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| 2025 MEAC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNews |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State † | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 29 | .065 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 MEAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 MEAC women's basketball tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2024–25 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament will take place during March 12–15, 2025, at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.[1][2] The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic invitation to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds
[edit]All eight-conference members are eligible for the tournament and will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk State | 14–0 | |
| 2 | Howard | 12–2 | |
| 3 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 8–6 | +1 head-to-head point differential |
| 4 | Coppin State | 8–6 | -1 head-to-head point differential |
| 5 | North Carolina Central | 6–8 | +13 head-to-head point differential |
| 6 | Morgan State | 6–8 | -13 head-to-head point differential |
| 7 | Delaware State | 1–13 | +15 head-to-head point differential |
| 8 | South Carolina State | 1–13 | -15 head-to-head point differential |
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12 | |||||
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 8 South Carolina State | 81–55 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Howard vs. No. 7 Delaware State | 85–49 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13 | |||||
| 3 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Coppin State vs. No. 5 North Carolina Central | 57–48 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 6 Morgan State | 74–67 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 14 | |||||
| 5 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 Coppin State | 72–33 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Howard vs. No 3. Maryland Eastern Shore | 67–59 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 15 | |||||
| 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 2 Howard | 68–56 | ESPNews | |
| *Game times in EDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals March 12–13 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 14 ESPN+ | Championship March 15 ESPNews | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | South Carolina State | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Coppin State | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Coppin State | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | North Carolina Central | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Howard | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Howard | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Delaware State | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Howard | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Morgan State | 67 | ||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". meacsports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Norfolk Scope Arena to host MEAC basketball tournaments until 2027". 13newsnow.com. March 12, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Men's Basketball Bracket (PDF) - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Pairings Revealed". MEACSports.Com. Sidearm Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2025.