2000 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–11, 2000, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated Coppin State, 70–53 in the championship game, to win its fourth MEAC Tournament title. The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the South region. In the round of 64, South Carolina State fell to No. 1 seed Stanford 84–65.

2000 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1999–00
Teams	11
Site	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
Champions	South Carolina State (4th title)
Winning coach	Cy Alexander (4th title)
MVP	Mike Wiatre (South Carolina State)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

1999–2000 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Carolina State †	14	–	5		.737			20	–	14		.588
Hampton	13	–	5		.722			17	–	12		.586
Coppin State	13	–	5		.722			15	–	15		.500
Bethune–Cookman	12	–	6		.667			14	–	15		.483
Norfolk State	11	–	7		.611			12	–	16		.429
North Carolina A&T	11	–	8		.579			14	–	15		.483
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	10		.444			12	–	17		.414
Florida A&M	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Delaware State	5	–	13		.278			6	–	22		.214
Morgan State	5	–	13		.278			5	–	24		.172
Howard	1	–	17		.056			1	–	27		.036
† 2000 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 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.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday-Wednesday, March 6–7					Quarterfinals Wednesday-Thursday, March 8–9					Semifinals Friday, March 10					Final Saturday, March 11
						1	South Carolina State	61
						8	Florida A&M	51
	8	Florida A&M	69
	9	Delaware State	66
											1	South Carolina State	88
											4	Bethune–Cookman	66
						4	Bethune–Cookman	80
						5	Norfolk State	75
																1	South Carolina State	70
																2	Coppin State	53
						3	Hampton	98
						6	North Carolina A&T	88
	6	North Carolina A&T	94
	11	Howard	69
											3	Hampton	60
											2	Coppin State	64
						2	Coppin State	73
						7	Maryland Eastern Shore	61
	7	Maryland Eastern Shore	60
	10	Morgan State	58