2012 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 5–10, 2012[1] at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Norfolk State won the tournament and received an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The 2012 championship game will be televised on ESPN2 at 1:00 PM eastern on March 10. This will be the final year in Winston-Salem, as the Tournament will move to Norfolk, VA beginning in 2013.

2012 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams13
SiteLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ChampionsNorfolk State (1st title)
Winning coachAnthony Evans (1st title)
TelevisionESPN2

Format

With Savannah State and North Carolina Central now in the MEAC as full Division I members, the MEAC will have a new format for the 2012 tournament. The top three seeds will receive a first round bye.

2011–12 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Savannah State142 .875  2112  .636
Norfolk State133 .813  2610  .722
Delaware State124 .750  1514  .517
Bethune-Cookman115 .688  1817  .514
North Carolina Central106 .625  1715  .531
Coppin State97 .563  1416  .467
North Carolina A&T79 .438  1220  .375
Hampton610 .375  1221  .364
Morgan State610 .375  920  .310
Howard610 .375  1021  .323
Florida A&M610 .375  1023  .303
Maryland Eastern Shore412 .250  723  .233
South Carolina State016 .000  526  .161
2012 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  First Round
March 6
Quarterfinals
March 7 and March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Championship Game
March 10
                                     
       
  1 Savannah State 46  
    8 Hampton 59  
8 Hampton 69
9 Morgan State 65  
  8 Hampton 72  
  4 Bethune-Cookman 81  
4 Bethune-Cookman 62  
13 South Carolina State 53  
  4 Bethune-Cookman 60
    5 North Carolina Central 59  
5 North Carolina Central 60
12 Maryland Eastern Shore 43  
  4 Bethune-Cookman 70
  2 Norfolk State 73
       
       
  2 Norfolk State 71
    10 Howard 61  
7 North Carolina A&T 50
10 Howard 51  
  2 Norfolk State 58
  11 Florida A&M 46  
       
       
  3 Delaware State 55
    11 Florida A&M 65OT  
6 Coppin State 72
11 Florida A&M 74  

References

  1. "2012 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). MEACHoops.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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