2016 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament

2016 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2015–16
Teams 12
Site Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Champions Hampton (6th title)
Winning coach Edward Joyner (3rd title)
MVP Reginald Johnson (Hampton)
Television ESPN2
2015–16 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hampton †13–3 .813  21–11  .656
South Carolina State12–4 .750  19–15  .559
Norfolk State12–4 .750  17–17  .500
Bethune-Cookman10–6 .625  14–18  .438
Savannah State9–7 .563  16–16  .500
North Carolina Central7–9 .438  13–19  .406
North Carolina A&T7–9 .438  10–22  .313
Md. Eastern Shore7–9 .438  10–22  .313
Howard6–10 .375  12–20  .375
Morgan State6–10 .375  9–22  .290
Coppin State6–10 .375  9–22  .290
Delaware State5–11 .313  7–25  .219
Florida A&M*4–12 .250  8–21  .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016; 

The 2016 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament will take place March 8–12, 2016 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia [1] The champion will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

The top 12 teams were eligible for the tournament, Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to APR Sanctions.[2]

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

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Hampton 13–3
2 Norfolk State 12–4 1–0 vs. South Carolina State
3 South Carolina State 12–4 0–1 vs. Norfolk State
4 Bethune-Cookman 10–6
5 Savannah State 9–7
6 North Carolina A&T 7–9 2–0 vs. North Carolina Central, 1–0 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
7 North Carolina Central 7–9 1–0 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, 0–2 vs. North Carolina A&T
8 Maryland Eastern Shore 7–9 0–1 vs. North Carolina A&T, 0–1 vs. North Carolina Central
9 Morgan State 6–10 2–0 vs. Coppin State, 1–0 vs. Howard
10 Howard 6–10 1–1 vs. Coppin State, 0–1 vs. Morgan State
11 Coppin State 6–10 1–1 vs. Howard, 0–2 vs. Morgan State
12 Delaware State 5–11
† – MEAC regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Monday, March 7
1 1 5:00 pm #5 Savannah State vs. #12 Delaware State 63–58 ESPN3
2 7:00 pm #6 North Carolina A&T vs. #11 Coppin State 91–982OT
First round – Tuesday, March 8
2 3 4:00 pm #8 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. #9 Morgan State 58–65 ESPN3
4 6:00 pm #7 North Carolina Central vs. #10 Howard 68–66
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
4 5 6:00 pm #1 Hampton vs. #9 Morgan State 83–81 ESPN3
6 8:00 pm #2 Norfolk State vs. #7 North Carolina Central 66–47
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
5 7 6:00 pm #3 South Carolina State vs. #11 Coppin State 90–80 ESPN3
8 8:00 pm #4 Bethune-Cookman vs. #5 Savannah State 50–57
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
6 9 6:00 pm #1 Hampton vs. #5 Savannah State 89–55 ESPN3
10 8:00 pm #2 Norfolk State vs. #3 South Carolina State 67–65
Championship – Saturday, March 12
7 11 1:00pm #1 Hampton vs. #3 South Carolina State 81–69 ESPN2
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First round
March 7/8		 Quarterfinals
March 9/10		 Semifinals
March 11		 Championship
March 12
                                     
       
  1 Hampton 83  
    9 Morgan State 81  
8 Maryland Eastern Shore 58
9 Morgan State 65  
  1 Hampton 89  
  5 Savannah State 55  
       
       
  4 Bethune-Cookman 50
    5 Savannah State 57  
5 Savannah State 63
12 Delaware State 58  
  1 Hampton 81
  3 South Carolina State 69
       
       
  2 Norfolk State 66
    7 North Carolina Central 47  
7 North Carolina Central 68
10 Howard 66  
  2 Norfolk State 65
  3 South Carolina State 67  
       
       
  3 South Carolina State 90
    11 Coppin State 80  
6 North Carolina A&T 91
11 Coppin State 98**  

* denotes overtime period

References

  1. ↑ "2016 MEAC Mens Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). MEACHoops.com. Streamline Technologies. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015-16 APR penalties from NCAA". Associated Press. Associated Press. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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