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2000 MEAC men's basketball tournament

2000 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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The 2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–11, 2000, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated Coppin State, 70–53 in the championship game, to win its fourth MEAC Tournament title. The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the South region. In the round of 64, South Carolina State fell to No. 1 seed Stanford 84–65.

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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

First round
Tuesday-Wednesday,
March 6–7 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday,
March 8–9 		Semifinals
Friday, March 10 		Final
Saturday, March 11
            
1 South Carolina State 61
8 Florida A&M 51
8 Florida A&M 69
9 Delaware State 66
1 South Carolina State 88
4 Bethune–Cookman 66
4 Bethune–Cookman 80
5 Norfolk State 75
1 South Carolina State 70
2 Coppin State 53
3 Hampton 98
6 North Carolina A&T 88
6 North Carolina A&T 94
11 Howard 69
3 Hampton 60
2 Coppin State 64
2 Coppin State 73
7 Maryland Eastern Shore 61
7 Maryland Eastern Shore 60
10 Morgan State 58

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References

  1. [1]
    sports-reference.com 1999-00 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. [2]
    "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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