2018 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament took place March 5–10, 2018 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] First round games were played March 5 and March 6, with the quarterfinal games played on March 7 and 8. The semifinals were held March 9, with the championship game on March 10.[2]

2018 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams13
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (4th title)
Winning coachTarrell Robinson (1st title)
MVPKala Green (North Carolina A&T)
TelevisionESPN3
2017–18 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bethune–Cookman151 .938  247  .774
North Carolina A&T151 .938  239  .719
Hampton124 .750  1814  .563
Norfolk State115 .688  1811  .621
Morgan State88 .500  1615  .516
Howard88 .500  1218  .400
Maryland-Eastern Shore79 .438  1119  .367
North Carolina Central79 .438  921  .300
South Carolina State610 .375  1218  .400
Coppin State511 .313  623  .207
Delaware State511 .313  624  .200
Florida A&M412 .250  824  .250
Savannah State115 .063  525  .167
2018 MEAC Tournament winner
As of 16 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

All 13 teams were eligible for the tournament.

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference
1 North Carolina A&T 15–1
2 Bethune–Cookman 15–1
3 Hampton 12–4
4 Norfolk State 11–5
5 Howard 8–8
6 Morgan State 8–8
7 Maryland Eastern Shore 7–9
8 North Carolina Central 7–9
9 South Carolina State 6–10
10 Delaware State 5–11
11 Coppin State 5–11
12 Florida A&M 4–12
13 Savannah State 1–15
† – MEAC regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Monday, March 5
1 1 11:00 am No. 13 Savannah State vs. No. 4 Norfolk State 51–48 ESPN3
2 1:30 pm No. 12 Florida A&M vs. No. 5 Howard 69–64
3 4:00 pm No. 11 Coppin State vs. No. 6 Morgan State 51–58
First round – Tuesday, March 6
2 4 11:00 am No. 9 South Carolina State vs. No. 8 North Carolina Central 76–67 ESPN3
5 1:30 pm No. 10 Delaware State vs. No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore 60–77
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7
4 6 12:00 pm No. 9 South Carolina State vs. No. 1 North Carolina A&T 38–54 ESPN3
7 2:00 pm No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 2 Bethune-Cookman 65–71
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
5 8 12:00 pm No. 6 Morgan State vs. No. 3 Hampton 57–66 ESPN3
9 2:00 pm No. 13 Savannah State vs. No. 12 Florida A&M 64–66
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
6 10 12:00 pm No. 12 Florida A&M vs. No. 1 North Carolina A&T 61–65 ESPN3
11 2:00 pm No. 3 Hampton vs. No. 2 Bethune-Cookman 61–60
Championship – Saturday, March 10
7 12 3:30 pm No. 3 Hampton vs. No. 1 North Carolina A&T 65–72 (OT) ESPN3
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First Round
March 5 and 6
Quarterfinals
March 7 and 8
Semifinals
March 9
Championship
March 10
ESPN3
                                     
       
  1 North Carolina A&T 54  
    9 South Carolina State 38  
8 North Carolina Central 67
9 South Carolina State 76  
  1 North Carolina A&T 65  
  12 Florida A&M 61  
4 Norfolk State 48  
13 Savannah State 51  
  13 Savannah State 64
    12 Florida A&M 66  
5 Howard 64
12 Florida A&M 69  
  1 North Carolina A&T 72
  3 Hampton 65
       
       
  2 Bethune–Cookman 71
    7 Maryland Eastern Shore 65  
7 Maryland East Shore 77
10 Delaware State 59  
  2 Bethune–Cookman 60
  3 Hampton 61  
       
       
  3 Hampton 66
    6 Morgan State 57  
6 Morgan State 58
11 Coppin State 51  

References

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