1990 American South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1990 American South Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Convocation Center at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas.[2]

1990 American South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams6
Finals siteConvocation Center
Jonesboro, AR
ChampionsNew Orleans (1st title)
Winning coachTim Floyd (1st title)
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1989–90 American South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisiana Tech82 .800208 .714
New Orleans82 .8002111 .656
Texas–Pan American73 .700219 .700
Southwestern Louisiana46 .400209 .690
Arkansas State28 .2001513 .536
Lamar19 .100721 .250
1990 American South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

New Orleans defeated Texas–Pan American in the championship game, 48–44, to take home their first American South men's basketball tournament title.

The Privateers did not receive an automatic invitation to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Instead, they participated in the 1990 NIT.

Format

All six of the conference's founding members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top two teams were given byes into the semifinals while the bottom four teams were placed and paired into the initial quarterfinal round.

All games were played at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
Championship
Sunday, March 4
         
1New Orleans91
4Southwestern Louisiana76
5Arkansas State69
4Southwestern Louisiana83
1New Orleans48
3Texas–Pan American44
3Texas–Pan American92
6Lamar82
3Texas–Pan American82
2Louisiana Tech76

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