1999 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 1–6, 1999, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Florida A&M defeated South Carolina State, 64–61 in the championship game, to win its fourth MEAC Tournament title. The Rattlers earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, Florida A&M fell to No. 1 overall seed Duke, 99–58.

1999 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams11
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsFlorida A&M
Winning coachMickey Clayton
MVPMonroe Pippins (Florida A&M)
1998–99 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Carolina State144 .7781712  .586
Coppin State144 .7781514  .517
Morgan State126 .6671414  .500
Norfolk State117 .6111512  .556
Bethune–Cookman109 .5261116  .407
North Carolina A&T99 .5001315  .464
Hampton810 .444819  .296
Florida A&M811 .4211219  .387
Maryland Eastern Shore711 .3891017  .370
Delaware State513 .278819  .296
Howard216 .111225  .074
1999 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Format

Ten of the eleven conference members participated, with the top 6 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 8 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed. Norfolk State did not participate.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday-Wednesday,
March 1–2
Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday,
March 3–4
Semifinals
Friday, March 5
Final
Saturday, March 6
            
1 South Carolina State 61
8 Maryland Eastern Shore 56
8 Maryland Eastern Shore 90
9 Delaware State 75
1 South Carolina State 61
5 North Carolina A&T 58
4 Bethune–Cookman 50
5 North Carolina A&T 61
1 South Carolina State 61
7 Florida A&M 64
3 Morgan State 67
6 Hampton 66
3 Morgan State 56
7 Florida A&M 62
2 Coppin State 69
7 Florida A&M 80
7 Florida A&M 68
10 Howard 46

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