1999 MEAC men's basketball tournament

1999 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams10
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsFlorida A&M (2nd title)
Winning coachMickey Clayton
MVPMonroe Pippins (Florida A&M)
← 1998
2000 →
1998–99 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 14 – 4   .778 17 – 12   .586
Coppin State 14 – 4   .778 15 – 14   .517
Morgan State 12 – 6   .667 14 – 14   .500
Norfolk State 11 – 7   .611 15 – 12   .556
Bethune–Cookman 10 – 9   .526 11 – 16   .407
North Carolina A&T 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464
Hampton 8 – 10   .444 8 – 19   .296
Florida A&M † 8 – 11   .421 12 – 19   .387
Maryland Eastern Shore 7 – 11   .389 10 – 17   .370
Delaware State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296
Howard 2 – 16   .111 2 – 25   .074
† 1999 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 1–6, 1999, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Florida A&M defeated South Carolina State, 64–61 in the championship game, to win its fourth MEAC Tournament title. The Rattlers earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, Florida A&M fell to No. 1 overall seed Duke, 99–58.

Format

Ten of the eleven conference members participated, with the top 6 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 8 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed. Norfolk State did not participate.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday-Wednesday,
March 1–2 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday,
March 3–4 		Semifinals
Friday, March 5 		Final
Saturday, March 6
            
1 South Carolina State 61
8 Maryland Eastern Shore 56
8 Maryland Eastern Shore 90
9 Delaware State 75
1 South Carolina State 61
5 North Carolina A&T 58
4 Bethune–Cookman 50
5 North Carolina A&T 61
1 South Carolina State 61
7 Florida A&M 64
3 Morgan State 67
6 Hampton 66
3 Morgan State 56
7 Florida A&M 62
2 Coppin State 69
7 Florida A&M 80
7 Florida A&M 68
10 Howard 46

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References

  1. ^ "1998-99 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 19, 2021.