MEAC Tournament Preview 2021

The Howard renaissance never happened, but thanks to an excellent crop of incoming transfers, the MEAC field is still relatively loaded. Which squad will find its way to the Big Dance?

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MEAC 2020-21 Preview

The MEAC made a huge splash this offseason, most notably with Howard bringing in 5-star recruit Makur Maker and Purdue transfer Nojel Eastern. Is that enough to make the Bison the favorite? Or will several of the league’s traditional powers hold off Kenny Blakeney’s upstarts?

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MEAC Tournament Preview 2020

The North Carolina schools (Central and A&T) reside atop the standings, but plenty of heated competition is waiting in Norfolk. And that includes the local Spartans…

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MEAC 2019-20 Preview

A new season in the MEAC sees plenty of change: Savannah State dropped to Division II, while UMES, Morgan State, and Howard all changed coaches. But the constants of NC Central and Norfolk State remain ever-present atop the league, with an assortment of contenders hoping to unseat them.

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MEAC Tournament Preview 2019

The plucky upstarts from the MEAC once again descend on the Scope Center in Norfolk for MEAC Madness. They aren’t quite home games for Norfolk State, but it’s going to be tough to unseat the favorite so close to the Spartans’ campus…

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MEAC 2018-19 Preview

An experienced conference graduated many of its best players - and perhaps its best team, as Hampton sailed off to the Big South. That leaves a wide open league for the remaining 12, with (probably) four main contenders for the top spot.

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MEAC 2017-18 Tournament Preview

The battle for a likely berth in Dayton starts Monday, and all of college basketball nation should cheer for Savannah State and their outrageous brand of basketball before they descend to Division II in a few years...

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MEAC Preview 2017-18

Juan Dixon is here! Ok, fine, he's just coaching a low-tier team, unless Coppin State shocks me (and the world!). The fight at the top should be between Hampton, Morgan State, and Norfolk State, with a few dark horses mixed in. Can anyone else break into the ranks of the contenders?

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MEAC 2016-17 Tournament Preview

NC Central looks to continue their regular season dominance and capture their first Tourney bid since 2014. Morgan State, Hampton, and Norfolk State look to take the soaring Eagles down with rocks, and other objects that would make an Eagle fall down to Earth. 

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