1998 MEAC men's basketball tournament

1998 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams9
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsSouth Carolina State (3rd title)
Winning coachCy Alexander (3rd title)
MVPRoderick Blakney (South Carolina State)
← 1997
1999 →
1997–98 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coppin State 17 – 1   .944 21 – 8   .724
South Carolina State † 16 – 2   .889 22 – 8   .733
Hampton 11 – 7   .611 14 – 12   .538
Morgan State 11 – 7   .611 12 – 16   .429
Florida A&M 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393
Delaware State 7 – 11   .389 9 – 18   .333
Maryland Eastern Shore 7 – 11   .389 9 – 18   .333
North Carolina A&T 7 – 11   .389 8 – 19   .296
Howard 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286
Bethune–Cookman 1 – 17   .056 1 – 26   .037
Norfolk State 0 – 0   – 6 – 21   .222
† 1998 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–7, 1998, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated Coppin State, 66–61 in the championship game, to win its 3rd MEAC Tournament title.

The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Southeast region. In the round of 64, North Carolina A&T fell to No. 2 seed Kentucky 82–67.

Format

Nine of 11 conference members participated, with the top 7 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

First round
March 3 		Quarterfinals
March 4-5 		Semifinals
March 6 		Final
March 7
            
1 Coppin State 82
8 Howard 66
8 Howard 79
9 Bethune–Cookman 77
1 Coppin State 77
5 Florida A&M 65
4 Delaware State 73
5 Florida A&M 88
1 Coppin State 61
2 South Carolina State 66
3 Morgan State 72
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 51
3 Morgan State 69
2 South Carolina State 82
2 South Carolina State 64
7 North Carolina A&T 58

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.