2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202021
Teams6
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsNorfolk State (2nd title)
Winning coachRobert Jones (1st title)
MVPJoe Bryant Jr. (Norfolk State)
TelevisionFloHoops, ESPN2
2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State84 .667178  .680
Coppin State84 .667913  .409
Morgan State75 .583148  .636
Delaware State111 .083316  .158
Howard00 14  .200
Southern
North Carolina A&T71 .8751110  .524
Florida A&M75 .583812  .400
North Carolina Central35 .37559  .357
South Carolina State17 .125117  .056
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021
Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
2021 MEAC tournament winner

The 2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place from March 11–13, 2021.[1] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seeds

In a deviation from the format used in previous years, the 2021 edition of the tournament seeded teams using their divisional placement, rather than their finish in the conference as a whole.

Division Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
Northern N1 Coppin State 8–4 3–1 vs. Norfolk State
N2 Norfolk State 8–4 1–3 vs. Coppin State
N3 Morgan State 7–5
Southern S1 North Carolina A&T 7–1
S2 Florida A&M 7–5
S3 North Carolina Central 3–5

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11, 2021
1 6:00 p.m. (N3) Morgan State vs. (S2) Florida A&M 77–75 FloHoops
2 8:00 p.m. (S3) North Carolina Central vs. (N2) Norfolk State 58–87
Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021
3 6:00 p.m. (N3) Morgan State vs. (N1) Coppin State 82–61 FloHoops
4 8:00 p.m. (N2) Norfolk State vs. (S1) North Carolina A&T Cancelled[upper-alpha 1]
Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021
5 1:00 p.m. (N3) Morgan State vs. (N2) Norfolk State 63–71 ESPN2
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[3]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
FloHoops
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
FloHoops
Championship
Saturday, March 13
ESPN2
         
N1 Coppin State 61
N3 Morgan State 82
S2 Florida A&M 75
N3 Morgan State 77
N3 Morgan State 63
N2 Norfolk State 71
S1 North Carolina A&T[upper-alpha 1]
N2 Norfolk State
N2 Norfolk State 87
S3 NC Central 58

[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 North Carolina A&T reported a positive COVID test on Thursday, March 11. As a result, the game between Norfolk State and North Carolina A&T was cancelled, and Norfolk State advanced directly to the tournament finals.[2]

References

  1. "2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". meacsports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. Jeff Goodman. "MEAC No. 1 seed NC A&T is out of the league tourney due to COVID positive test". twitter.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "2021 MEAC MBB Bracket (PDF) - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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