1990 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1990 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 1–3, 1990 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Coppin State defeated North Carolina A&T, 54–50 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.

1990 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198990
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsCoppin State (1st title)
Winning coachFang Mitchell (1st title)
MVPReggie Isaac (Coppin State)
1989–90 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Coppin State151 .938  267  .788
Florida A&M133 .813  1811  .621
Delaware State97 .563  1414  .500
South Carolina State88 .500  1316  .448
Bethune-Cookman88 .500  1018  .357
North Carolina A&T610 .375  1217  .414
Howard511 .313  819  .296
Maryland-Eastern Shore412 .250  1017  .370
Morgan State412 .250  820  .286
1990 MEAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Eagles earned an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament as #15 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

Eight of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Final
March 3
         
1 Coppin State 90
8 Morgan State 67
1 Coppin State 48
4 South Carolina 37
4 South Carolina State 78
5 Bethune-Cookman 71
1 Coppin State 54
6 North Carolina A&T 50
3 Delaware State 77
6 North Carolina A&T 96
6 North Carolina A&T 65
2 Florida A&M 64
2 Florida A&M 69
7 Howard 53

* denotes overtime period

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