2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place from March 11–13, 2021.[1] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams6
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsNorfolk State (2nd title)
Winning coachRobert Jones (1st title)
MVPJoe Bryant Jr. (Norfolk State)
TelevisionFloHoops, ESPN2
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State84 .667178 .680
Coppin State84 .667913 .409
Morgan State75 .583148 .636
Delaware State111 .083316 .158
Howard00 14 .200
Southern
North Carolina A&T71 .8751110 .524
Florida A&M75 .583812 .400
North Carolina Central35 .37559 .357
South Carolina State17 .125117 .056
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021
Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
2021 MEAC tournament winner

Seeds

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In a deviation from the format used in previous years, the 2021 edition of the tournament seeded teams using their divisional placement, rather than their finish in the conference as a whole.

DivisionSeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
NorthernN1Coppin State8–43–1 vs. Norfolk State
N2Norfolk State8–41–3 vs. Coppin State
N3Morgan State7–5
SouthernS1North Carolina A&T7–1
S2Florida A&M7–5
S3North Carolina Central3–5

Schedule

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GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11, 2021
16:00 p.m.(N3) Morgan State vs. (S2) Florida A&M77–75FloHoops
28:00 p.m.(S3) North Carolina Central vs. (N2) Norfolk State58–87
Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021
36:00 p.m.(N3) Morgan State vs. (N1) Coppin State82–61FloHoops
48:00 p.m.(N2) Norfolk State vs. (S1) North Carolina A&TCancelled[A]
Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021
51:00 p.m.(N3) Morgan State vs. (N2) Norfolk State63–71ESPN2
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[3]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
FloHoops
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
FloHoops
Championship
Saturday, March 13
ESPN2
         
N1Coppin State61
N3Morgan State82
S2Florida A&M75
N3Morgan State77
N3Morgan State63
N2Norfolk State71
S1North Carolina A&T[A]
N2Norfolk State
N2Norfolk State87
S3NC Central58

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b North Carolina A&T reported a positive COVID test on Thursday, March 11. As a result, the game between Norfolk State and North Carolina A&T was cancelled, and Norfolk State advanced directly to the tournament finals.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". meacsports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Jeff Goodman. "MEAC No. 1 seed NC A&T is out of the league tourney due to COVID positive test". twitter.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2021 MEAC MBB Bracket (PDF) - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.