2017 MEAC women's basketball tournament

The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament will take place March 6–11, 2017, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] First round games will be played March 6 and March 7, with the quarterfinal games played on March 8 and 9. The semifinals will be held March 10, with the championship game on March 11.[2]

2017 MEAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams13
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsHampton
TelevisionESPN3
2016–17 MEAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bethune-Cookman151 .938199  .679
Howard124 .7501612  .571
Hampton115 .6881712  .586
Norfolk State97 .5631414  .500
Florida A&M97 .5631118  .379
North Carolina A&T88 .5001217  .414
Savannah State88 .5001118  .379
Coppin State88 .500820  .286
Morgan State79 .438920  .310
North Carolina Central79 .438820  .286
Maryland-Eastern Shore610 .3751215  .444
South Carolina State214 .125522  .185
Delaware State214 .125326  .103
2017 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 6, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

The top 13 teams are eligible for the tournament.

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Bethune Cookman 15–1
2 Howard 12–4
3 Hampton 11–5
4 Florida A&M 9–7 1–0 vs Norfolk State
5 Norfolk State 9–7 0–1 vs. Florida A&M
6 Coppin State 8–8 2–0 vs. North Carolina A&T/Savannah State
7 North Carolina A&T 8–8 1–1 vs. Coppin State/Savannah State
8 Savannah State 8–8 0–2 vs. North Carolina A&T/Coppin State
9 Morgan State 7–9 1–0 vs. NC Central
10 NC Central 7–9 0–1 vs. Morgan State
11 Maryland-Eastern Shore 6–10
12 Delaware State 2–14 1–0 vs. SC State
13 South Carolina State 2–14 0–1 vs. Delaware State
† – MEAC regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Monday, March 6
1 1 11:00 am #4 Florida A&M vs. #13 South Carolina State 65–62 ESPN3
2 1:00 pm #5 Norfolk State vs. #12 Delaware State 60–40
3 3:00 pm #6 Coppin State vs. #11 Maryland-Eastern Shore 59–62
First round – Tuesday, March 7
2 4 12:00 pm #8 Savannah State vs. #9 Morgan State 59–51 ESPN3
5 2:00 pm #7 North Carolina A&T vs. #10 NC Central 71–53
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8
4 6 12:00 pm #1 Bethune Cookman vs. #8 Savannah State 53–43 ESPN3
7 2:00 pm #4 Florida A & M vs. #5 Norfolk State 65–77
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
5 8 12:00 pm #2 Howard 58 vs. #7 North Carolina A&T 68 58–68 ESPN3
9 2:00 pm #3 Hampton 66 vs. #11 Maryland Eastern Shore 56 66–56
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
6 10 12:00 pm #1 Bethune Cookman vs. #5 Norfolk State 59–42 ESPN3
11 2:00 pm #7 North Carolina A&T vs. #3 Hampton 62–64
Championship – Saturday, March 11
7 12 4:00 pm #1 Bethune Cookman vs. #3 Hampton 49–52 ESPN3
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
March 6 and 7
Quarterfinals
March 8 and 9
Semifinals
March 10
Championship
March 11
ESPN3
            
1 Bethune Cookman 53
8 Savannah State 43
8 Savannah State 59
9 Morgan State 51
1 Bethune Cookman 59
5 Norfolk State 42
4 Florida A&M 65
13 South Carolina State 62
4 Florida A&M 65
5 Norfolk State 77
5 Norfolk State 60
12 Delaware State 40
1 Bethune Cookman 49
3 Hampton 52
2 Howard 58
7 North Carolina A&T 68
7 North Carolina A&T 71
10 North Carolina Central 53
7 North Carolina A&T 62
3 Hampton 64
3 Hampton 66
11 Maryland Eastern Shore 56
6 Coppin State 59
11 Maryland-Eastern Shore 62

References

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