2020 MEAC men's basketball 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 | 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 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.
The tournament was canceled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 (March 12, 2020). "The MEAC joins conferences across the country in canceling its games. NSU, other local colleges lament loss of revenue, March Madness". PilotOnline.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "MEAC Announces Suspension Of All Sports Competitions" (Press release). Norfolk, Virginia: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022.
- ^ Alvarez-Wertz, Jane (March 12, 2020). "MEAC cancels remainder of Norfolk basketball tournament". WAVY.com. Norfolk, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Sharrock, Rory. "FAMU applies self-imposed postseason ban after NCAA cites 'lack of institutional control'". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "2020 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). MEAC. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. April 17, 2022.
