US collegiate basketball tournament
The 2023 MEAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2022–23 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place during March 8–11, 2023.[1] The tournament winner received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Seeds
All 8 teams were eligible and were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed
|
School
|
Conference
|
Tiebreaker
|
| 1
|
Norfolk State
|
11-3
|
|
| 2
|
Morgan State
|
10-4
|
2-0 vs. North Carolina Central
|
| 3
|
Howard
|
10-4
|
1-1 vs. North Carolina Central
|
| 4
|
North Carolina Central
|
8-6
|
|
| 5
|
Coppin State
|
5-9
|
3-1 vs. Delaware State/Maryland Eastern Shore
|
| 6
|
Delaware State
|
5-9
|
2-2 vs. Coppin State/Maryland Eastern Shore
|
| 7
|
Maryland Eastern Shore
|
5-9
|
1-3 vs. Coppin State/Delaware State
|
| 8
|
South Carolina State
|
2-12
|
|
Schedule
| Game
|
Time*
|
Matchup#
|
Score
|
Television
|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8, 2023
|
| 1
|
12:00 p.m.
|
No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 8 South Carolina State
|
61-37
|
ESPN+
|
| 2
|
2:00 p.m.
|
No. 2 Morgan State vs. No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore
|
46-49
|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9, 2023
|
| 3
|
12:00 p.m.
|
No. 4 North Carolina Central vs. No. 5 Coppin State
|
57-50
|
ESPN+
|
| 4
|
2:00 p.m.
|
No. 3 Howard vs. No. 6 Delaware State
|
67-35
|
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10, 2023
|
| 5
|
12:00 p.m.
|
No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 North Carolina Central
|
81-59
|
ESPN+
|
| 6
|
2:00 p.m.
|
No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 3 Howard
|
60-62
|
| Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023
|
| 7
|
4:00 p.m.
|
No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 3 Howard
|
|
ESPN Networks
|
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
|
Bracket
| Quarterfinals
March 8–9
ESPN+
| | | Semifinals
March 10
ESPN+
| | | Championship
March 11
ESPN Networks
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Norfolk State
| 61
| | | |
|
| 8
| South Carolina State
| 37
| |
| | 1
| Norfolk State
| 81
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| North Carolina Central
| 59
| |
| 4
| North Carolina Central
| 57
| |
| |
| 5
| Coppin State
| 50
| |
| | 1
| Norfolk State
| 56
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| Howard
| 52
| |
| 2
| Morgan State
| 46
| | |
| |
| 7
| Maryland Eastern Shore
| 49
| |
| | 7
| Maryland Eastern Shore
| 60
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| Howard
| 62
| |
| 3
| Howard
| 67
| |
| |
| 6
| Delaware State
| 35
| |
References