2019 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament


The 2019 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 11 through March 16, 2019 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. North Carolina Central defeated Norfolk State 50–47 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. It was the third consecutive championship for North Carolina Central, and fourth in the last six seasons.

Seeds

11 teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams received a first round bye. Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Norfolk State14–2
2North Carolina A&T13–3
3North Carolina Central10–61–0 vs. Howard
4Howard10–60–1 vs. North Carolina Central
5Bethune–Cookman9–7
6Savannah State8–8
7Coppin State7–9
8MD Eastern Shore5–111–0 vs. South Carolina State
9South Carolina State5–110–1 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
10Morgan State4–12
11Delaware State2–14

Schedule

Bracket

* denotes overtime period