1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–12 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 71–64 in the championship game, to win its second consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1982–83
Teams	7
Site	Campus sites
Finals site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	North Carolina A&T (8th title)
Winning coach	Don Corbett (2nd title)
MVP	Joe Binion (North Carolina A&T)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

1982–83 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Howard	11	–	1		.917			18	–	8		.692
North Carolina A&T †	9	–	3		.750			23	–	8		.742
South Carolina State	5	–	7		.417			13	–	15		.464
Maryland Eastern Shore	5	–	7		.417			10	–	19		.345
Delaware State	5	–	7		.417			8	–	19		.296
Florida A&M	4	–	8		.333			7	–	21		.250
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	9		.250			5	–	21		.192
† 1983 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed in the West region.

Format

All seven conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 10					Semifinals March 11					Final March 12
						1	Howard	67
						5	South Carolina State	57
	4	Delaware State	58
	5	South Carolina State	65
											1	Howard	64
											2	North Carolina A&T	71
	3	Maryland Eastern Shore	73
	6	Florida A&M	71
						3	Maryland Eastern Shore	74
						2	North Carolina A&T	81
	2	North Carolina A&T	80
	7	Bethune–Cookman	73

* denotes overtime period