The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament took place March 6–11, 2017, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] First round games were played March 6 and March 7, with the quarterfinal games played on March 8 and 9. The semifinals were held March 10, with the championship game on March 11.[2]
Seeds
The top 13 teams were eligible for the tournament.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
Seed
School
Conference
Tiebreaker
1
Bethune Cookman
15–1
2
Howard
12–4
3
Hampton
11–5
4
Florida A&M
9–7
1–0 vs Norfolk State
5
Norfolk State
9–7
0–1 vs. Florida A&M
6
Coppin State
8–8
2–0 vs. North Carolina A&T/Savannah State
7
North Carolina A&T
8–8
1–1 vs. Coppin State/Savannah State
8
Savannah State
8–8
0–2 vs. North Carolina A&T/Coppin State
9
Morgan State
7–9
1–0 vs. NC Central
10
NC Central
7–9
0–1 vs. Morgan State
11
Maryland-Eastern Shore
6–10
12
Delaware State
2–14
1–0 vs. SC State
13
South Carolina State
2–14
0–1 vs. Delaware State
† – MEAC regular season champions. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.