The 1991 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 27âÂÂMarch 2, 1991, at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. Number five seed Florida A&M defeated three seed , 84âÂÂ80 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.
The Rattlers participated in one of three play-in games to the 1991 NCAA tournament. NE Louisiana defeated Florida A&M, so Florida A&M did not participate in the NCAA Tournament.
All nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the first round. The top seven teams received byes to the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.