2020 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The tournament was scheduled to be held from March 10 through March 14, 2020 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The winner would have received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2020 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams10
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
TelevisionFloHoops, ESPN2
2019–20 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina Central133 .813  1813  .581
North Carolina A&T124 .750  1715  .531
Norfolk State124 .750  1615  .516
Florida A&M*106 .625  1215  .444
Bethune–Cookman106 .625  1614  .533
Morgan State97 .563  1516  .484
Coppin State79 .438  1120  .355
South Carolina State610 .375  1118  .379
MD Eastern Shore412 .250  527  .156
Delaware State412 .250  626  .188
Howard115 .063  429  .121
*ineligible for postseason due to improper certification of student-athletes
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 MEAC Tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The tournament was canceled on March 12, 2020 after four games had already been played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The tournament was the last scheduled conference tournament to be canceled.[2][3]

Seeds

10 eligible teams (Florida A&M self-imposed a postseason ban for 2020 due to improper certification of student-athletes)[4] were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams received a first-round bye.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 North Carolina Central 13–3
2 North Carolina A&T 12–4 1–0 vs. Norfolk State
3 Norfolk State 12–4 0–1 vs. North Carolina A&T
4 Bethune–Cookman 10–6
5 Morgan State 9–7
6 Coppin State 7–9
7 South Carolina State 6–10
8 Delaware State 4–12 1–1 vs. North Carolina Central
9 Maryland Eastern Shore 4–12 0–2 vs. North Carolina Central
10 Howard 1–15

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 10
1 1 6:00 pm No. 8 Delaware State vs. No. 9 Maryland Eastern Shore 68–64 FLOHOOPS (ppv)
2 8:00 pm No. 7 South Carolina State vs. No. 10 Howard 63–70
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
2 3 6:00 pm No. 1 North Carolina Central vs. No. 8 Delaware State 92–75 FLOHOOPS (ppv)
4 8:00 pm No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 10 Howard 86–77
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 5 6:00 pm No. 4 Bethune–Cookman vs. No. 5 Morgan State canceled FLOHOOPS (ppv)
6 8:00 pm No. 3 Norfolk State vs. No. 6 Coppin State
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
4 7 6:00 pm No. 1 North Carolina Central vs Game 5 Winner canceled FLOHOOPS (ppv)
8 8:00 pm No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs Game 6 Winner
Championship – Saturday, March 14
5 9 1:00 pm Game 7 Winner vs Game 8 Winner canceled ESPN2
Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source:[5][6]

Bracket

  First round
March 10
FLOHOOPS
Quarterfinals
March 11 and 12
FLOHOOPS
Semifinals
March 13
FLOHOOPS
Championship
March 14
ESPN2
                                     
       
  1 North Carolina Central 92  
    8 Delaware State 75  
8 Delaware State 68
9 UMES 64  
  1 North Carolina Central  
   
       
       
  4 Bethune–Cookman
    5 Morgan State  
     
       
 
 
       
       
  2 North Carolina A&T 86
    10 Howard 77  
7 South Carolina State 63
10 Howard 70  
  2 North Carolina A&T
   
       
       
  3 Norfolk State
    6 Coppin State  
     

* denotes overtime period

References

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