2010 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 9–13, 2010 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[1] The championship game was nationally televised on ESPN2 on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.[2] The tournament champion, Morgan State, received an automatic berth to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[2]

2010 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2010 MEAC Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams11
SiteLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ChampionsMorgan State (3rd title)
Winning coachTodd Bozeman (2nd title)
TelevisionESPN2
2009–10 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Morgan State15–1 .938  24–10  .706
Delaware St.11–5 .688  16–11  .593
South Carolina St.10–6 .625  16–13  .552
Norfolk St.9–7 .563  11–18  .379
Hampton8–8 .500  13–17  .433
Maryland Eastern Shore8–8 .500  10–20  .333
Bethune-Cookman7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Howard6–10 .375  7–24  .226
North Carolina A&T6–10 .375  10–21  .323
Florida A&M5–11 .313  9–21  .300
Coppin St.3–13 .188  8–21  .276
† 2010 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The Morgan State Bears, as the 2009-10 conference regular season champions, earned the No. 1 seed and an early round bye for the third straight season.[2]

Bracket

  Opening Round
Tuesday–Wednesday, March 9–10
Quarterfinals
Wednesday–Thursday, March 10–11
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
Championship
Sunday, March 13
                                     
       
  1 Morgan State 84  
    9 North Carolina A&T 57  
8 Howard 55
9 North Carolina A&T 65  
  1 Morgan State 74  
  5 Hampton 67  
       
       
  4 Norfolk State 70
    5 Hampton 73  
     
       
  1 Morgan State 68
  3 South Carolina State 61
       
       
  2 Delaware State 57
    7 Bethune-Cookman 55  
7 Bethune-Cookman 64
10 Florida A&M 53  
  2 Delaware State 66
  3 South Carolina State 70*  
       
       
  3 South Carolina State 59
    6 Maryland - Eastern Shore 53  
6 Maryland - Eastern Shore 64
11 Coppin State 58  

Source: 2010 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket at www.meacsports.com

References

  1. "MEACHOOPS.com". Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  2. "MEAC Men's Bracket Set for 2010 Tournament". MEACHoops.com. 2010-03-05. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
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