2005 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament

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2005 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams11
SiteArthur Ashe Athletic Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsDelaware State (1st title)
Winning coachGreg Jackson (1st title)
MVPJahsha Bluntt (Delaware State)
← 2004
2006 →
2004–05 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware State † 14 – 4   .778 19 – 14   .576
Hampton 13 – 5   .722 17 – 13   .567
Coppin State 13 – 5   .722 14 – 15   .483
South Carolina State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Norfolk State 11 – 7   .611 13 – 14   .481
Morgan State 11 – 7   .611 14 – 16   .467
Florida A&M 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483
Bethune-Cookman 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
North Carolina A&T 5 – 13   .278 6 – 24   .200
Howard 2 – 16   .111 5 – 23   .179
Maryland-Eastern Shore 1 – 17   .056 2 – 26   .071
† 2005 MEAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 7–12, 2005 at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Delaware State defeated Hampton, 55–53 in the championship game, to capture its first MEAC Tournament title. The Hornets earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64 where they fell to No. 1 seed Duke 57–46.

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 7–8 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday,
March 9–10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Final
Saturday, March 12
            
1 Delaware State 66
8 Bethune-Cookman 43
8 Bethune-Cookman 76
9 North Carolina A&T 62
1 Delaware State 61
4 South Carolina State 48
4 South Carolina State 76
5 Norfolk State 59
1 Delaware State 55
2 Hampton 53
6 Morgan State 43
3 Coppin State 60
6 Morgan State 77
11 MD-Eastern Shore 56
3 Coppin State 50
2 Hampton 62
2 Hampton 81
7 Florida A&M 72
7 Florida A&M 80
10 Howard 56

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References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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