# 1991 National Invitation Tournament

The 1991 National Invitation Tournament was the 1991 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. This tournament adopted the tenths-second game clock in the final minute of every period.

## Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Appearance | Last bid |
| Arkansas State | American South | 21–8 | 4th | 1989 |
| Ball State | MAC | 21–9 | 1st | Never |
| Boise State | Big Sky | 18–10 | 3rd | 1989 |
| Bowling Green | MAC | 17–12 | 10th | 1990 |
| Butler | Midwestern Collegiate | 18–10 | 4th | 1989 |
| Cincinnati | Metro | 17–11 | 8th | 1990 |
| Colorado | Big Eight | 15–13 | 3rd | 1940 |
| Coppin State | MEAC | 19–10 | 1st | Never |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Northeast | 22–8 | 1st | Never |
| Fordham | Patriot | 24–7 | 16th | 1990 |
| Furman | SoCon | 20–8 | 1st | Never |
| George Washington | Atlantic 10 | 19–11 | 1st | Never |
| Houston | Southwest | 18–10 | 5th | 1988 |
| James Madison | CAA | 19–9 | 3rd | 1990 |
| La Salle | MAAC | 19–9 | 11th | 1987 |
| Memphis State | Metro | 16–14 | 11th | 1990 |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 14–14 | 5th | 1984 |
| Oklahoma | Big Eight | 16–14 | 4th | 1982 |
| Providence | Big East | 17–12 | 11th | 1986 |
| Rice | Southwest | 16–13 | 2nd | 1943 |
| Siena | MAAC | 23–9 | 2nd | 1988 |
| South Carolina | Metro | 19–12 | 5th | 1983 |
| South Florida | Sun Belt | 19–10 | 4th | 1985 |
| Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 16–13 | 6th | 1990 |
| Southwest Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 21–11 | 2nd | 1986 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 15–13 | 3rd | 1990 |
| Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 18–11 | 6th | 1990 |
| UAB | Sun Belt | 18–12 | 3rd | 1989 |
| UMass | Atlantic 10 | 17–11 | 8th | 1990 |
| West Virginia | Atlantic 10 | 16–13 | 9th | 1988 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 14–14 | 2nd | 1989 |
| Wyoming | WAC | 19–11 | 4th | 1986 |

## Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Providence | Providence | 98 | | | | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 93 | | | | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 93 | Providence | Providence | 85 | | | |
| | | | West Virginia | West Virginia | 79 | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 86 | West Virginia | West Virginia | 79 | | | |
| Furman | Furman | 67 | | | | | | |
| Furman | Furman | 67 | | | | Providence | Providence | 74 |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 83 |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 82 | | | | | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 83 |
| Ball State | Ball State | 55 | | | | | | |
| Ball State | Ball State | 55 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 81 | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 89 | | | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 111 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 89 | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 86 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Colorado | Colorado | 71 | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 64 | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 64 | Colorado | Colorado | 83 | | | |
| | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 75 | | | |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | 63 | Wyoming | Wyoming | 75 | | | |
| Butler | Butler | 61 | | | | | | |
| Butler | Butler | 61 | | | | Colorado | Colorado | 81 |
| | | | | | | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 75 |
| Memphis State | Memphis State | 82 | | | | | | | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 75 |
| UAB | UAB | 76 | | | | | | |
| UAB | UAB | 76 | Memphis | Memphis | 57 | | | |
| | | | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 58 | | | |
| Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 78 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 58 | | | |
| Rice | Rice | 71 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| UMass | UMass | 93 | | | | | | |
| La Salle | La Salle | 90 | | | | | | |
| La Salle | La Salle | 90 | UMass | UMass | 78 | | | |
| | | | Fordham | Fordham | 74 | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 76 | Fordham | Fordham | 74 | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 66 | | | | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 66 | | | | UMass | UMass | 82 |
| | | | | | | Siena | Siena | 80 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 69 | | | | | | | Siena | Siena | 80 |
| George Washington | George Washington | 63 | | | | | | |
| George Washington | George Washington | 63 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 58 | | | |
| | | | Siena | Siena | 63 | | | |
| Siena | Siena | 90 | Siena | Siena | 63 | | | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | 85 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 75 | | | | | | |
| Boise State | Boise State | 74 | | | | | | |
| Boise State | Boise State | 74 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 72 | | | |
| | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 69 | | | |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 57 | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 69 | | | |
| Coppin State | Coppin State | 47 | | | | | | |
| Coppin State | Coppin State | 47 | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 68 |
| | | | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 78 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 87 | | | | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 78 |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 79 | | | | | | |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 79 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 72 | | | |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 80 | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 93 | Stanford | Stanford | 80 | | | |
| Houston | Houston | 86 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 88 | | | |
| Colorado | Colorado | 78 | | | |
| Colorado | Colorado | 78 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 72 |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 78 |
| UMass | UMass | 71 | Stanford | Stanford | 78 |
| Stanford | Stanford | 78 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Colorado | Colorado | 98 |
| UMass | UMass | 91 |