2005 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 7–12, 2005, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Delaware State defeated Hampton, 55–53 in the championship game, to capture its first MEAC Tournament title. The Hornets earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64 where they fell to No. 1 seed Duke 57–46.

2005 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams11
SiteArthur Ashe Athletic Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsDelaware State (1st title)
Winning coachGreg Jackson (1st title)
MVPJahsha Bluntt (Delaware State)
2004–05 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware State †14–4 .77819–14  .576
Hampton13–5 .72217–13  .567
Coppin State13–5 .72214–15  .483
South Carolina State11–7 .61119–12  .613
Norfolk State11–7 .61113–14  .481
Morgan State11–7 .61114–16  .467
Florida A&M10–8 .55614–15  .483
Bethune–Cookman8–10 .44413–17  .433
North Carolina A&T5–13 .2786–24  .200
Howard2–16 .1115–23  .179
Maryland Eastern Shore1–17 .0562–26  .071
† 2005 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Format

All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 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.

Bracket
First round
Tuesday-Wednesday,
March 7–8 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday,
March 9–10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Final
Saturday, March 12
            
1 Delaware State 66
8 Bethune–Cookman 43
8 Bethune–Cookman 76
9 North Carolina A&T 62
1 Delaware State 61
4 South Carolina State 48
4 South Carolina State 76
5 Norfolk State 59
1 Delaware State 55
2 Hampton 53
6 Morgan State 43
3 Coppin State 60
6 Morgan State 77
11 Maryland Eastern Shore 56
3 Coppin State 50
2 Hampton 62
2 Hampton 81
7 Florida A&M 72
7 Florida A&M 80
10 Howard 56

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References
  1. sports-reference.com 2004-05 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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