2010 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 9–13, 2010 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.^[1] The championship game was nationally televised on ESPN2 on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.^[2] The tournament champion, Morgan State, received an automatic berth to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.^[2]

2010 MEAC men's basketball tournament
2010 MEAC Tournament Logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2009–10
Teams	11
Site	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Champions	Morgan State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Todd Bozeman (2nd title)
Television	ESPN2
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2009–10 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Morgan State †	15	–	1		.938			24	–	10		.706
Delaware State	11	–	5		.688			16	–	11		.593
South Carolina State	10	–	6		.625			16	–	13		.552
Norfolk State	9	–	7		.563			11	–	18		.379
Hampton	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	8		.500			10	–	20		.333
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Howard	6	–	10		.375			7	–	24		.226
North Carolina A&T	6	–	10		.375			10	–	21		.323
Florida A&M	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Coppin St.	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
† 2010 MEAC tournament winner As of March 19, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The Morgan State Bears, as the 2009-10 conference regular season champions, earned the No. 1 seed and an early round bye for the third straight season.^[2]

Bracket

	Opening Round Tuesday–Wednesday, March 9–10					Quarterfinals Wednesday–Thursday, March 10–11					Semifinals Friday, March 12					Championship Sunday, March 13
						1	Morgan State	84
						9	North Carolina A&T	57
	8	Howard	55
	9	North Carolina A&T	65
											1	Morgan State	74
											5	Hampton	67
						4	Norfolk State	70
						5	Hampton	73
																1	Morgan State	68
																3	South Carolina State	61
						2	Delaware State	57
						7	Bethune-Cookman	55
	7	Bethune-Cookman	64
	10	Florida A&M	53
											2	Delaware State	66
											3	South Carolina State	70*
						3	South Carolina State	59
						6	Maryland - Eastern Shore	53
	6	Maryland - Eastern Shore	64
	11	Coppin State	58

Source: 2010 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket at www.meacsports.com

References

1. "MEACHOOPS.com". Retrieved January 8, 2010.
2. "MEAC Men's Bracket Set for 2010 Tournament". MEACHoops.com. March 5, 2010. from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.