| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference basketball championship |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Number Of Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
| Years: | 1978–79, 1982–present |
| Current Champion: | Norfolk State (3rd) |
| Most Championships: | Howard (11) |
| Website: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball |
| All Locations: | Greensboro, North Carolina Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Norfolk, Virginia Baltimore, Maryland Tallahassee, Florida Richmond, Virginia Raleigh, North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
The MEAC women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's basketball for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). It is a single-elimination tournament involving all 13 league members, and seeding is based on regular-season records with head-to-head match-up as a tie-breaker.[1] [2]
The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | South Carolina State (1) | 85–70 | Morgan State | Greensboro, NC |
| 1979 | South Carolina State (2) | 76–56 | Howard | |
| 1980 | Not held. | |||
| 1981 | ||||
| 1982 | Howard (1) | 77–69 | South Carolina State | Greensboro, NC |
| 1983 | South Carolina State (3) | 65–64 | Bethune–Cookman | |
| 1984 | Bethune–Cookman (1) | 62–61 (OT) | South Carolina State | |
| 1985 | Howard (2) | No details | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 1986 | South Carolina State (4) | 59–57 | Howard | |
| 1987 | Howard (3) | 62–57 | South Carolina State | Greensboro, NC |
| 1988 | Howard (4) | 83–57 | North Carolina A&T | |
| 1989 | Howard (5) | 83–57 | North Carolina A&T | |
| 1990 | Howard (6) | 84–60 | Delaware State | |
| 1991 | Coppin State (1) | 55–53 | North Carolina A&T | Norfolk, VA |
| 1992 | South Carolina State (5) | 69–44 | Bethune–Cookman | |
| 1993 | South Carolina State (6) | 65–54 | Coppin State | |
| 1994 | North Carolina A&T (1) | 76–67 | Howard | Baltimore, MD |
| 1995 | Florida A&M | 71–69 | Howard | |
| 1996 | Howard (7) | 65–46 | North Carolina A&T | Tallahassee, FL |
| 1997 | Howard (8) | 84–53 | Florida A&M | Norfolk, VA |
| 1998 | Howard (9) | 78–70 | Hampton | Richmond, VA |
| 1999 | Florida A&M (2) | 69–47 | Hampton | |
| 2000 | Hampton (1) | 66–64 | Norfolk State | |
| 2001 | Howard (10) | 86–83 | Hampton | |
| 2002 | Norfolk State (1) | 61–52 | Hampton | |
| 2003 | Hampton (2) | 69–57 | Delaware State | |
| 2004 | Hampton (3) | 65–50 | Delaware State | |
| 2005 | Coppin State (2) | 67–43 | Norfolk State | |
| 2006 | Coppin State (3) | 46–36 | Delaware State | Raleigh, NC |
| 2007 | Delaware State (1) | 55–42 | Morgan State | |
| 2008 | Coppin State (4) | 72–70 | North Carolina A&T | |
| 2009 | North Carolina A&T (2) | 76–54 | Hampton | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2010 | Hampton (3) | 57–46 | South Carolina State | |
| 2011 | Hampton (4) | 61–42 | Howard | |
| 2012 | Hampton (5) | 54–53 | Howard | |
| 2013 | Hampton (6) | 59–38 | Howard | Norfolk, VA |
| 2014 | Hampton (7) | 50–47 | Coppin State | |
| 2015 | Savannah State (1) | 65–47 | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| 2016 | North Carolina A&T (3) | 65–46 | Coppin State | |
| 2017 | Hampton (8) | 52–49 | Bethune–Cookman | |
| 2018 | North Carolina A&T (4) | 72–65 (OT) | Hampton | |
| 2019 | Bethune–Cookman (2) | 57–45 | Norfolk State | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. | |||
| 2021 | North Carolina A&T (5) | 59–57 | Howard | Norfolk, VA |
| 2022 | Howard (11) | 61–44 | Norfolk State | |
| 2023 | Norfolk State (2) | 56–52 | Howard | |
| 2024 | Norfolk State (3) | 51–46 | Howard | |
| School | Titles | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11 | 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2022 | |
| Hampton | 9 | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 | |
| South Carolina State | 6 | 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1993 | |
| North Carolina A&T | 5 | 1994, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2021 | |
| Coppin State | 4 | 1991, 2005, 2006, 2008 | |
| Norfolk State | 3 | 2002, 2023, 2024 | |
| Bethune–Cookman | 2 | 1984, 2019 | |
| Florida A&M | 2 | 1995, 1999 | |
| Delaware State | 1 | 2007 | |
| Savannah State | 1 | 2015 |