The 2026 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2025–26 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament was held March 11–14, 2026, at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The tournament winner, Howard, received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds Seven of the conference's eight members were eligible for the tournament and seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Coppin State was ineligible to compete in the tournament due to Academic Progress Rate penalties. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Howard11–32Morgan State10–43North Carolina Central8–62–0 vs. Morgan State4Norfolk State8–60–2 vs. Morgan State5South Carolina State7–76Maryland Eastern Shore5–91–1 vs. HowardCoppin State5–90–2 vs. Howard7Delaware State2–12
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionQuarterfinals – Wednesday, March 1116:00 p.m.No. 2 Morgan State vs. No. 7 Delaware State70–75OTESPN+Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1226:00 p.m.No. 4 Norfolk State vs. No. 5 South Carolina State82–88ESPN+38:00 p.m.No. 3 North Carolina Central vs. No. 6 Maryland Eastern Shore83–76OTSemifinals – Friday, March 1346:00 p.m.No. 1 Howard vs. No. 5 South Carolina State78–61ESPN+58:00 p.m.No. 3 North Carolina Central vs. No. 7 Delaware State59–53Championship – Saturday, March 1461:00 p.m.No. 1 Howard vs. No. 3 North Carolina Central70–63ESPN2*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
* denotes overtime period
Awards and Honors All-Tournament Team Player Team Bryce Harris Howard Cam Gillus Cedric Taylor III Dionte Johnson North Carolina Central Gage Lattimore
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