1988 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1988 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1988, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Florida A&M, 101–86 in the championship game, to win its seventh consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

1988 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams7
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (13th title)
Winning coachDon Corbett (7th title)
MVPClaude Williams (North Carolina A&T)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T 16 0   1.000 26 3   .897
Florida A&M 11 5   .688 22 8   .733
South Carolina State 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
Howard 9 7   .563 15 12   .556
Coppin State 8 7   .533 13 14   .481
Morgan State 7 8   .467 13 17   .433
Maryland Eastern Shore 5 11   .313 7 20   .259
Bethune–Cookman 4 12   .250 6 21   .222
Delaware State 1 15   .063 3 25   .107
1988 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament as a No. 14 seed in the East region.

Format

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

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Final
March 5
         
1 North Carolina A&T 67
4 Howard 62
4 Howard 65
5 Morgan State 59
1 North Carolina A&T 101
2 Florida A&M 86
3 South Carolina State 88
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 77
3 South Carolina State 65
2 North Carolina A&T 73
2 Florida A&M 104
7 Delaware State 73

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2022.