2022 MEAC women's basketball tournament
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2022) |
| 2022 MEAC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Television | ESPN+, |
The 2022 MEAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2021–22 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place March 9–12, 2022.[1] The tournament winner will receive an automatic invitation to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 0 | – | 24 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 MEAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds[edit]
All eligible teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1[2] | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard | 11-3 | 2-2 vs. Morgan State/Norfolk State | 2-0 vs. Coppin State | ||
| 2 | Norfolk State | 11-3 | 2-2 vs. Howard/Morgan State | 1-1 vs. Coppin State | 8-0 vs. UM-ES, SC ST, NCCU, DSU | Superior scoring margin vs. conference opponents over Morgan State |
| 3 | Morgan State | 11-3 | 2-2 vs. Howard/Norfolk State | 1-1 vs. Coppin State | 8-0 vs. UM-ES, SC ST, NCCU, DSU | Inferior scoring margin vs. conference opponents compared to Norfolk State |
| 4 | Coppin State | 9-5 | ||||
| 5 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 7–7 | ||||
| 6 | South Carolina State | 4-10 | ||||
| 7 | North Carolina Central | 3-11 | ||||
| 8 | Delaware State | 0–14 |
Schedule[edit]
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | |||||
| 1 | Noon | No. 1 Howard vs. No. 8 Delaware State | 87–51 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 2:00pm | No. 2 Norfolk State vs. No. 7 NC Central | 58–52 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10, 2022 | |||||
| 3 | Noon | No. 4 Coppin State vs. No. 5 Maryland Eastern Shore | 65-73 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 2:00pm | No. 3 Morgan State vs. No. 6 South Carolina State | 66-53 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11, 2022 | |||||
| 5 | Noon | No. 1 Howard vs. No. 5 Maryland Eastern Shore | 68-54 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 2:00pm | No. 2 Norfolk State vs. No. 3 Morgan State | 53-51 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 12, 2022 | |||||
| 7 | 4:00pm | No. 1 Howard vs. No. 2 Norfolk State | 61–44 | ESPN+ | |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket[edit]
| Quarterfinals March 9–10 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 11 ESPN+ | Championship March 12 ESPN+ | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Howard | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Delaware State | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Howard | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Coppin State | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Howard | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Norfolk State | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Norfolk State | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | North Carolina Central | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Norfolk State | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Morgan State | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Morgan State | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | South Carolina State | 53 | ||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "2022 MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". meacsports.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Women's Bracket Set for 2022 MEAC Basketball Tournament".