# 2018 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The tournament was held from March 5–10, 2018 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. No. 6 seed North Carolina Central defeated No. 1 seed Hampton in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top three teams received a first round bye.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Hampton | 12–4 | 2–1 vs. Sav, BCU |
| 2 | Bethune–Cookman | 12–4 | 1–1 vs. Hampton, Sav |
| 3 | Savannah State | 12–4 | 1–2 vs. Hampton, BCU |
| 4 | North Carolina A&T | 11–5 | 1–0 vs. Norfolk |
| 5 | Norfolk State | 11–5 | 0–1 vs. NC A&T |
| 6 | NC Central | 9–7 | |
| 7 | Morgan State | 7–9 | 3–0 vs. Howard, FAMU |
| 8 | Howard | 7–9 | 1–2 vs. Morgan, FAMU |
| 9 | Florida A&M | 7–9 | 1–3 vs. Howard, Morgan |
| 10 | SC State | 6–10 | |
| 11 | Coppin State | 5–11 | |
| 12 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 3–13 | |
| 13 | Delaware State | 2–14 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Monday, March 5 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:30 pm | No. 4 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 13 Delaware State | 62–61$^{OT}$ | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 2 | 9:00 pm | No. 5 Norfolk State vs. No. 12 Maryland Eastern Shore | 78–68 | ESPN3 |
| First round – Tuesday, March 6 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 8 Howard vs. No. 9 Florida A&M | 78–88 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 4 | 6:30 pm | No. 6 North Carolina Central vs. No. 11 Coppin State | 60–48 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 5 | 9:00 pm | No. 7 Morgan State vs. No. 10 South Carolina State | 83–80 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7 ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Hampton vs. No. 9 Florida A&M | 75–71 | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Bethune–Cookman vs. No. 7 Morgan State | 77–78 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 Savannah State vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central | 56–58 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 9 | 8:00 pm | No. 4 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 5 Norfolk State | 70–64 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 9 ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Hampton vs. No. 4 North Carolina A&T | 96–86 | ESPN3 |
| 5 | 11 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Morgan State vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central | 70–79 | ESPN3 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 10 ||||||
| 6 | 12 | 1:00pm | No. 1 Hampton vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central | 63–71 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 5 and 6 ESPN3 | First round March 5 and 6 ESPN3 | First round March 5 and 6 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals March 7 and 8 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals March 7 and 8 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals March 7 and 8 ESPN3 | Semifinals March 9 ESPN3 | Semifinals March 9 ESPN3 | Semifinals March 9 ESPN3 | | Championship March 10 ESPN2 | Championship March 10 ESPN2 | Championship March 10 ESPN2 |
| | | | 1 | Hampton | 75 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Florida A&M | 71 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Howard | 78 | 9 | Florida A&M | 71 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Florida A&M | 88 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Florida A&M | 88 | | | | 1 | Hampton | 96 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | North Carolina A&T | 86 | | | | |
| 4 | North Carolina A&T | 62* | | | | | | | 4 | North Carolina A&T | 86 | |
| 13 | Delaware State | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Delaware State | 61 | 4 | North Carolina A&T | 70 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Norfolk State | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Norfolk State | 78 | 5 | Norfolk State | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 68 | | | | | | | | 1 | Hampton | 63 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | NC Central | 71 |
| | | | 2 | Bethune–Cookman | 77 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Morgan State | 78 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Morgan State | 83 | 7 | Morgan State | 78 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | South Carolina State | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | South Carolina State | 80 | | | | 7 | Morgan State | 70 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | NC Central | 79 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Savannah State | 56 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | NC Central | 58 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | NC Central | 60 | 6 | NC Central | 58 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Coppin State | 48 | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period