1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1983
Conference:MEAC
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:7
Arena:Campus sites
Finalarena:Greensboro Coliseum
Finalcity:Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions:North Carolina A&T
Titlecount:8th
Coach:Don Corbett
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Joe Binion
Mvpteam:North Carolina A&T

The 1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–12 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated, 71–64 in the championship game, to win its second consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed in the West region.

Format

All seven conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

denotes overtime period

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book . . March 3, 2022.