1990 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 1–3, 1990, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Coppin State defeated North Carolina A&T, 54–50 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.

1990 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsCoppin State (1st title)
Winning coachFang Mitchell (1st title)
MVPReggie Isaac (Coppin State)
← 1989
1991 →
1989–90 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coppin State 15 1   .938 26 7   .788
Florida A&M 13 3   .813 18 11   .621
Delaware State 9 7   .563 14 14   .500
South Carolina State 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
Bethune–Cookman 8 8   .500 10 18   .357
North Carolina A&T 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
Howard 5 11   .313 8 19   .296
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
Morgan State 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
1990 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Eagles earned an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

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Eight of nine 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 1
Semifinals
March 2
Final
March 3
         
1 Coppin State 90
8 Morgan State 67
1 Coppin State 48
4 South Carolina State 37
4 South Carolina State 78
5 Bethune-Cookman 71
1 Coppin State 54
6 North Carolina A&T 50
3 Delaware State 77
6 North Carolina A&T 96
6 North Carolina A&T 65
2 Florida A&M 64
2 Florida A&M 69
7 Howard 53

* 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 May 8, 2020.