2016 MEAC men's basketball tournament

2016 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams12
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsHampton (6th title)
Winning coachEdward Joyner (3rd title)
MVPReginald Johnson (Hampton)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2015–16 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton † 13 – 3   .813 21 – 11   .656
South Carolina State 12 – 4   .750 19 – 15   .559
Norfolk State 12 – 4   .750 17 – 17   .500
Bethune–Cookman 10 – 6   .625 14 – 18   .438
Savannah State 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
North Carolina Central 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 7 – 9   .438 10 – 22   .313
Md. Eastern Shore 7 – 9   .438 10 – 22   .313
Howard 6 – 10   .375 12 – 20   .375
Morgan State 6 – 10   .375 9 – 22   .290
Coppin State 6 – 10   .375 9 – 22   .290
Delaware State 5 – 11   .313 7 – 25   .219
Florida A&M* 4 – 12   .250 8 – 21   .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016

The 2016 MEAC men's basketball tournament took place March 8–12, 2016 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia[1] The champion received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

The top 12 teams were eligible for the tournament, Florida A&M was ineligible for postseason play due to APR Sanctions.[2]

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Hampton 13–3
2 Norfolk State 12–4 1–0 vs. South Carolina State
3 South Carolina State 12–4 0–1 vs. Norfolk State
4 Bethune-Cookman 10–6
5 Savannah State 9–7
6 North Carolina A&T 7–9 2–0 vs. North Carolina Central, 1–0 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
7 North Carolina Central 7–9 1–0 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, 0–2 vs. North Carolina A&T
8 Maryland Eastern Shore 7–9 0–1 vs. North Carolina A&T, 0–1 vs. North Carolina Central
9 Morgan State 6–10 2–0 vs. Coppin State, 1–0 vs. Howard
10 Howard 6–10 1–1 vs. Coppin State, 0–1 vs. Morgan State
11 Coppin State 6–10 1–1 vs. Howard, 0–2 vs. Morgan State
12 Delaware State 5–11
† – 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 7
1 1 5:00 pm #5 Savannah State vs. #12 Delaware State 63–58 ESPN3
2 7:00 pm #6 North Carolina A&T vs. #11 Coppin State 91–982OT
First round – Tuesday, March 8
2 3 4:00 pm #8 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. #9 Morgan State 58–65 ESPN3
4 6:00 pm #7 North Carolina Central vs. #10 Howard 68–66
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
4 5 6:00 pm #1 Hampton vs. #9 Morgan State 83–81 ESPN3
6 8:00 pm #2 Norfolk State vs. #7 North Carolina Central 66–47
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
5 7 6:00 pm #3 South Carolina State vs. #11 Coppin State 90–80 ESPN3
8 8:00 pm #4 Bethune-Cookman vs. #5 Savannah State 50–57
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
6 9 6:00 pm #1 Hampton vs. #5 Savannah State 89–55 ESPN3
10 8:00 pm #2 Norfolk State vs. #3 South Carolina State 67–65
Championship – Saturday, March 12
7 11 1:00pm #1 Hampton vs. #3 South Carolina State 81–69 ESPN2
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
March 7/8 		Quarterfinals
March 9/10 		Semifinals
March 11 		Championship
March 12
            
1 Hampton 83
9 Morgan State 81
8 Maryland Eastern Shore 58
9 Morgan State 65
1 Hampton 89
5 Savannah State 55
4 Bethune-Cookman 50
5 Savannah State 57
5 Savannah State 63
12 Delaware State 58
1 Hampton 81
3 South Carolina State 69
2 Norfolk State 66
7 North Carolina Central 47
7 North Carolina Central 68
10 Howard 66
2 Norfolk State 65
3 South Carolina State 67
3 South Carolina State 90
11 Coppin State 80
6 North Carolina A&T 91
11 Coppin State 98**

* denotes overtime period

References

  1. ^ "2016 MEAC Mens Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). MEACHoops.com. Streamline Technologies. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-16 APR penalties from NCAA". Associated Press. Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.