2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–10, 2012[1] at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Norfolk State won the tournament and received an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. The 2012 championship game was televised on ESPN2 on March 10. This was the final year in Winston-Salem, as the tournament moved to Norfolk, VA beginning in 2013.

2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams13
SiteLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ChampionsNorfolk State (1st title)
Winning coachAnthony Evans (1st title)
TelevisionESPN2
← 2011
2013 →

Format

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With Savannah State and North Carolina Central in the MEAC as full Division I members, the MEAC had a new format for the 2012 tournament. The top three seeds received a first round bye.

2011–12 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Savannah State 14 2   .875 21 12   .636
Norfolk State 13 3   .813 26 10   .722
Delaware State 12 4   .750 15 14   .517
Bethune–Cookman 11 5   .688 18 17   .514
North Carolina Central 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Coppin State 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
North Carolina A&T 7 9   .438 12 20   .375
Hampton 6 10   .375 12 21   .364
Morgan State 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
Howard 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
Florida A&M 6 10   .375 10 23   .303
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
South Carolina State 0 16   .000 5 26   .161
2012 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

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First round
March 6
Quarterfinals
March 7 and March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Championship game
March 10
            
1 Savannah State 46
8 Hampton 59
8 Hampton 69
9 Morgan State 65
8 Hampton 72
4 Bethune–Cookman 81
4 Bethune–Cookman 62
13 South Carolina State 53
4 Bethune–Cookman 60
5 North Carolina Central 59
5 North Carolina Central 60
12 Maryland Eastern Shore 43
4 Bethune–Cookman 70
2 Norfolk State 73
2 Norfolk State 71
10 Howard 61
7 North Carolina A&T 50
10 Howard 51
2 Norfolk State 58
11 Florida A&M 46
3 Delaware State 55OT
11 Florida A&M 65
6 Coppin State 72
11 Florida A&M 74

References

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  1. ^ "2012 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). MEACHoops.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.