2003 MEAC men's basketball tournament

2003 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams11
SiteArthur Ashe Athletic Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsSouth Carolina State (5th title)
Winning coachCy Alexander (5th title)
MVPDustin Braddick (South Carolina State)
← 2002
2004 →
2002–03 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 15 3   .833 20 11   .645
Hampton 13 5   .722 19 11   .633
Delaware State 13 5   .722 15 12   .556
Florida A&M 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Coppin State 11 7   .611 11 17   .393
Norfolk State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Howard 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Morgan State 6 12   .333 7 22   .241
Bethune–Cookman 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
Maryland Eastern Shore 5 13   .278 5 23   .179
North Carolina A&T 1 17   .056 1 26   .037
2003 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–15, 2003, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated Hampton, 72–67 in the championship game, to capture its 5th MEAC Tournament title. The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, South Carolina State fell to No. 1 seed Oklahoma 71–54.

Format

All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday-Wednesday,
March 10–11
Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday,
March 12–13
Semifinals
Friday, March 14
Final
Saturday, March 15
            
1 South Carolina State 75
9 Bethune–Cookman 73
8 Morgan State 103
9 Bethune–Cookman 104
1 South Carolina State 72
5 Florida A&M 66
4 Coppin State 53
5 Florida A&M 55
1 South Carolina State 72
3 Hampton 67
6 Norfolk State 62
3 Hampton 64
6 Norfolk State 76
11 North Carolina A&T 55
3 Hampton 73
7 Howard 64
2 Delaware State 65
7 Howard 68
7 Howard 71
10 Maryland Eastern Shore 69

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

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