2016 MEAC women's basketball tournament

2016 MEAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams13
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsHampton (6th title)
Winning coachEdward Joyner (3rd title)
MVPReginald Johnson (Hampton)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU
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2015–16 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T 12 4   .750 19 11   .633
Bethune-Cookman 12 4   .750 18 12   .600
Hampton 11 5   .688 14 17   .452
Coppin State 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
Morgan State 10 6   .625 13 17   .433
Maryland-Eastern Shore 10 6   .625 12 17   .414
Florida A&M 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
South Carolina State 7 9   .438 13 16   .448
Savannah State 7 9   .438 10 18   .357
Delaware State 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
Howard 4 12   .250 7 24   .226
North Carolina Central 3 13   .188 5 23   .179
Norfolk State 3 13   .188 3 24   .111
2016 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2016 MEAC women's basketball tournament took place March 7–12, 2016, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia[1] The champion will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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All 13 tweams contested the tournament.[2]

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4 Tiebreaker 5 Tiebreaker 6 Tiebreaker 7
1 Bethune-Cookman 12-4 1-1 vs. North Carolina A&T 0-1 vs. Hampton 1-0 vs. Coppin State
2 North Carolina A&T 12–4 1-1 vs. Bethune-Cookman 0-1 vs. Hampton 0-1 vs. Coppin State
3 Hampton 11-5
4 Coppin State 10–6 2-1 vs. Morgan State/UMES
5 Morgan State 10-6 2-2 vs. Coppin/UMES
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 10-6 1-2 vs. Coppin/Morgan State
7 Florida A&M 9-7
8 Savannah State 7–9 1-1 vs. South Carolina State 0-1 vs. Bethune-Coookman 0-2 vs. North Carolina A&T 0-1 vs. Hampton 1-0 vs. Coppin State 0-1 vs. Morgan State 1-0 vs. UMES
9 South Carolina State 7-9 1-1 vs. Savannah State 0-1 vs. Bethune-Coookman 0-1 vs. North Carolina A&T 0-1 vs. Hampton 1-0 vs. Coppin State 0-1 vs. Morgan State 0-1 vs. UMES
10 Delaware State 6–10
11 Howard 4-12
12 North Carolina Central 3-13 1-0 vs. Norfolk State
13 Norfolk State 3-13 0-1 vs. North Carolina Central
† – MEAC regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Monday, March 7
1 1 11:00 am #4 Coppin State vs. #13 Norfok State 78-54 ESPN3
2 1:00 pm #5 Morgan State vs. #12 NC Central 52-42
3 3:00 pm #6 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. #11 Howard 68-51
First round – Tuesday, March 8
2 4 Noon #8 Savannah State vs. #9 South Carolina State 61-53 ESPN3
5 2:00 pm #7 Florida A&M vs. #10 Delaware State 79-74
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
3 6 Noon #1 Bethune-Cookman vs. #9 South Carolina State 56-48 ESPN3
7 2:00 pm #2 North Carolina A&T vs. #7 Florida A&M 67-50
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
5 8 Noon #3 Hampton vs. #11 Howard 64-58 ESPN3
9 2:00 pm #4 Coppin State vs. #5 Morgan State 63-53
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
6 10 Noon #4 Coppin State vs. #9 South Carolina State 81-62 ESPN3
11 2:00 pm #2 North Carolina A&T vs. #3 Hampton 63-54
Championship – Saturday, March 12
8 12 6:00pm #2 North Carolina A&T vs. #4 Coppin State 65-46 ESPN3
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
March 7/8
Quarterfinals
March 9/10
Semifinals
March 11
Championship
March 12
            
1 Bethune-Cookman 48
9 South Carolina State 56
8 Savannah State 53
9 South Carolina State 61
9 South Carolina State 62
4 Coppin State 81
4 Coppin State 78
13 Norfolk State 54
4 Coppin State 63
5 Morgan State 53
5 Morgan State 52
12 North Carolina Central 42
4 Coppin State 46
2 North Carolina A&T 65
2 North Carolina A&T 67
7 Florida A&M 50
7 Florida A&M 79
10 Delaware State 74
2 North Carolina A&T 63
3 Hampton 54
3 Hampton 64
11 Howard 58
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 51
11 Howard 68

* denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "2016 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). MEACHoops.com. Streamline Technologies. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Record Book" (PDF). MEACHoops.com. Streamline Technologies. Retrieved 19 August 2022.