2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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 will be televised on ESPN2 at 1:00 PM eastern on March 10. This will be the final year in Winston-Salem, as the Tournament will move to Norfolk, VA beginning in 2013.

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

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 55
11 Florida A&M 65OT
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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