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
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2009–10 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morgan State 15 1   .938 24 10   .706
Delaware State 11 5   .688 16 11   .593
South Carolina State 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
Norfolk State 9 7   .563 11 18   .379
Hampton 8 8   .500 13 17   .433
Maryland Eastern Shore 8 8   .500 10 20   .333
Bethune–Cookman 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Howard 6 10   .375 7 24   .226
North Carolina A&T 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
Florida A&M 5 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

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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

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  1. ^ "MEACHOOPS.com". Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "MEAC Men's Bracket Set for 2010 Tournament". MEACHoops.com. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.