2023 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202223
Teams8
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
2022–23 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Howard113 .7862213  .629
North Carolina Central104 .7141812  .600
Norfolk State95 .6432211  .667
Maryland Eastern Shore95 .6431813  .581
Morgan State77 .5001516  .484
Coppin State410 .286923  .281
Delaware State410 .286624  .200
South Carolina State212 .143526  .161
2023 MEAC tournament winner

The 2023 MEAC men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2022–23 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament will take place during March 8–11, 2023.[1] The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seeds

All 8 teams are eligible and will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Howard 11–3
2 North Carolina Central 10–4
3 Norfolk State 9–5 2–0 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
4 Maryland Eastern Shore 9–5 0–2 vs. Norfolk State
5 Morgan State 7–7
6 Coppin State 4–10 1–3 vs. Norfolk State/Maryland Eastern Shore
7 Delaware State 4–10 0–4 vs. Norfolk State/Maryland Eastern Shore
8 South Carolina State 2–12

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8, 2023
1 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Howard vs. No. 8 South Carolina State 91–55 ESPN+
2 8:00 p.m. No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 7 Delaware State 89–59
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9, 2023
3 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 5 Morgan State 80–64 ESPN+
4 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Norfolk State vs. No. 6 Coppin State 73–56
Semifinals – Friday, March 10, 2023
5 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Howard vs. No. 4 Maryland Eastern Shore 74–55 ESPN+
6 8:00 p.m. No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 3 Norfolk State 65–72OT
Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023
7 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Howard vs. No. 3 Norfolk State 65-64 ESPN2
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8–9
ESPN+
Semifinals
March 10
ESPN+
Championship
March 11
ESPN2
         
1 Howard 91
8 South Carolina State 55
1 Howard 74
4 UMES 55
4 UMES 80
5 Morgan State 64
1 Howard 65
3 Norfolk State 64
2 North Carolina Central 89
7 Delaware State 59
2 North Carolina Central 65
3 Norfolk State 72*
3 Norfolk State 73
6 Coppin State 56

* denotes overtime period

References

  1. "2023 MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference".


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