2019 MEAC men's basketball tournament

2019 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2018–19
Teams	11
Site	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Champions	North Carolina Central (4th title)
Winning coach	LeVelle Moton (4th title)
MVP	Raasean Davis (North Carolina Central)
Television	ESPN2, ESPN3
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State	14	–	2		.875			22	–	14		.611
North Carolina A&T	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
North Carolina Central †	10	–	6		.625			18	–	16		.529
Howard	10	–	6		.625			17	–	17		.500
Bethune–Cookman	9	–	7		.563			14	–	17		.452
Florida A&M*	9	–	7		.563			12	–	19		.387
Savannah State	8	–	8		.500			11	–	20		.355
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	25		.242
MD Eastern Shore	5	–	11		.313			7	–	25		.219
South Carolina State	5	–	11		.313			8	–	26		.235
Morgan State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
Delaware State	2	–	14		.125			6	–	25		.194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2019 MEAC tournament winner

The 2019 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 11 through March 16, 2019 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. North Carolina Central defeated Norfolk State 50–47 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. It was the third consecutive championship for North Carolina Central, and fourth in the last six seasons.^[1]

Seeds

11 teams 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. Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.^[2]

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker
1	Norfolk State	14–2
2	North Carolina A&T	13–3
3	North Carolina Central	10–6	1–0 vs. Howard
4	Howard	10–6	0–1 vs. North Carolina Central
5	Bethune–Cookman	9–7
6	Savannah State	8–8
7	Coppin State	7–9
8	MD Eastern Shore	5–11	1–0 vs. South Carolina State
9	South Carolina State	5–11	0–1 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
10	Morgan State	4–12
11	Delaware State	2–14

Schedule

^[3]

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television
First round – Monday, March 11
1	1	6:00 pm	No. 6 Savannah State vs. No. 11 Delaware State	67–71	FLOHOOPS (ppv)
First round – Tuesday, March 12
2	2	6:00 pm	No. 8 MD Eastern Shore vs. No. 9 South Carolina State	54–63	FLOHOOPS (ppv)
	3	8:30 pm	No. 7 Coppin State vs. No. 10 Morgan State	81–71
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
3	4	6:00 pm	No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 9 South Carolina State	78–73	FLOHOOPS (ppv)
	5	8:00 pm	No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 7 Coppin State	82–79 (OT)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
4	6	6:00 pm	No. 3 North Carolina Central vs. No. 11 Delaware State	75–57	FLOHOOPS (ppv)
	7	8:00 pm	No. 4 Howard vs. No. 5 Bethune–Cookman	80–71
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
5	8	6:00 pm	No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 Howard	75–69	FLOHOOPS (ppv)
	9	8:00 pm	No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 3 North Carolina Central	63–65
Championship – Saturday, March 16
6	10	1:00pm	No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 3 North Carolina Central	47–50	ESPN2
Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First round March 11 and 12 FLOHOOPS					Quarterfinals March 13 and 14 FLOHOOPS					Semifinals March 15 FLOHOOPS					Championship March 16 ESPN2
						1	Norfolk State	78
						9	South Carolina State	73
	8	MD Eastern Shore	54
	9	South Carolina State	63
											1	Norfolk State	75
											4	Howard	69
						4	Howard	80
						5	Bethune–Cookman	71
																1	Norfolk State	47
																3	North Carolina Central	50
						2	North Carolina A&T	82*
						7	Coppin State	79
	7	Coppin State	81
	10	Morgan State	71
											2	North Carolina A&T	63
											3	North Carolina Central	65
						3	North Carolina Central	75
						11	Delaware State	57
	6	Savannah State	67
	11	Delaware State	71

* denotes overtime period

References

1. "North Carolina Central Wins Third Straight MEAC Men's Basketball Title". MEAC Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
2. Sharrock, Rory (February 13, 2019). "FAMU men's basketball, men's indoor/outdoor track, golf ineligible for postseason play". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
3. "2019 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). MEACSports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2022.