1999 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 1–6, 1999, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Florida A&M defeated South Carolina State, 64–61 in the championship game, to win its fourth MEAC Tournament title. The Rattlers earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, Florida A&M fell to No. 1 overall seed Duke, 99–58.

1999 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	10
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	Florida A&M (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mickey Clayton
MVP	Monroe Pippins (Florida A&M)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

1998–99 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Carolina State	14	–	4		.778			17	–	12		.586
Coppin State	14	–	4		.778			15	–	14		.517
Morgan State	12	–	6		.667			14	–	14		.500
Norfolk State	11	–	7		.611			15	–	12		.556
Bethune–Cookman	10	–	9		.526			11	–	16		.407
North Carolina A&T	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
Hampton	8	–	10		.444			8	–	19		.296
Florida A&M †	8	–	11		.421			12	–	19		.387
Maryland Eastern Shore	7	–	11		.389			10	–	17		.370
Delaware State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	19		.296
Howard	2	–	16		.111			2	–	25		.074
† 1999 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

Ten of the eleven conference members participated, with the top 6 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 8 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. Norfolk State did not participate.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday-Wednesday, March 1–2					Quarterfinals Wednesday-Thursday, March 3–4					Semifinals Friday, March 5					Final Saturday, March 6
						1	South Carolina State	61
						8	Maryland Eastern Shore	56
	8	Maryland Eastern Shore	90
	9	Delaware State	75
											1	South Carolina State	61
											5	North Carolina A&T	58
						4	Bethune–Cookman	50
						5	North Carolina A&T	61
																1	South Carolina State	61
																7	Florida A&M	64
						3	Morgan State	67
						6	Hampton	66
											3	Morgan State	56
											7	Florida A&M	62
						2	Coppin State	69
						7	Florida A&M	80
	7	Florida A&M	68
	10	Howard	46