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1994 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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1994 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams9
SiteTalmadge L. Hill Field House
Baltimore, Maryland
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (14th title)
Winning coachJeff Capel (1st title)
MVPPhillip Allen (North Carolina A&T)
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coppin State 16 0   1.000 22 8   .733
Maryland Eastern Shore 10 6   .625 16 12   .571
South Carolina State 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
North Carolina A&T 10 6   .625 16 14   .533
Bethune–Cookman 8 8   .500 9 18   .333
Howard 7 9   .438 10 17   .370
Delaware State 5 11   .313 8 19   .296
Morgan State 4 12   .250 8 21   .276
Florida A&M 2 14   .125 4 23   .148
1994 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1994 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–11, 1994, at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first time in twenty years that Baltimore had hosted the MEAC men's tournament.[2] North Carolina A&T defeated South Carolina State, 87–70 in the championship game, to win its 14th MEAC Tournament title.

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. In the round of 64, North Carolina A&T fell to No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Arkansas 94–79.

Format

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All nine conference members participated, with the top 7 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

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First round
March 8
Quarterfinals
March 9
Semifinals
March 10
Final
March 11
            
1 Coppin State 60
8 Morgan State 61
8 Morgan State 70
9 Florida A&M 66
8 Morgan State 63
4 South Carolina State 69
4 South Carolina State 73
5 Bethune–Cookman 69
4 South Carolina State 70
3 North Carolina A&T 87
3 North Carolina A&T 61
6 Howard 57
3 North Carolina A&T 76
2 Maryland Eastern Shore 73
2 Maryland Eastern Shore 91
7 Delaware State 76

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MEAC show heads into town". Baltimore Sun. March 8, 1994.
  3. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.