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2018 MEAC women's basketball tournament

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2018 MEAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams13
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (4th title)
Winning coachTarrell Robinson (1st title)
MVPKala Green (North Carolina A&T)
TelevisionESPN3
← 2017
2019 →
2017–18 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bethune–Cookman 15 1   .938 24 7   .774
North Carolina A&T 15 1   .938 23 9   .719
Hampton 12 4   .750 18 14   .563
Norfolk State 11 5   .688 18 11   .621
Morgan State 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Howard 8 8   .500 12 18   .400
Maryland-Eastern Shore 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
North Carolina Central 7 9   .438 9 21   .300
South Carolina State 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Coppin State 5 11   .313 6 23   .207
Delaware State 5 11   .313 6 24   .200
Florida A&M 4 12   .250 8 24   .250
Savannah State 1 15   .063 5 25   .167
2018 MEAC tournament winner
As of 16 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament took place March 5–10, 2018, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] First round games were played March 5 and March 6, with the quarterfinal games played on March 7 and 8. The semifinals were held March 9, with the championship game on March 10.[2]

Seeds

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All 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
1 North Carolina A&T 15–1
2 Bethune–Cookman 15–1
3 Hampton 12–4
4 Norfolk State 11–5
5 Howard 8–8
6 Morgan State 8–8
7 Maryland Eastern Shore 7–9
8 North Carolina Central 7–9
9 South Carolina State 6–10
10 Delaware State 5–11
11 Coppin State 5–11
12 Florida A&M 4–12
13 Savannah State 1–15
† – MEAC regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Monday, March 5
1 1 11:00 am No. 13 Savannah State vs. No. 4 Norfolk State 51–48 ESPN3
2 1:30 pm No. 12 Florida A&M vs. No. 5 Howard 69–64
3 4:00 pm No. 11 Coppin State vs. No. 6 Morgan State 51–58
First round – Tuesday, March 6
2 4 11:00 am No. 9 South Carolina State vs. No. 8 North Carolina Central 76–67 ESPN3
5 1:30 pm No. 10 Delaware State vs. No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore 60–77
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7
4 6 12:00 pm No. 9 South Carolina State vs. No. 1 North Carolina A&T 38–54 ESPN3
7 2:00 pm No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 2 Bethune-Cookman 65–71
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
5 8 12:00 pm No. 6 Morgan State vs. No. 3 Hampton 57–66 ESPN3
9 2:00 pm No. 13 Savannah State vs. No. 12 Florida A&M 64–66
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
6 10 12:00 pm No. 12 Florida A&M vs. No. 1 North Carolina A&T 61–65 ESPN3
11 2:00 pm No. 3 Hampton vs. No. 2 Bethune-Cookman 61–60
Championship – Saturday, March 10
7 12 3:30 pm No. 3 Hampton vs. No. 1 North Carolina A&T 65–72 (OT) ESPN3
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
March 5 and 6
Quarterfinals
March 7 and 8
Semifinals
March 9
Championship
March 10
ESPN3
            
1 North Carolina A&T 54
9 South Carolina State 38
8 North Carolina Central 67
9 South Carolina State 76
1 North Carolina A&T 65
12 Florida A&M 61
4 Norfolk State 48
13 Savannah State 51
13 Savannah State 64
12 Florida A&M 66
5 Howard 64
12 Florida A&M 69
1 North Carolina A&T 72
3 Hampton 65
2 Bethune–Cookman 71
7 Maryland Eastern Shore 65
7 Maryland East Shore 77
10 Delaware State 59
2 Bethune–Cookman 60
3 Hampton 61
3 Hampton 66
6 Morgan State 57
6 Morgan State 58
11 Coppin State 51

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 MEAC Championships". MEACSports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). MEACSports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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