1998 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–7, 1998, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated Coppin State, 66–61 in the championship game, to win its 3rd MEAC Tournament title.

1998 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1997–98
Teams	9
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Champions	South Carolina State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Cy Alexander (3rd title)
MVP	Roderick Blakney (South Carolina State)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

1997–98 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Coppin State	17	–	1		.944			21	–	8		.724
South Carolina State †	16	–	2		.889			22	–	8		.733
Hampton	11	–	7		.611			14	–	12		.538
Morgan State	11	–	7		.611			12	–	16		.429
Florida A&M	8	–	10		.444			11	–	17		.393
Delaware State	7	–	11		.389			9	–	18		.333
Maryland Eastern Shore	7	–	11		.389			9	–	18		.333
North Carolina A&T	7	–	11		.389			8	–	19		.296
Howard	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
Bethune–Cookman	1	–	17		.056			1	–	26		.037
Norfolk State	0	–	0		–			6	–	21		.222
† 1998 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Southeast region. In the round of 64, North Carolina A&T fell to No. 2 seed Kentucky 82–67.

Format

Nine of 11 conference members participated, with the top 7 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

	First round March 3					Quarterfinals March 4-5					Semifinals March 6					Final March 7
						1	Coppin State	82
						8	Howard	66
	8	Howard	79
	9	Bethune–Cookman	77
											1	Coppin State	77
											5	Florida A&M	65
						4	Delaware State	73
						5	Florida A&M	88
																1	Coppin State	61
																2	South Carolina State	66
						3	Morgan State	72
						6	Maryland Eastern Shore	51
											3	Morgan State	69
											2	South Carolina State	82
						2	South Carolina State	64
						7	North Carolina A&T	58