1991 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1991 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1990–91
Teams	9
Site	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Creighton (4th title)
Winning coach	Tony Barone (2nd title)
MVP	Bob Harstad (Creighton)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1990–91 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Creighton †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
Tulsa	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
Indiana State	9	–	7		.563			14	–	14		.500
Southern Illinois	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Wichita State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Bradley	6	–	10		.375			8	–	20		.286
Illinois State	4	–	12		.250			5	–	23		.179
Drake	4	–	12		.250			8	–	21		.276
† 1991 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1990–1991 regular season at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Creighton Bluejays defeated the Southwest Missouri State Bears in the championship game, 68-52, and as a result won their 4th MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	Opening Round March 1, 1991					Quarterfinals March 2, 1991					Semifinals March 3, 1991					Final March 4, 1991
						1	Creighton	77
						9	Drake	58
	8	Illinois State	55
	9	Drake	57
											1	Creighton	71
											5	Southern Illinois	66
						4	Indiana State	61
						5	Southern Illinois	80
																1	Creighton	68
																2	Southwest Missouri State	52
						2	Southwest Missouri State	68
						7	Bradley	49
											2	Southwest Missouri State	82
											3	Tulsa	802OT
						3	Tulsa	71
						6	Wichita State	52