1989 MEAC men's basketball tournament

1989 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsSouth Carolina State (1st title)
Winning coachCy Alexander (1st title)
MVPTravis Williams (South Carolina State)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State † 14 – 2   .875 25 – 8   .758
Florida A&M 12 – 4   .750 20 – 10   .667
Coppin State 11 – 5   .688 18 – 11   .621
Morgan State 9 – 7   .563 16 – 13   .552
Bethune–Cookman 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
Delaware State 6 – 10   .375 11 – 17   .393
North Carolina A&T 6 – 10   .375 9 – 18   .333
Howard 5 – 11   .313 9 – 19   .321
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 15   .063 1 – 26   .037
† 1989 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1989, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. South Carolina State defeated Florida A&M, 83–79 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.

The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region.

Format

Eight of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 3 		Semifinals
March 4 		Final
March 5
         
1 South Carolina State 89
8 Howard 75
1 South Carolina State 71
4 Morgan State 69
4 Morgan State 88
5 Bethune–Cookman 56
1 South Carolina State 83
2 Florida A&M 79
3 Coppin State 71
6 North Carolina A&T 58
3 Coppin State 74
2 Florida A&M 76
2 Florida A&M 112
7 Delaware State 105

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References

  1. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.