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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Morgan State151 .9382410 .706
Delaware State115 .6881611 .593
South Carolina State106 .6251613 .552
Norfolk State97 .5631118 .379
Hampton88 .5001317 .433
Maryland Eastern Shore88 .5001020 .333
Bethune–Cookman79 .4381615 .516
Howard610 .375724 .226
North Carolina A&T610 .3751021 .323
Florida A&M511 .313921 .300
Coppin St.313 .188821 .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

Opening Round
Tuesday–Wednesday, March 9–10
Quarterfinals
Wednesday–Thursday, March 10–11
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
Championship
Sunday, March 13
            
1Morgan State84
9North Carolina A&T57
8Howard55
9North Carolina A&T65
1Morgan State74
5Hampton67
4Norfolk State70
5Hampton73
1Morgan State68
3South Carolina State61
2Delaware State57
7Bethune-Cookman55
7Bethune-Cookman64
10Florida A&M53
2Delaware State66
3South Carolina State70*
3South Carolina State59
6Maryland - Eastern Shore53
6Maryland - Eastern Shore64
11Coppin State58

Source: 2010 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket at www.meacsports.com

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