2001 MEAC men's basketball tournament

2001 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams11
SiteArthur Ashe Athletic Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsHampton (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Merfeld (1st title)
MVPTarvis Williams (Hampton)
← 2000
2002 →
2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
South Carolina State 14 – 4   .778 19 – 13   .594
Delaware State 11 – 7   .611 13 – 15   .464
Norfolk State 11 – 7   .611 12 – 17   .414
Coppin State 11 – 8   .579 13 – 15   .464
Maryland Eastern Shore 10 – 8   .556 12 – 16   .429
North Carolina A&T 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
Howard 8 – 10   .444 10 – 18   .357
Bethune–Cookman 5 – 13   .278 10 – 19   .345
Florida A&M 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
Morgan State 4 – 15   .211 6 – 23   .207
† 2001 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 5–10, 2001 at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Hampton defeated South Carolina State, 70–68 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title. The Pirates earned an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the West region. In the round of 64, Hampton upset #2 seed Iowa State 58–57.

Format

All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 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.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday-Wednesday,
March 5–6 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday,
March 7–8 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9 		Final
Saturday, March 10
            
1 Hampton 76
11 Morgan State 64
8 Howard 62
9 Bethune–Cookman 63
1 Hampton 94
4 Norfolk State 67
4 Norfolk State 78
5 Coppin State 66
1 Hampton 70
2 South Carolina State 68
7 North Carolina A&T 83
3 Delaware State 73
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 64
11 Morgan State 76
7 North Carolina A&T 53
2 South Carolina State 57
2 South Carolina State 53
9 Bethune–Cookman 47
7 North Carolina A&T 86
10 Florida A&M 70

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.