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2020 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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2020 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams10
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
TelevisionFloHoops, ESPN2
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2019–20 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina Central 13 3   .813 18 13   .581
North Carolina A&T 12 4   .750 16 15   .516
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
Note: The 2020 MEAC tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The tournament will be held from March 10 through March 14, 2020 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

10 eligible teams (Florida A&M self-imposed a postseason ban for 2020 due to improper certification of student-athletes) 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
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
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
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
2 3 6:00 pm No. 1 North Carolina Central vs. No. 8 Delaware State FLOHOOPS (ppv)
4 8:00 pm No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. Game 2 Winner
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 5 6:00 pm No. 4 Bethune–Cookman vs. No. 5 Morgan State FLOHOOPS (ppv)
6 8:00 pm No. 3 Norfolk State vs. No. 6 Coppin State
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
4 7 6:00 pm Game 3 Winner vs Game 5 Winner FLOHOOPS (ppv)
8 8:00 pm Game 4 Winner vs Game 6 Winner
Championship – Saturday, March 14
5 9 1:00 pm Game 7 Winner vs Game 8 Winner ESPN2
Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source:[1]

Bracket

First round
March 10
FLOHOOPS
Quarterfinals
March 11 and 12
FLOHOOPS
Semifinals
March 13
FLOHOOPS
Championship
March 14
ESPN2
            
1 North Carolina Central
8 Delaware State
8 Delaware State 68
9 UMES 64
 
 
4 Bethune–Cookman
5 Morgan State
 
 
2 North Carolina A&T
 
7 South Carolina State
10 Howard
 
 
3 Norfolk State
6 Coppin State

* denotes overtime period

References