1997 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–8, 1997, at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in Norfolk, Virginia. Coppin State defeated North Carolina A&T, 81–74 (OT) in the championship game, to win its second MEAC Tournament title.

1997 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams9
SiteJoseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsCoppin State (3rd title)
Winning coachFang Mitchell (3rd title)
MVPTerquin Mott (Coppin State)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments
1996–97 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coppin State153 .833229  .710
South Carolina State126 .6671414  .500
North Carolina A&T117 .6111513  .536
Bethune–Cookman99 .5001216  .429
Morgan State810 .444918  .333
Florida A&M810 .444819  .296
Hampton711 .389819  .296
Delaware State711 .389720  .259
Howard711 .389720  .259
Maryland Eastern Shore612 .3331117  .393
1997 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Eagles earned an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, Coppin State upset #2 seed South Carolina 78–65. It was the first win for a MEAC team in the NCAA Tournament, the first time a #15 seed won an NCAA Tournament game by double figures, and only the third time a #15 seed beat a #2 seed.

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