2020 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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.

2020 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2019–20
Teams	10
Site	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Television	FloHoops, ESPN2
MEAC men's basketball tournaments ← 2019 2021 →

2019–20 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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 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.

Source:^[5][6]

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

1. 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. from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
2. "MEAC Announces Suspension Of All Sports Competitions" (Press release). Norfolk, Virginia: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. from the original on February 17, 2022.
3. Alvarez-Wertz, Jane (March 12, 2020). "MEAC cancels remainder of Norfolk basketball tournament". WAVY.com. Norfolk, Virginia. from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
4. Sharrock, Rory. "FAMU applies self-imposed postseason ban after NCAA cites 'lack of institutional control'". Tallahassee Democrat. from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
5. "2020 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). MEAC. (PDF) from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
6. "2019-20 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. April 17, 2022.