2018 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hampton12–4 .75019–16  .543
Bethune–Cookman12–4 .75018–14  .563
Savannah State12–4 .75015–17  .469
North Carolina A&T11–5 .68820–15  .571
Norfolk State11–5 .68814–19  .424
North Carolina Central †9–7 .56319–16  .543
Morgan State7–9 .43813–19  .406
Howard7–9 .43810–23  .303
Florida A&M7–9 .4389–25  .265
South Carolina State6–10 .37510–22  .313
Coppin State5–11 .3135–27  .156
MD Eastern Shore3–13 .1887–25  .219
Delaware State2–14 .1254–28  .125
† 2018 MEAC tournament winner

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.

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

  1. ↑ "2018 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). MEACSports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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