The 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The tournament was held from March 11 through March 16, 2019 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. North Carolina Central defeated Norfolk State 50–47 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. It was the third consecutive championship for North Carolina Central, and fourth in the last six seasons.

Seeds 11 teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams received a first round bye. Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Norfolk State14–22North Carolina A&T13–33North Carolina Central10–61–0 vs. Howard4Howard10–60–1 vs. North Carolina Central5Bethune–Cookman9–76Savannah State8–87Coppin State7–98MD Eastern Shore5–111–0 vs. South Carolina State9South Carolina State5–110–1 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore10Morgan State4–1211Delaware State2–14

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision First round – Monday, March 11116:00 pmNo. 6 Savannah State vs. No. 11 Delaware State67–71FLOHOOPS (ppv) First round – Tuesday, March 12226:00 pmNo. 8 MD Eastern Shore vs. No. 9 South Carolina State54–63FLOHOOPS (ppv)38:30 pmNo. 7 Coppin State vs. No. 10 Morgan State81–71 Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13346:00 pmNo. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 9 South Carolina State78–73FLOHOOPS (ppv)58:00 pmNo. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 7 Coppin State82–79 (OT) Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14466:00 pmNo. 3 North Carolina Central vs. No. 11 Delaware State75–57FLOHOOPS (ppv)78:00 pmNo. 4 Howard vs. No. 5 Bethune–Cookman80–71 Semifinals – Friday, March 15586:00 pmNo. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 Howard75–69FLOHOOPS (ppv)98:00 pmNo. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 3 North Carolina Central63–65 Championship – Saturday, March 166101:00pmNo. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 3 North Carolina Central47–50ESPN2 Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

* denotes overtime period

References