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2023 MEAC women's basketball tournament

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2023 MEAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsNorfolk State (2nd title)
Winning coachLarry Vickers (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN Networks
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2022–23 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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.[1] The tournament winner received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seeds

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "2023 MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference".