George Raveling Round of 64 7 Florida State L 75-72
Southeast 11 Georgia Hugh Durham Round of 64 6 Pittsburgh L 76-68
Southeast 12 Louisiana Tech Jerry Loyd Round of 64 5 Wake Forest L 71-65
Southeast 13 Murray State Steve Newton Round of 64 4 Alabama L 89-79
Southeast 14 New Orleans Tim Floyd Round of 64 3 Kansas L 55-49
Southeast 15 Coastal Carolina Russ Bergman Round of 64 2 Indiana L 79-69
Southeast 16 Georgia State Bob Reinhart Round of 64 1 Arkansas L 117-76
West
West 1 UNLV Jerry Tarkanian National Semifinals 2 Duke L 79-77
West 2 Arizona Lute Olson Sweet Sixteen 3 Seton Hall L 81-77
West 3 Seton Hall P.J. Carlesimo Regional Runner-up 1 UNLV L 77-65
West 4 Utah Rick Majerus Sweet Sixteen 1 UNLV L 83-66
West 5 Michigan State Jud Heathcote Round of 32 4 Utah L 85-84
West 6 New Mexico State Neil McCarthy Round of 64 11 Creighton L 64-56
West 7 Virginia Jeff Jones Round of 64 10 BYU L 61-48
West 8 Georgetown John Thompson Round of 32 1 UNLV L 62-54
West 9 Vanderbilt Eddie Fogler Round of 64 8 Georgetown L 70-60
West 10 BYU Roger Reid Round of 32 2 Arizona L 76-61
West 11 Creighton Tony Barone Round of 32 3 Seton Hall L 81-69
West 12 Wisconsin–Green Bay Dick Bennett Round of 64 5 Michigan State L 60-58
West 13 South Alabama Ronnie Arrow Round of 64 4 Utah L 82-72
West 14 Pepperdine Tom Asbury Round of 64 3 Seton Hall L 71-51
West 15 St. Francis, Pennsylvania Jim Baron Round of 64 2 Arizona L 93-80
West 16 Montana Stew Morrill Round of 64 1 UNLV L 99-65

Bracket

East region

  First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
                                     
1  North Carolina 101  
16  Northeastern 66  
  1  North Carolina 84  
 
  9  Villanova 69  
8  Princeton 48
9  Villanova 50  
  1  North Carolina 93  
  12  Eastern Michigan 67  
5  Mississippi State 56  
12  Eastern Michigan 76  
  12  Eastern Michigan 71
 
  13  Penn State 68*  
4  UCLA 69
13  Penn State 74  
  1  North Carolina 75
  10  Temple 72
6  North Carolina State 114  
11  Southern Mississippi 85  
  6  North Carolina State 64
 
  3  Oklahoma State 73  
3  Oklahoma State 67
14  New Mexico 54  
  3  Oklahoma State 63*
  10  Temple 72  
7  Purdue 63  
10  Temple 80  
  10  Temple 77
 
  15  Richmond 64  
2  Syracuse 69
15  Richmond 73  

Southeast region

  First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
                                     
1  Arkansas 117  
16  Georgia State 76  
  1  Arkansas 97  
 
  8  Arizona State 90  
8  Arizona State 79
9  Rutgers 76  
  1  Arkansas 93  
  4  Alabama 70  
5  Wake Forest 71  
12  Louisiana Tech 65  
  5  Wake Forest 88
 
  4  Alabama 96  
4  Alabama 89
13  Murray State 79  
  1  Arkansas 81
  3  Kansas 93
6  Pittsburgh 76  
11  Georgia 68*  
  6  Pittsburgh 66
 
  3  Kansas 77  
3  Kansas 55
14  New Orleans 49  
  3  Kansas 83
  2  Indiana 65  
7  Florida State 75  
10  Southern California 72  
  7  Florida State 60
 
  2  Indiana 82  
2  Indiana 79
15  Coastal Carolina 69  

Midwest region

  First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
                                     
1  Ohio State 97  
16  Towson 86  
  1  Ohio State 65  
 
  8  Georgia Tech 61  
8  Georgia Tech 87
9  DePaul 70  
  1  Ohio State 74  
  4  St John's 91  
5  Texas 73  
12  St Peters 65  
  5  Texas 76
 
  4  St John's 84  
4  St John's 75
13  Northern Illinois 68  
  4  St John's 61
  2  Duke 78
6  LSU 62  
11  Connecticut 79  
  11  Connecticut 66
 
  14  Xavier 50  
3  Nebraska 84
14  Xavier 89  
  11  Connecticut 67
  2  Duke 81  
7  Iowa 76  
10  East Tennessee State 73  
  7  Iowa 70
 
  2  Duke 85  
2  Duke 102
15  Northeast Louisiana 73  

West region

  First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
                                     
1  UNLV 99  
16  Montana 65  
  1  UNLV 62  
 
  8  Georgetown 54  
8  Georgetown 70
9  Vanderbilt 60  
  1  UNLV 83  
  4  Utah 66  
5  Michigan State 60  
12  Wisconsin–Green Bay 58  
  5  Michigan State 84**
 
  4  Utah 85  
4  Utah 82
13  South Alabama 72  
  1  UNLV 77
  3  Seton Hall 65
6  New Mexico State 56  
11  Creighton 64  
  11  Creighton 69
 
  3  Seton Hall 81  
3  Seton Hall 71
14  Pepperdine 51  
  3  Seton Hall 81
  2  Arizona 77  
7  Virginia 48  
10  BYU 61  
  10  BYU 61
 
  2  Arizona 76  
2  Arizona 93
15  St Francis-PA 80  

Final Four

  National Semifinals National Championship Game
                 
E1  North Carolina 73  
S3  Kansas 79  
    S3  Kansas 65
  M2  Duke 72
M2  Duke 79
W1  UNLV 77  

Broadcast information

For the first time, CBS Sports showed all 63 tournament games. In the first three rounds, games were shown on a regional basis, except for one game each on Saturday and Sunday in the second round. Usual start times were noon and 7:30 or 8 p.m. Eastern time on each of the Thursdays and Fridays. During the weekend of the second round, the national telecast began at noon, with the regional windows (three on Saturday, two on Sunday) following. Although the times would be adjusted, the same basic format was in place until 2010. As of 2011, the regional broadcasts will be replaced by simulcast feeds on non-broadcast networks owned by Turner Sports.

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