1997 MEAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1997 MEAC I Men's 9 Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, Virginia Coppin State 3rd Fang Mitchell 3rd Terquin Mott Coppin State The 1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–8, 1997, at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in Norfolk, Virginia. Coppin State defeated 1996 men North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T, 81–74 (OT) in the championship game, to win its second MEAC Tournament title. The Eagles earned an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, Coppin State upset #2 seed South Carolina 78–65. It was the first win for a MEAC team in the NCAA Tournament, the first time a #15 seed won an NCAA Tournament game by double figures, and only the third time a #15 seed beat a #2 seed. Format Nine of ten conference members participated, with the top 8 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. Bracket First roundMarch 3 QuarterfinalsMarch 5–6 SemifinalsMarch 7 FinalMarch 8 yes high 8 1996 men Howard Bison Howard 70 9 1996 men Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore 76 1 Coppin State 90 9 Maryland Eastern Shore 88 4 1996 men Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman 70 5 1996 none Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M 61 3 1996 men North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T 65 6 1996 none Morgan State Bears Morgan State 54 2 1996 none South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State 85 7 1996 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State 82OT 1 Coppin State 76 4 Bethune–Cookman 70 3 North Carolina A&T 54 2 South Carolina State 49 1 Coppin State 81 3 North Carolina A&T 74OT MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book https://static.meacsports.com/custompages/Records/Men's%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference March 17, 2020 References 2 Category:MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:1996–97 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Norfolk, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia Category:March 1997 sports events in the United States