2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–10, 2012 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Norfolk State won the tournament and received an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. The 2012 championship game was televised on ESPN2 on March 10. This was the final year in Winston-Salem, as the tournament moved to Norfolk, VA beginning in 2013.

2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	13
Site	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Champions	Norfolk State (1st title)
Winning coach	Anthony Evans (1st title)
Television	ESPN2
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

Format

With Savannah State and North Carolina Central in the MEAC as full Division I members, the MEAC had a new format for the 2012 tournament. The top three seeds received a first round bye.

2011–12 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Savannah State	14	–	2		.875			21	–	12		.636
Norfolk State †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	10		.722
Delaware State	12	–	4		.750			15	–	14		.517
Bethune–Cookman	11	–	5		.688			18	–	17		.514
North Carolina Central	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Coppin State	9	–	7		.563			14	–	16		.467
North Carolina A&T	7	–	9		.438			12	–	20		.375
Hampton	6	–	10		.375			12	–	21		.364
Morgan State	6	–	10		.375			9	–	20		.310
Howard	6	–	10		.375			10	–	21		.323
Florida A&M	6	–	10		.375			10	–	23		.303
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	12		.250			7	–	23		.233
South Carolina State	0	–	16		.000			5	–	26		.161
† 2012 MEAC tournament winner As of March 16, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	First round March 6					Quarterfinals March 7 and March 8					Semifinals March 9					Championship game March 10
						1	Savannah State	46
						8	Hampton	59
	8	Hampton	69
	9	Morgan State	65
											8	Hampton	72
											4	Bethune–Cookman	81
	4	Bethune–Cookman	62
	13	South Carolina State	53
						4	Bethune–Cookman	60
						5	North Carolina Central	59
	5	North Carolina Central	60
	12	Maryland Eastern Shore	43
																4	Bethune–Cookman	70
																2	Norfolk State	73
						2	Norfolk State	71
						10	Howard	61
	7	North Carolina A&T	50
	10	Howard	51
											2	Norfolk State	58
											11	Florida A&M	46
						3	Delaware State	55OT
						11	Florida A&M	65
	6	Coppin State	72
	11	Florida A&M	74