2020 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The tournament was scheduled to be held from March 10 through March 14, 2020 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The winner would have received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
| 2020 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Television | FloHoops, ESPN2 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M* | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MD Eastern Shore | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 29 | .121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for postseason due to improper certification of student-athletes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 MEAC Tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The tournament was postponed on March 12, 2020 after four games had already been played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The tournament was the last scheduled conference tournament to be canceled.[2][3]
Seeds
10 eligible teams (Florida A&M self-imposed a postseason ban for 2020 due to improper certification of student-athletes)[4] were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams received a first-round bye.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | North Carolina Central | 13–3 | |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | 12–4 | 1–0 vs. Norfolk State |
| 3 | Norfolk State | 12–4 | 0–1 vs. North Carolina A&T |
| 4 | Bethune–Cookman | 10–6 | |
| 5 | Morgan State | 9–7 | |
| 6 | Coppin State | 7–9 | |
| 7 | South Carolina State | 6–10 | |
| 8 | Delaware State | 4–12 | 1–1 vs. North Carolina Central |
| 9 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 4–12 | 0–2 vs. North Carolina Central |
| 10 | Howard | 1–15 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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| First round – Tuesday, March 10 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Delaware State vs. No. 9 Maryland Eastern Shore | 68–64 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 South Carolina State vs. No. 10 Howard | 63–70 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 North Carolina Central vs. No. 8 Delaware State | 92–75 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 10 Howard | 86–77 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Bethune–Cookman vs. No. 5 Morgan State | canceled | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| 6 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Norfolk State vs. No. 6 Coppin State | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 North Carolina Central vs Game 5 Winner | canceled | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| 8 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs Game 6 Winner | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 pm | Game 7 Winner vs Game 8 Winner | canceled | ESPN2 |
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| First round March 10 FLOHOOPS |
Quarterfinals March 11 and 12 FLOHOOPS |
Semifinals March 13 FLOHOOPS |
Championship March 14 ESPN2 |
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| 1 | North Carolina Central | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Delaware State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Delaware State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | UMES | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina Central | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bethune–Cookman | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Morgan State | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Howard | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Carolina State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Howard | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Norfolk State | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Coppin State | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
References
- Hall, David. "The MEAC joins conferences across the country in canceling its games. NSU, other local colleges lament loss of revenue, March Madness". pilotonline.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- "MEAC ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ALL SPORTS COMPETITIONS" (Press release). Norfolk, Virginia: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020.
- "MEAC cancels remainder of Norfolk basketball tournament". WAVY.com. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- Sharrock, Rory. "FAMU applies self-imposed postseason ban after NCAA cites 'lack of institutional control'". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/meac.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/9/27/2020_MBB_BBT_Bracket.pdf
- "- College Basketball 2020 MEAC Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.