How to Watch (TV, stream), Dates and Times for the MEAC Tournament
By Cam Newton
Mar 16, 2013; Norfolk, VA, USA; The North Carolina A&T Aggies celebrate after beating the Morgan State Bears in the championship game of the MEAC tournament at the Scope Arena. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
The MEAC tournament begins on March 10 and will be hosted by the city of Norfolk, Virginia, Thirteen teams from Mid-Atlantic states will gather together to try and earn the conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid. The MEAC has produced some of the toughest small-conference teams to play in the NCAA Tournament, including the fifteen seed Norfolk State team which upset two seed Missouri in 2012.
This year, the overwhelming favorite to win the tournament is the conference’s regular season champions, the North Carolina Central Eagles. At 25-5, the Eagles have one of the best records in the country and they wield the best record in their conference at 15-1. They haven’t lost a game since January 11, winning seventeen straight games and even earning some votes in recent AP Polls. They’ve been rolling through conference play and aren’t about to stop any time soon.
March 10th
Opening Round
Game 1: No. 4 Norfolk State (17-13, 11-5) vs No. 13 Maryland-Eastern Shore (6-23, 4-12), 6:30 PM WATCH
Game 2: No. 5 Savannah State (12-18, 10-6) vs No. 12 South Carolina State (9-20, 5-11), 9 PM WATCH
March 11th
Opening Round
Game 3: No. 8 Howard (7-24, 5-11) vs No. 9 NC A&T (9-22, 5-11), 4 PM WATCH
Game 4: No. 7 Coppin State (10-19, 7-9) vs No. 10 Bethune-Cookman (7-24, 5-11), 6:30 PM WATCH
Game 5: No. 6 Florida A&M (13-17, 8-8) vs No. 11 Delaware State (9-20, 5-11), 9 PM WATCH
March 12th
Quarterfinals
Game 6: No. 1 NC Central (25-5, 15-1) vs Winner of Game 3, 6 PM WATCH
Game 7: No. 2 Hampton (18-11, 13-3) vs Winner of Game 4, 8 PM WATCH
March 13th
Quarterfinals
Game 8: No. 3 Morgan State (13-15, 11-5) vs Winner of Game 5, 6 PM WATCH
Game 9: Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 1, 8 PM WATCH
March 14th
Semifinals
Game 10: Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 9, 6 PM WATCH
Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8, 8 PM WATCH
March 15th
Championship Game
Winner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11, 6 PM ESPNU