The 2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2023–24 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place during March 13–16, 2024. The tournament winner, Howard, received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds All 8 teams were eligible for the tournament and were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1 Norfolk State 11–32 North Carolina Central 9–51–1 vs. Norfolk State3 South Carolina State 9–5+3 scoring margin against Howard4 Howard 9–5-3 scoring margin against South Carolina State5 Morgan State 7–76 Delaware State 6–87 Maryland Eastern Shore 4–108 Coppin State 1–13
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionQuarterfinals – Wednesday, March 1316:00 p.m.No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 8 Coppin State75–51ESPN+28:00 p.m.No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore87–81Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1436:00 p.m.No. 4 Howard vs. No. 5 Morgan State78–65ESPN+48:00 p.m.No. 3 South Carolina State vs. No. 6 Delaware State58–71Semifinals – Friday, March 1556:00 p.m.No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 Howard74–80ESPN+68:00 p.m.No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 6 Delaware State58–71Championship – Saturday, March 1671:00 p.m.No. 4 Howard vs. No. 6 Delaware State70–67ESPN2*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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