[1] Southwestern Louisiana defeated top-seeded Louisiana Tech in the championship game, 75–71, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.
The Ragin' Cajuns, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament.
Fellow Sun Belt member Louisiana Tech joined them in the tournament, earning an at-large bid.
In turn, eight new teams were added: Arkansas–Little Rock, Arkansas State, Central Florida, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, New Orleans, Southwestern Louisiana, and Texas–Pan American.
Firstly, the tournament field expanded from eight to eleven teams.