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1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams7
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (8th title)
Winning coachDon Corbett (2nd title)
MVPJoe Binion (North Carolina A&T)
← 1982
1984 →
1982–83 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Howard 11 1   .917 18 8   .692
North Carolina A&T 9 3   .750 23 8   .742
South Carolina State 5 7   .417 13 15   .464
Maryland Eastern Shore 5 7   .417 10 19   .345
Delaware State 5 7   .417 8 19   .296
Florida A&M 4 8   .333 7 21   .250
Bethune–Cookman 3 9   .250 5 21   .192
1983 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–12 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 71–64 in the championship game, to win its second consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed in the West region.

Format

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All seven conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Final
March 12
         
1 Howard 67
5 South Carolina State 57
4 Delaware State 58
5 South Carolina State 65
1 Howard 64
2 North Carolina A&T 71
3 Maryland Eastern Shore 73
6 Florida A&M 71
3 Maryland Eastern Shore 74
2 North Carolina A&T 81
2 North Carolina A&T 80
7 Bethune–Cookman 73

* denotes overtime period

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References

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  1. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2022.