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2016 MEAC men's basketball tournament
The 2016 MEAC men's basketball tournament took place March 8–12, 2016 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia The champion received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.
| 2016 MEAC men's basketball tournament |
|---|
| Division I |
| 2015–16 |
| 12 |
| Norfolk ScopeNorfolk, Virginia |
| Hampton (6th title) |
| Edward Joyner (3rd title) |
| Reginald Johnson (Hampton) |
| ESPN3, ESPN2 |
| MEAC men's basketball tournaments |
The 2016 MEAC men's basketball tournament took place March 8–12, 2016 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia The champion received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.
The top 12 teams were eligible for the tournament, Florida A&M was ineligible for postseason play due to APR Sanctions.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampton | 13–3 | |
| 2 | Norfolk State | 12–4 | 1–0 vs. South Carolina State |
| 3 | South Carolina State | 12–4 | 0–1 vs. Norfolk State |
| 4 | Bethune-Cookman | 10–6 | |
| 5 | Savannah State | 9–7 | |
| 6 | North Carolina A&T | 7–9 | 2–0 vs. North Carolina Central, 1–0 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore |
| 7 | North Carolina Central | 7–9 | 1–0 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, 0–2 vs. North Carolina A&T |
| 8 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 7–9 | 0–1 vs. North Carolina A&T, 0–1 vs. North Carolina Central |
| 9 | Morgan State | 6–10 | 2–0 vs. Coppin State, 1–0 vs. Howard |
| 10 | Howard | 6–10 | 1–1 vs. Coppin State, 0–1 vs. Morgan State |
| 11 | Coppin State | 6–10 | 1–1 vs. Howard, 0–2 vs. Morgan State |
| 12 | Delaware State | 5–11 | |
| † – MEAC regular season champions.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | #5 Savannah State vs. #12 Delaware State | 63–58 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | #6 North Carolina A&T vs. #11 Coppin State | 91–982OT | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4:00 pm | #8 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. #9 Morgan State | 58–65 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 6:00 pm | #7 North Carolina Central vs. #10 Howard | 68–66 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #1 Hampton vs. #9 Morgan State | 83–81 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 8:00 pm | #2 Norfolk State vs. #7 North Carolina Central | 66–47 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #3 South Carolina State vs. #11 Coppin State | 90–80 | ESPN3 |
| 8 | 8:00 pm | #4 Bethune-Cookman vs. #5 Savannah State | 50–57 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #1 Hampton vs. #5 Savannah State | 89–55 | ESPN3 |
| 10 | 8:00 pm | #2 Norfolk State vs. #3 South Carolina State | 67–65 | ||
| 7 | 11 | 1:00pm | #1 Hampton vs. #3 South Carolina State | 81–69 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
- denotes overtime period
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