2025 MEAC men's basketball tournament
| 2025 MEAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Champions | Norfolk State (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Robert Jones (3rd title) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 MEAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2024–25 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament was held March 12–15, 2025, at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.[1][2] The tournament winner, Norfolk State, received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds
[edit]All eight-conference members were eligible for the tournament and were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk State | 11–3 | 2–0 vs. Delaware State |
| 2 | South Carolina State | 11–3 | 1–1 vs. Delaware State |
| 3 | Delaware State | 8–6 | |
| 4 | Howard | 7–7 | 2–0 vs. Morgan State |
| 5 | Morgan State | 7–7 | 0–2 vs. Howard |
| 6 | North Carolina Central | 6–8 | |
| 7 | Coppin State | 4–10 | |
| 8 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 2–12 |
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12 | |||||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 8 Maryland Eastern Shore | 77–70 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 South Carolina State vs. No. 7 Coppin State | 68–63 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13 | |||||
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Howard vs. No. 5 Morgan State | 90–91 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Delaware State vs No. 6 North Carolina Central | 77–79 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 14 | |||||
| 5 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 5 Morgan State | 58–55 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 South Carolina State vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central | 88–67 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 15 | |||||
| 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 2 South Carolina State | 66–65 | ESPN2 | |
| *Game times in EDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals March 12–13 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 14 ESPN+ | Championship March 15 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Morgan State | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Howard | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Morgan State | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina State | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina State | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Coppin State | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina State | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North Carolina Central | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Delaware State | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North Carolina Central | 79 | ||||||||||||
Source:[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". meacsports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Norfolk Scope Arena to host MEAC basketball tournaments until 2027". 13newsnow.com. March 12, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Men's Basketball Bracket (PDF) - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.