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1996 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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1996 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteLeon County Civic Center
Tallahassee, Florida
ChampionsSouth Carolina State (2nd title)
Winning coachCy Alexander (2nd title)
MVPDerrick Patterson (South Carolina State)
← 1995
1997 →
1995–96 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 14 2   .875 22 8   .733
Coppin State 14 2   .875 19 10   .655
Bethune–Cookman 8 8   .500 12 15   .444
Delaware State 8 8   .500 11 17   .393
North Carolina A&T 7 9   .438 10 17   .370
Maryland Eastern Shore 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Howard 6 10   .375 7 20   .259
Morgan State 6 10   .375 7 20   .259
Florida A&M 3 13   .188 8 19   .296
Hampton 0 0   9 17   .346
1996 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 29–March 2, 1996, at the Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida. South Carolina State defeated Coppin State, 69–56 in the championship game, to win its second MEAC Tournament title.

The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the West region. In the round of 64, South Carolina State fell to No. 2 seed Kansas 92–54.

Format

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Eight of ten conference members participated with play beginning with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
February 29
Semifinals
March 1
Championship game
March 2
         
1 South Carolina State 79
8 Florida A&M 58
1 South Carolina State 69
5 North Carolina A&T 46
4 Bethune-Cookman 74
5 North Carolina A&T 75
1 South Carolina State 69
2 Coppin State 56
3 Delaware State 59
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 56
3 Delaware State 64
2 Coppin State 78
2 Coppin State 83
7 Howard 63

* denotes overtime period

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.