1991 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 2 to March 4, 1991, and March 7, 1991, at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, except for the final that was played at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Penn State University won the tournament. Temple and Rutgers also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Freddie Barnes of Penn State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The top six teams in the conference received first-round byes.

1991 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199091
Teams10
SiteThe Palestra
Philadelphia and
Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
ChampionsPenn State (1st title)
Winning coachBruce Parkhill (1st title)
MVPFreddie Barnes (Penn State)
1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rutgers144 .7781910  .655
Temple135 .7222410  .706
Penn State108 .5562111  .656
George Washington108 .5561912  .613
UMass108 .5562013  .606
West Virginia108 .5561714  .548
Duquesne108 .5561315  .464
Saint Joseph's711 .3891317  .433
Rhode Island612 .3331117  .393
St. Bonaventure018 .000523  .179
1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State departed the Atlantic 10 following this season. The Nittany Lions played an independent schedule in 1991-92, then joined the Big Ten on July 1, 1992.

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