2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|US collegiate basketball tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year=2021
| Conference=MEAC
| Division=I
| Gender=Men's
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| ImageSize=250px
| Caption=Tournament logo
| Teams=6
| Arena=Norfolk Scope
| City=Norfolk, Virginia
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| Champions= Norfolk State
| TitleCount= 2nd
| Coach= Robert Jones
| CoachCount= 1st
| MVP= Joe Bryant Jr.
| MVPTeam= Norfolk State
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{{2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings}}
The 2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place from March 11–13, 2021.{{cite web |title=2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |url=https://meacsports.com/tournaments/?id=2588 |website=meacsports.com |access-date=March 4, 2021 |language=en}} The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds
In a deviation from the format used in previous years, the 2021 edition of the tournament seeded teams using their divisional placement, rather than their finish in the conference as a whole.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Division !Seed !School !Conference !Tiebreaker |
| rowspan=3|Northern
|N1 |align=left|Coppin State |8–4 |align=left| 3–1 vs. Norfolk State |
| N2
|align=left|Norfolk State |8–4 |align=left|1–3 vs. Coppin State |
| N3
|align=left|Morgan State |7–5 |align=left| |
| rowspan=3|Southern
|S1 |align=left|North Carolina A&T |7–1 |align=left| |
| S2
|align=left|Florida A&M |7–5 |align=left| |
| S3
|align=left|North Carolina Central |3–5 |align=left| |
Schedule
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!Game !Time* !Matchup# !Score !Television |
| colspan=5| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
|---|
| 1
|6:00 p.m. |(N3) Morgan State vs. (S2) Florida A&M |77–75 |rowspan=2|FloHoops |
| 2
|8:00 p.m. |(S3) North Carolina Central vs. (N2) Norfolk State |58–87 |
| colspan=5| Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021 |
| 3
|6:00 p.m. |(N3) Morgan State vs. (N1) Coppin State |82–61 |rowspan=2|FloHoops |
| 4
|8:00 p.m. |(N2) Norfolk State vs. (S1) North Carolina A&T |Cancelled{{efn-ua|name=Withdrawal|North Carolina A&T reported a positive COVID test on Thursday, March 11. As a result, the game between Norfolk State and North Carolina A&T was cancelled, and Norfolk State advanced directly to the tournament finals.{{cite web |title=MEAC No. 1 seed NC A&T is out of the league tourney due to COVID positive test |author=Jeff Goodman |url=https://twitter.com/goodmanhoops/status/1370170931365212167 |website=twitter.com |access-date=March 11, 2021 |language=en}}}} |
| colspan=5| Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021 |
| 5
|1:00 p.m. |(N3) Morgan State vs. (N2) Norfolk State |63–71 |rowspan=1|ESPN2 |
| colspan=5| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
{{3RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
FloHoops
| RD2 = Semifinals
Friday, March 12
FloHoops
| RD3 = Championship
Saturday, March 13
ESPN2
| RD1-seed3 = S2
| RD1-team3 = Florida A&M
| RD1-score3 = 75
| RD1-seed4 = N3
| RD1-team4 = Morgan State
| RD1-score4 = 77
| RD1-seed7 = N2
| RD1-team7 = Norfolk State
| RD1-score7 = 87
| RD1-seed8 = S3
| RD1-team8 = NC Central
| RD1-score8 = 58
| RD2-seed1 = N1
| RD2-team1 = Coppin State
| RD2-score1 = 61
| RD2-seed2 = N3
| RD2-team2 = Morgan State
| RD2-score2 = 82
| RD2-seed3 = S1
| RD2-team3 =North Carolina A&T{{efn-ua|name=Withdrawal}}
| RD2-score3 =
| RD2-seed4 = N2
| RD2-team4 = Norfolk State
| RD2-score4 =
| RD3-seed1 = N3
| RD3-team1 = Morgan State
| RD3-score1 = 63
| RD3-seed2 = N2
| RD3-team2 = Norfolk State
| RD3-score2 = 71
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Notes
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References
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{{MEAC men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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