| 2023 MEAC men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 5 | – | 26 | .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 took place from March 8–11, 2023.[1] The tournament winner received 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
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