1999 MEAC men's basketball tournament

Competition in Greensboro, North Carolina July 2023 1999 MEAC I Men's 10 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia Florida A&M 2nd Mickey Clayton Monroe Pippins Florida A&M The 1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 1–6, 1999, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. Florida A&M defeated 1998 none South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State, 64–61, in the championship game to win its fourth MEAC Tournament title. The Rattlers earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, Florida A&M fell to No. 1 overall seed Duke, 99–58. Format Ten of the eleven conference members participated, with the top 6 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 8 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. Norfolk State did not participate. Bracket 1 0 First roundTuesday-Wednesday,March 1–2 QuarterfinalsWednesday-Thursday,March 3–4 SemifinalsFriday, March 5 FinalSaturday, March 6 high yes 8 1998 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore 90 9 1998 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State 75 7 Florida A&M 68 10 1998 Howard Bison Howard 46 1 1998 none South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State 61 8 Maryland Eastern Shore 56 4 1998 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman 50 5 1998 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T 61 3 1998 none Morgan State Bears Morgan State 67 6 1998 none Hampton Pirates Hampton 66 2 1998 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin State 69 7 Florida A&M 80 1 South Carolina State 61 5 North Carolina A&T 58 3 Morgan State 56 7 Florida A&M 62 1 South Carolina State 61 7 Florida A&M 64 MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book https://static.meacsports.com/custompages/Records/Men's%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference September 19, 2021 References 2 Category:MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:1998–99 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in North Carolina Category:College basketball tournaments in Greensboro, North Carolina Category:March 1999 sports events in the United States Category:Florida A&M Rattlers basketball