2022 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202122
Teams8
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsNorfolk State (3rd title)
Winning coachRobert Jones (2nd title)
MVPJoe Bryant Jr. (Norfolk State)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
2021–22 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Norfolk State122 .857247  .774
Howard95 .6431613  .552
North Carolina Central85 .6151615  .516
Morgan State76 .5381315  .464
South Carolina State77 .5001516  .484
Maryland Eastern Shore68 .4291116  .407
Coppin State68 .429923  .281
Delaware State014 .000226  .071
2022 MEAC tournament winner

The 2022 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2021–22 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place during March 9–12, 2022.[1] The tournament winner, Norfolk State, received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seeds

8 eligible teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Norfolk State 12–2
2 Howard 9–5
3 North Carolina Central 8–5
4 Morgan State 7–6
5 South Carolina State 7–7
6 MD Eastern Shore 6–8 2–0 vs CSU
7 Coppin State 6–8 0–2 vs UMES
8 Delaware State 0–14

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9, 2022
1 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 8 Delaware State 74–66 ESPN+
2 8:30 p.m. No. 2 Howard vs. No. 7 Coppin State 57–59
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10, 2022
3 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Morgan State vs. No. 5 South Carolina State 80–77 ESPN+
4 8:30 p.m. No. 3 North Carolina Central vs. No. 6 Maryland-Eastern Shore 68–56
Semifinals – Friday, March 11, 2022
5 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 Morgan State 72-63 ESPN+
6 8:30 p.m. No. 7 Coppin State vs. No. 3 North Carolina Central 79-73
Championship – Saturday, March 12, 2022
7 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 7 Coppin State 72–57 ESPN2
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 9–10
ESPN+
Semifinals
March 11
ESPN+
Championship
March 12
ESPN2
         
1 Norfolk State 74
8 Delaware State 66
1 Norfolk State 72
4 Morgan State 63
4 Morgan State 80
5 South Carolina State 77
1 Norfolk State 72
7 Coppin State 57
2 Howard 57
7 Coppin State 59
7 Coppin State 79
3 North Carolina Central 73
3 North Carolina Central 68
6 UMES 56

References

  1. "2022 MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". meacsports.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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