2013 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament

2013 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2013 MEAC Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 2012–13
Teams 13
Site Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Champions North Carolina A&T (16th title)
Winning coach Cy Alexander (6th title)
Television ESPN U

The 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 11–16, 2013 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] The tournament winner, North Carolina A&T, received an automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Tournament. 2013 was the first year in Norfolk after the last eight years in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [2] First Round games were played on March 11 and March 12, with the Quarterfinal games played March 13 and March 14. The semifinals were held March 15, with the Championship game being played on March 16.[3] ESPNU televised the Championship Game.

2012–13 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Norfolk State16–0 1.000  21–12  .636
North Carolina Central15–1 .938  22–9  .710
Savannah State11–5 .688  19–15  .559
Hampton11–5 .688  14–17  .452
Morgan State10–6 .625  17–15  .531
North Carolina A&T †8–8 .500  20–17  .541
Delaware State8–8 .500  15–18  .455
Bethune–Cookman7–9 .438  14–20  .412
Florida A&M5–11 .313  8–23  .258
Coppin State5–11 .313  8–24  .250
Howard4–12 .250  7–24  .226
South Carolina State2–14 .125  6–24  .200
Maryland Eastern Shore2–14 .125  2–26  .071
† 2013 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  First Round
March 11 and March 12		 Quarterfinals
March 13 and March 14		 Semifinals
March 15		 Championship Game
March 16
ESPNU
                                     
       
  1 Norfolk State 68  
    8 Bethune–Cookman 70OT  
8 Bethune–Cookman 89
9 Coppin State 76  
  8 Bethune–Cookman 71  
  5 Morgan State 82  
4 Savannah State 59  
13 UMES 44  
  4 Savannah State 61
    5 Morgan State 64OT  
5 Morgan State 61
12 South Carolina State 52  
  5 Morgan State 54
  7 North Carolina A&T 57
       
       
  2 North Carolina Central 42
    7 North Carolina A&T 55  
7 North Carolina A&T 68
10 Florida A&M 40  
  6 Delaware State 74
  7 North Carolina A&T 78  
       
       
  3 Hampton 60
    6 Delaware State 63  
6 Delaware State 73
11 Howard 61  

All times listed are Eastern

References

  1. ↑ "2013 MEAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT" (PDF). MEAC. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Dell, John (2 February 2012). "MEAC moving tourneys to Norfolk". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "2013 MEAC Tournament Championship Schedule". meachoops.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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