2026 MEAC women's basketball tournament
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The 2026 MEAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2025–26 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament was held March 11–14, 2026, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.[1][2] The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic invitation to the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
| 2026 MEAC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Champions | Howard (12th title) |
| Winning coach | Ty Grace (2nd title) |
| Television | ESPN+ and ESPNews |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 MEAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All of the conference's eight members were eligible for the tournament and will be seeded by record that was within the conference games that were played, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard | 13–1 | |
| 2 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 11–3 | 1–1 vs. Howard |
| 3 | Norfolk State | 11–3 | 0–2 vs. Howard |
| 4 | Coppin State | 6–8 | |
| 5 | North Carolina Central | 5–9 | |
| 6 | Morgan State | 4–10 | 1–1 vs. Coppin State |
| 7 | Delaware State | 4–10 | 0–2 vs. Coppin State |
| 8 | South Carolina State | 2–12 | |
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 1 | Noon | No. 1 Howard vs No. 8 South Carolina State | 75–43 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Maryland Eastern Shore vs No. 7 Delaware State | 55–48 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | |||||
| 3 | Noon | No. 4 Coppin State vs. No. 5 North Carolina Central | 70–52 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Norfolk State vs. No. 6 Morgan State | 69–43 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| 5 | Noon | No. 1 Howard vs. No. 4 Coppin State | 65–50 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 3 Norfolk State | 51–60 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 Howard vs. No. 3 Norfolk State | 53–46 | ESPNews | |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals March 11–12 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 13 ESPN+ | Championship March 14 ESPNews | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Howard | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | South Carolina State | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Howard | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Coppin State | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Coppin State | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | North Carolina Central | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Howard | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Norfolk State | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Delaware State | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Norfolk State | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Norfolk State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Morgan State | 43 | ||||||||||||