2018 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The tournament was held from March 5–10, 2018 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. No. 6 seed North Carolina Central defeated No. 1 seed Hampton in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2018 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams13
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsNorth Carolina Central (3rd title)
Winning coachLeVelle Moton (3rd title)
MVPPablo Rivas (North Carolina Central)
TelevisionESPN2 [Championship], ESPN3
2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hampton124 .750  1916  .543
Bethune–Cookman124 .750  1814  .563
Savannah State124 .750  1517  .469
North Carolina A&T115 .688  2015  .571
Norfolk State115 .688  1419  .424
North Carolina Central 97 .563  1916  .543
Morgan State79 .438  1319  .406
Howard79 .438  1023  .303
Florida A&M79 .438  925  .265
South Carolina State610 .375  1022  .313
Coppin State511 .313  527  .156
MD Eastern Shore313 .188  725  .219
Delaware State214 .125  428  .125
2018 MEAC Tournament winner

Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top three teams received a first round bye.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Hampton 12–4 2–1 vs. Sav, BCU
2 Bethune–Cookman 12–4 1–1 vs. Hampton, Sav
3 Savannah State 12–4 1–2 vs. Hampton, BCU
4 North Carolina A&T 11–5 1–0 vs. Norfolk
5 Norfolk State 11–5 0–1 vs. NC A&T
6 NC Central 9–7
7 Morgan State 7–9 3–0 vs. Howard, FAMU
8 Howard 7–9 1–2 vs. Morgan, FAMU
9 Florida A&M 7–9 1–3 vs. Howard, Morgan
10 SC State 6–10
11 Coppin State 5–11
12 Maryland Eastern Shore 3–13
13 Delaware State 2–14

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Monday, March 5
1 1 6:30 pm No. 4 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 13 Delaware State 62–61OT ESPN3
2 9:00 pm No. 5 Norfolk State vs. No. 12 Maryland Eastern Shore 78–68
First round – Tuesday, March 6
2 3 4:00 pm No. 8 Howard vs. No. 9 Florida A&M 78–88 ESPN3
4 6:30 pm No. 6 North Carolina Central vs. No. 11 Coppin State 60–48
5 9:00 pm No. 7 Morgan State vs. No. 10 South Carolina State 83–80
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7
3 6 6:00 pm No. 1 Hampton vs. No. 9 Florida A&M 75–71 ESPN3
7 8:00 pm No. 2 Bethune–Cookman vs. No. 7 Morgan State 77–78
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
4 8 6:00 pm No. 3 Savannah State vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central 56–58 ESPN3
9 8:00 pm No. 4 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 5 Norfolk State 70–64
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
5 10 6:00 pm No. 1 Hampton vs. No. 4 North Carolina A&T 96–86 ESPN3
11 8:00 pm No. 7 Morgan State vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central 70–79
Championship – Saturday, March 10
6 12 1:00pm No. 1 Hampton vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central 63–71 ESPN2
Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First round
March 5 and 6
ESPN3
Quarterfinals
March 7 and 8
ESPN3
Semifinals
March 9
ESPN3
Championship
March 10
ESPN2
                                     
       
  1 Hampton 75  
    9 Florida A&M 71  
8 Howard 78
9 Florida A&M 88  
  1 Hampton 96  
  4 North Carolina A&T 86  
4 North Carolina A&T 62*  
13 Delaware State 61  
  4 North Carolina A&T 70
    5 Norfolk State 64  
5 Norfolk State 78
12 Maryland Eastern Shore 68  
  1 Hampton 63
  6 NC Central 71
       
       
  2 Bethune–Cookman 77
    7 Morgan State 78  
7 Morgan State 83
10 South Carolina State 80  
  7 Morgan State 70
  6 NC Central 79  
       
       
  3 Savannah State 56
    6 NC Central 58  
6 NC Central 60
11 Coppin State 48  

* denotes overtime period

References

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