# 2019 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2019 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 11 through March 16, 2019 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. North Carolina Central defeated Norfolk State 50–47 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. It was the third consecutive championship for North Carolina Central, and fourth in the last six seasons.

## Seeds

11 teams 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. Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Norfolk State | 14–2 | |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | 13–3 | |
| 3 | North Carolina Central | 10–6 | 1–0 vs. Howard |
| 4 | Howard | 10–6 | 0–1 vs. North Carolina Central |
| 5 | Bethune–Cookman | 9–7 | |
| 6 | Savannah State | 8–8 | |
| 7 | Coppin State | 7–9 | |
| 8 | MD Eastern Shore | 5–11 | 1–0 vs. South Carolina State |
| 9 | South Carolina State | 5–11 | 0–1 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore |
| 10 | Morgan State | 4–12 | |
| 11 | Delaware State | 2–14 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Monday, March 11 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 6 Savannah State vs. No. 11 Delaware State | 67–71 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| First round – Tuesday, March 12 ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 MD Eastern Shore vs. No. 9 South Carolina State | 54–63 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| 2 | 3 | 8:30 pm | No. 7 Coppin State vs. No. 10 Morgan State | 81–71 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13 ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 9 South Carolina State | 78–73 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| 3 | 5 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 7 Coppin State | 82–79 (OT) | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 North Carolina Central vs. No. 11 Delaware State | 75–57 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| 4 | 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 4 Howard vs. No. 5 Bethune–Cookman | 80–71 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 Howard | 75–69 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| 5 | 9 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 3 North Carolina Central | 63–65 | FLOHOOPS (ppv) |
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 ||||||
| 6 | 10 | 1:00pm | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 3 North Carolina Central | 47–50 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 11 and 12 FLOHOOPS | First round March 11 and 12 FLOHOOPS | First round March 11 and 12 FLOHOOPS | Quarterfinals March 13 and 14 FLOHOOPS | Quarterfinals March 13 and 14 FLOHOOPS | Quarterfinals March 13 and 14 FLOHOOPS | Semifinals March 15 FLOHOOPS | Semifinals March 15 FLOHOOPS | Semifinals March 15 FLOHOOPS | Championship March 16 ESPN2 | Championship March 16 ESPN2 | Championship March 16 ESPN2 |
| | | | 1 | Norfolk State | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | South Carolina State | 73 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MD Eastern Shore | 54 | 9 | South Carolina State | 73 | | | | | | |
| 9 | South Carolina State | 63 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | South Carolina State | 63 | | | | 1 | Norfolk State | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Howard | 69 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Howard | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Bethune–Cookman | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Norfolk State | 47 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | North Carolina Central | 50 |
| | | | 2 | North Carolina A&T | 82* | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Coppin State | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Coppin State | 81 | 7 | Coppin State | 79 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Morgan State | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Morgan State | 71 | | | | 2 | North Carolina A&T | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | North Carolina Central | 65 | | | |
| | | | 3 | North Carolina Central | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Delaware State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Savannah State | 67 | 11 | Delaware State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Delaware State | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period