# 2017 MEAC women's basketball tournament

The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament took place March 6–11, 2017, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. First round games were played March 6 and March 7, with the quarterfinal games played on March 8 and 9. The semifinals were held March 10, with the championship game on March 11.

## Seeds

The top 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 | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Bethune Cookman | 15–1 | |
| 2 | Howard | 12–4 | |
| 3 | Hampton | 11–5 | |
| 4 | Florida A&M | 9–7 | 1–0 vs Norfolk State |
| 5 | Norfolk State | 9–7 | 0–1 vs. Florida A&M |
| 6 | Coppin State | 8–8 | 2–0 vs. North Carolina A&T/Savannah State |
| 7 | North Carolina A&T | 8–8 | 1–1 vs. Coppin State/Savannah State |
| 8 | Savannah State | 8–8 | 0–2 vs. North Carolina A&T/Coppin State |
| 9 | Morgan State | 7–9 | 1–0 vs. NC Central |
| 10 | NC Central | 7–9 | 0–1 vs. Morgan State |
| 11 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 6–10 | |
| 12 | Delaware State | 2–14 | 1–0 vs. SC State |
| 13 | South Carolina State | 2–14 | 0–1 vs. Delaware State |
| † – 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 6 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | #4 Florida A&M vs. #13 South Carolina State | 65–62 | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 2 | 1:00 pm | #5 Norfolk State vs. #12 Delaware State | 60–40 | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 3 | 3:00 pm | #6 Coppin State vs. #11 Maryland-Eastern Shore | 59–62 | ESPN3 |
| First round – Tuesday, March 7 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 pm | #8 Savannah State vs. #9 Morgan State | 59–51 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 5 | 2:00 pm | #7 North Carolina A&T vs. #10 NC Central | 71–53 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 12:00 pm | #1 Bethune Cookman vs. #8 Savannah State | 53–43 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 7 | 2:00 pm | #4 Florida A & M vs. #5 Norfolk State | 65–77 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 12:00 pm | #2 Howard 58 vs. #7 North Carolina A&T 68 | 58–68 | ESPN3 |
| 5 | 9 | 2:00 pm | #3 Hampton 66 vs. #11 Maryland Eastern Shore 56 | 66–56 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 ||||||
| 6 | 10 | 12:00 pm | #1 Bethune Cookman vs. #5 Norfolk State | 59–42 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 11 | 2:00 pm | #7 North Carolina A&T vs. #3 Hampton | 62–64 | ESPN3 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 11 ||||||
| 7 | 12 | 4:00 pm | #1 Bethune Cookman vs. #3 Hampton | 49–52 | ESPN3 |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 6 and 7 | First round March 6 and 7 | First round March 6 and 7 | Quarterfinals March 8 and 9 | Quarterfinals March 8 and 9 | Quarterfinals March 8 and 9 | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | | Championship March 11 ESPN3 | Championship March 11 ESPN3 | Championship March 11 ESPN3 |
| | | | 1 | Bethune Cookman | 53 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Savannah State | 43 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Savannah State | 59 | 8 | Savannah State | 43 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Morgan State | 51 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Morgan State | 51 | | | | 1 | Bethune Cookman | 59 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Norfolk State | 42 | | | | |
| 4 | Florida A&M | 65 | | | | | | | 5 | Norfolk State | 42 | |
| 13 | South Carolina State | 62 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | South Carolina State | 62 | 4 | Florida A&M | 65 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Norfolk State | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Norfolk State | 60 | 5 | Norfolk State | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Delaware State | 40 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Delaware State | 40 | | | | | | | | 1 | Bethune Cookman | 49 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hampton | 52 |
| | | | 2 | Howard | 58 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | North Carolina A&T | 68 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | North Carolina A&T | 71 | 7 | North Carolina A&T | 68 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | North Carolina Central | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | North Carolina Central | 53 | | | | 7 | North Carolina A&T | 62 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Hampton | 64 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Hampton | 66 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 56 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Coppin State | 59 | 11 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 56 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 62 | | | | | | | | | | |