1982 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1982 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–7 at Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 79–67 in the championship game, to win the MEAC Tournament title.

1982 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198182
Teams7
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteWinston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (7th title)
Winning coachDon Corbett (1st title)
MVPEric Boyd (North Carolina A&T)
1981–82 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina A&T102 .833199  .679
Howard93 .7501711  .607
South Carolina State75 .5831015  .400
Florida A&M57 .4171017  .370
Delaware State48 .3331313  .500
Bethune–Cookman48 .3331018  .357
Maryland Eastern Shore39 .250620  .231
1982 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1982 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

Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Final
March 7
         
1 North Carolina A&T 47
4 Florida A&M 45
4 Florida A&M 47
5 Delaware State 42
1 North Carolina A&T 79
2 Howard 67
3 South Carolina State 53
6 Bethune-Cookman 54
6 Bethune-Cookman 49
2 Howard 50
2 Howard 80
7 Maryland Eastern Shore 73

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