2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams13
SiteLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ChampionsNorfolk State (1st title)
Winning coachAnthony Evans (1st title)
TelevisionESPN2

The 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–10, 2012[1] at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Norfolk State won the tournament and received an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. The 2012 championship game was televised on ESPN2 on March 10. This was the final year in Winston-Salem, as the tournament moved to Norfolk, VA beginning in 2013.

Format

With Savannah State and North Carolina Central now in the MEAC as full Division I members, the MEAC will have a new format for the 2012 tournament. The top three seeds will receive a first round bye.

2011–12 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Savannah State142 .8752112  .636
Norfolk State133 .8132610  .722
Delaware State124 .7501514  .517
Bethune–Cookman115 .6881817  .514
North Carolina Central106 .6251715  .531
Coppin State97 .5631416  .467
North Carolina A&T79 .4381220  .375
Hampton610 .3751221  .364
Morgan State610 .375920  .310
Howard610 .3751021  .323
Florida A&M610 .3751023  .303
Maryland Eastern Shore412 .250723  .233
South Carolina State016 .000526  .161
2012 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

First round
March 6
Quarterfinals
March 7 and March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Championship game
March 10
            
1 Savannah State 46
8 Hampton 59
8 Hampton 69
9 Morgan State 65
8 Hampton 72
4 Bethune–Cookman 81
4 Bethune–Cookman 62
13 South Carolina State 53
4 Bethune–Cookman 60
5 North Carolina Central 59
5 North Carolina Central 60
12 Maryland Eastern Shore 43
4 Bethune–Cookman 70
2 Norfolk State 73
2 Norfolk State 71
10 Howard 61
7 North Carolina A&T 50
10 Howard 51
2 Norfolk State 58
11 Florida A&M 46
3 Delaware State 55OT
11 Florida A&M 65
6 Coppin State 72
11 Florida A&M 74

References

  1. "2012 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). MEACHoops.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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