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2018 MEAC men's basketball tournament
| 2018 MEAC men's basketball tournament |
|---|
| Division I |
| 2017–18 |
| 13 |
| Norfolk ScopeNorfolk, Virginia |
| North Carolina Central (3rd title) |
| LeVelle Moton (3rd title) |
| Pablo Rivas (North Carolina Central) |
| ESPN2 [Championship], ESPN3 |
| MEAC men's basketball tournaments |
The 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The tournament was held from March 5–10, 2018 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. No. 6 seed North Carolina Central defeated No. 1 seed Hampton in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top three teams received a first round bye.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampton | 12–4 | 2–1 vs. Sav, BCU |
| 2 | Bethune–Cookman | 12–4 | 1–1 vs. Hampton, Sav |
| 3 | Savannah State | 12–4 | 1–2 vs. Hampton, BCU |
| 4 | North Carolina A&T | 11–5 | 1–0 vs. Norfolk |
| 5 | Norfolk State | 11–5 | 0–1 vs. NC A&T |
| 6 | NC Central | 9–7 | |
| 7 | Morgan State | 7–9 | 3–0 vs. Howard, FAMU |
| 8 | Howard | 7–9 | 1–2 vs. Morgan, FAMU |
| 9 | Florida A&M | 7–9 | 1–3 vs. Howard, Morgan |
| 10 | SC State | 6–10 | |
| 11 | Coppin State | 5–11 | |
| 12 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 3–13 | |
| 13 | Delaware State | 2–14 |
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6:30 pm | No. 4 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 13 Delaware State | 62–61OT | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 9:00 pm | No. 5 Norfolk State vs. No. 12 Maryland Eastern Shore | 78–68 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 8 Howard vs. No. 9 Florida A&M | 78–88 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 6:30 pm | No. 6 North Carolina Central vs. No. 11 Coppin State | 60–48 | ||
| 5 | 9:00 pm | No. 7 Morgan State vs. No. 10 South Carolina State | 83–80 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Hampton vs. No. 9 Florida A&M | 75–71 | ESPN3 |
| 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Bethune–Cookman vs. No. 7 Morgan State | 77–78 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 Savannah State vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central | 56–58 | ESPN3 |
| 9 | 8:00 pm | No. 4 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 5 Norfolk State | 70–64 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Hampton vs. No. 4 North Carolina A&T | 96–86 | ESPN3 |
| 11 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Morgan State vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central | 70–79 | ||
| 6 | 12 | 1:00pm | No. 1 Hampton vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central | 63–71 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
- denotes overtime period
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