2005 MEAC men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 2005 MEAC I Men's 11 Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia Delaware State 1st Greg Jackson 1st Jahsha Bluntt Delaware State The 2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 7–12, 2005, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Delaware State defeated 2004 none Hampton Pirates Hampton, 55–53 in the championship game, to capture its first MEAC Tournament title. The Hornets earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64 where they fell to No. 1 seed Duke 57–46. Format All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed. Bracket 1 0 First roundTuesday-Wednesday,March 7–8 QuarterfinalsWednesday-Thursday,March 9–10 SemifinalsFriday, March 11 FinalSaturday, March 12 8 2004 men Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman 76 9 2004 men North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T 62 6 2004 none Morgan State Bears Morgan State 77 11 2004 men Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore 56 7 2004 none Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M 80 10 2004 men Howard Bison Howard 56 1 Delaware State 66 8 Bethune–Cookman 43 4 2004 none South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State 76 5 2004 men Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 59 6 Morgan State 43 3 2004 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin State 60 2 2004 none Hampton Pirates Hampton 81 7 Florida A&M 72 1 Delaware State 61 4 South Carolina State 48 3 Coppin State 50 2 Hampton 62 1 Delaware State 55 2 Hampton 53 MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book https://static.meacsports.com/custompages/Records/Men's%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference December 11, 2021 References 2 Category:MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:2004–05 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Richmond, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia Category:Delaware State Hornets men's basketball Category:March 2005 sports events in the United States Category:2000s in Richmond, Virginia