| 2023 MEAC women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Champions | Norfolk State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Larry Vickers (1st title) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPN Networks |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 MEAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 MEAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2022–23 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place during March 8–11, 2023. The tournament winner received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Seeds
All 8 teams were eligible and were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk State | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Morgan State | 10-4 | 2-0 vs. North Carolina Central |
| 3 | Howard | 10-4 | 1-1 vs. North Carolina Central |
| 4 | North Carolina Central | 8-6 | |
| 5 | Coppin State | 5-9 | 3-1 vs. Delaware State/Maryland Eastern Shore |
| 6 | Delaware State | 5-9 | 2-2 vs. Coppin State/Maryland Eastern Shore |
| 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 1-3 vs. Coppin State/Delaware State |
| 8 | South Carolina State | 2-12 |
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | |||||
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 8 South Carolina State | 61-37 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Morgan State vs. No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore | 46-49 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9, 2023 | |||||
| 3 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 North Carolina Central vs. No. 5 Coppin State | 57-50 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Howard vs. No. 6 Delaware State | 67-35 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10, 2023 | |||||
| 5 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 North Carolina Central | 81-59 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 3 Howard | 60-62 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023 | |||||
| 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 3 Howard | ESPN Networks | ||
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals March 8–9 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 10 ESPN+ | Championship March 11 ESPN Networks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | South Carolina State | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina Central | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina Central | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Coppin State | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Howard | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Morgan State | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Howard | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Howard | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware State | 35 | ||||||||||||
References
| MEAC women's basketball tournament | |
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| Broadcasters |
| 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournaments | |
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| Conference | |
| National | |