# 2018 MEAC women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament took place March 5–10, 2018, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. First round games were played March 5 and March 6, with the quarterfinal games played on March 7 and 8. The semifinals were held March 9, with the championship game on March 10.

## Seeds

All 13 teams were eligible for the tournament.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference |
| 1 | North Carolina A&T | 15–1 |
| 2 | Bethune–Cookman | 15–1 |
| 3 | Hampton | 12–4 |
| 4 | Norfolk State | 11–5 |
| 5 | Howard | 8–8 |
| 6 | Morgan State | 8–8 |
| 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 7–9 |
| 8 | North Carolina Central | 7–9 |
| 9 | South Carolina State | 6–10 |
| 10 | Delaware State | 5–11 |
| 11 | Coppin State | 5–11 |
| 12 | Florida A&M | 4–12 |
| 13 | Savannah State | 1–15 |
| † – MEAC regular season champions. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. |||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| First round – Monday, March 5 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | No. 13 Savannah State vs. No. 4 Norfolk State | 51–48 | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 12 Florida A&M vs. No. 5 Howard | 69–64 | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 11 Coppin State vs. No. 6 Morgan State | 51–58 | ESPN3 |
| First round – Tuesday, March 6 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 11:00 am | No. 9 South Carolina State vs. No. 8 North Carolina Central | 76–67 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 5 | 1:30 pm | No. 10 Delaware State vs. No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore | 60–77 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7 ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 South Carolina State vs. No. 1 North Carolina A&T | 38–54 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 7 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 2 Bethune-Cookman | 65–71 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 6 Morgan State vs. No. 3 Hampton | 57–66 | ESPN3 |
| 5 | 9 | 2:00 pm | No. 13 Savannah State vs. No. 12 Florida A&M | 64–66 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 9 ||||||
| 6 | 10 | 12:00 pm | No. 12 Florida A&M vs. No. 1 North Carolina A&T | 61–65 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 11 | 2:00 pm | No. 3 Hampton vs. No. 2 Bethune-Cookman | 61–60 | ESPN3 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 10 ||||||
| 7 | 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Hampton vs. No. 1 North Carolina A&T | 65–72 (OT) | ESPN3 |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 5 and 6 | First round March 5 and 6 | First round March 5 and 6 | Quarterfinals March 7 and 8 | Quarterfinals March 7 and 8 | Quarterfinals March 7 and 8 | Semifinals March 9 | Semifinals March 9 | Semifinals March 9 | | Championship March 10 ESPN3 | Championship March 10 ESPN3 | Championship March 10 ESPN3 |
| | | | 1 | North Carolina A&T | 54 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | South Carolina State | 38 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Carolina Central | 67 | 9 | South Carolina State | 38 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | South Carolina State | 76 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | South Carolina State | 76 | | | | 1 | North Carolina A&T | 65 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Florida A&M | 61 | | | | |
| 4 | Norfolk State | 48 | | | | | | | 12 | Florida A&M | 61 | |
| 13 | Savannah State | 51 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Savannah State | 51 | 13 | Savannah State | 64 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Florida A&M | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Howard | 64 | 12 | Florida A&M | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida A&M | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida A&M | 69 | | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina A&T | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hampton | 65 |
| | | | 2 | Bethune–Cookman | 71 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 65 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Maryland East Shore | 77 | 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 65 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Delaware State | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Delaware State | 59 | | | | 2 | Bethune–Cookman | 60 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Hampton | 61 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Hampton | 66 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Morgan State | 57 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Morgan State | 58 | 6 | Morgan State | 57 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Coppin State | 51 | | | | | | | | | | |