# 2019 MEAC women's basketball tournament

The 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament took place March 11–15, 2019, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The first round games were played on March 11 and March 12, and the quarterfinal games will be played on March 13 and 14. The semifinals were held on March 15, with the championship game on March 16. Bethune-Cookman won the championship game over Norfolk State to earn their first ever bid to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

All 12 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 | 16–0 |
| 2 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 12–4 |
| 3 | Bethune–Cookman | 11–5 |
| 4 | Howard | 10–6 |
| 5 | Norfolk State | 10–6 |
| 6 | South Carolina State | 8–8 |
| 7 | Morgan State | 8–8 |
| 8 | North Carolina Central | 5–11 |
| 9 | Delaware State | 5–11 |
| 10 | Savannah State | 5–11 |
| 11 | Coppin State | 4–12 |
| 12 | Florida A&M | 2–14 |
| † – 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 11 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:00 pm | No. 12 Florida A&M vs. No. 5 Howard | 53–59 | FloHoops |
| 1 | 2 | 3:30 pm | No. 11 Coppin State vs. No. 6 Morgan State | 50–48 | FloHoops |
| First round – Tuesday, March 12 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 North Carolina Central vs. No. 8 Delaware State | 80–64 | FloHoops |
| 2 | 4 | 3:30 pm | No. 10 Savannah State vs. No. 7 South Carolina State | 53–62 | FloHoops |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | | | FloHoops |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 pm | | | FloHoops |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 5 Howard vs. No. 4 Norfolk State | | FloHoops |
| 4 | 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 11 Coppin State vs. No. 3 Bethune–Cookman | | FloHoops |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 12:00 pm | | | FloHoops |
| 5 | 10 | 2:00 pm | | | FloHoops |
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | TBA | | | ESPN3 |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Monday/Tuesday, March 11/12 | First round Monday/Tuesday, March 11/12 | First round Monday/Tuesday, March 11/12 | Quarterfinals Wednesday/Thursday, March 13/14 | Quarterfinals Wednesday/Thursday, March 13/14 | Quarterfinals Wednesday/Thursday, March 13/14 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Championship game Saturday, March 16 | Championship game Saturday, March 16 | Championship game Saturday, March 16 |
| | | | 1 | N.C. A&T State | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | North Carolina Central | 49 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Delaware State | 64 | 9 | North Carolina Central | 49 | | | | | | |
| 9 | North Carolina Central | 80 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | North Carolina Central | 80 | | | | 1 | NC A&T | 43 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Norfolk State | 60 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Norfolk State | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Howard | 51 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Howard | 59 | 5 | Howard | 51 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida A&M | 53 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida A&M | 53 | | | | | | | 4 | Norfolk State | 43 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bethune Cookman | 57 |
| | | | 2 | Maryland E. Shore | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | South Carolina State | 34 | | | | | | |
| 7 | South Carolina State | 62 | 7 | South Carolina State | 34 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Savannah State | 53 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Savannah State | 53 | | | | 2 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 47 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Bethune Cookman | 58 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Bethune-Cookman | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Coppin State | 49 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Morgan State | 48 | 11 | Coppin State | 49 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Coppin State | 50 | | | | | | | | | |