Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

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In 1969, a group whose members were long associated with interscholastic athletics met in Durham, North Carolina for the purpose of discussing the organization of a new conference. After the formulation of a committee, and their research reported, seven institutions, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State College, agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=1591845|title=MEAC|work=MEACSports.com|date=September 28, 2008 |access-date=August 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207065528/http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=1591845|archive-date=December 7, 2010|url-status=live}} South Carolina State had been a longtime member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while the other charter members had been longtime members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

The conference's main goals were to establish and supervise an intercollegiate athletic program among a group of educational institutions that shared the same academic standards and philosophy of co-curricular activities and seek status as a Division I conference for all of its sports.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

The conference was confirmed in 1970, and had its first season of competition in football in 1971. The MEAC has had three full-time commissioners. In 1978, the MEAC selected its first full-time commissioner, Kenneth A. Free, who served as commissioner until he resigned in 1995. He was succeeded by Charles S. Harris, who served at the position until 2002. On September 1, 2002, Dennis E. Thomas became the conference's commissioner. He retired on December 31, 2021. Sonja O. Stills became the first female commissioner of the MEAC on January 1, 2022. She is also the only female commissioner of a Division I HBCU athletic conference.

The MEAC experienced its first expansion in 1979 when Bethune–Cookman College (now Bethune–Cookman University) and Florida A&M University were admitted as new members. That same year, founding members Morgan State University, North Carolina Central University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore withdrew from the conference. All three schools eventually returned to the conference; Maryland Eastern Shore rejoined in 1981, Morgan State in 1984, and North Carolina Central in 2010.

On June 8, 1978, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the NCAA. Prior to that year, the league operated as a Division II conference. The following month the MEAC received an automatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

In 1984, membership in the MEAC again changed, as Florida A&M chose to leave. The university returned to the conference two years later. Coppin State College, now Coppin State University, joined the conference in 1985. The MEAC found some stability in membership with the addition of two HBCUs in Virginia, Hampton University and Norfolk State University in 1995 and 1997, respectively. For the next ten years, the MEAC remained an 11-member conference. In 2007, former CIAA member Winston-Salem State University was granted membership, but announced on September 11, 2009, that it would return to Division II at the end of 2009–10 and apply to return to the CIAA before ever becoming a full member of the MEAC.{{cite web|url=http://www.d2football.com/viewnews.php?id=10962|title=WSSU Decides To Stay In Division II Athletics|date=September 11, 2009|access-date=September 12, 2009|publisher=digtriad.com|work=D2Football.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719235952/http://www.d2football.com/viewnews.php?id=10962|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=live}}

North Carolina Central University rejoined the conference effective July 1, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.onnidan.com/09-10/news/september/nccu-meac091009.htm|title=North Carolina Central University joins Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|work=Onnidan.com|date=September 10, 2009|access-date=September 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923144456/http://onnidan.com/09-10/news/september/nccu-meac091009.htm|archive-date=September 23, 2009|url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204905645&DB_OEM_ID=20800|title=Savannah State University Joins Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|work=Onnidan.com|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191721/http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204905645&DB_OEM_ID=20800|archive-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=live}} NCCU was one of seven founding member institutions of the MEAC, but withdrew from the conference in 1979, opting to remain a Division II member when the conference reclassified to Division I.

Savannah State University was announced as the newest member of the MEAC on March 10, 2010. Savannah State originally applied for membership into the MEAC in 2006 but faced an NCAA probationary period soon after. Membership was then deferred until the completion of the imposed probation period, which ended in May 2009. Savannah State then resubmitted their application for membership again in 2009 and was finally granted probationary membership status. On September 8, 2011, the university was confirmed as a full MEAC member.{{cite web|title=N.C. Central and Savannah State Become Full Members|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=205268476|work=MEACSports.com| date=September 8, 2011 |publisher=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|access-date=September 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905195733/http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=205268476|archive-date=September 5, 2012|url-status=live}}

While the MEAC has had no new full members since then, the conference added an associate member in 2014 when Augusta University, then known as Georgia Regents University, a Division II institution with Division I programs in men's and women's golf, joined for men's golf.{{cite press release |url=http://www.jaguarsroar.com/sports/mgolf/2014-15/releases/20140910l5dvft |title=Men's Golf Joins MEAC As Associate Member |publisher=GRU Augusta Athletics |date=September 10, 2013 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122111544/http://www.jaguarsroar.com/sports/mgolf/2014-15/releases/20140910l5dvft |archive-date=November 22, 2015 |url-status=live }} Augusta became the MEAC's first associate member and first non-HBCU with any type of membership. The conference has since added two more non-HBCU associate members, with Monmouth University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) joining for bowling in 2018.{{cite press release |url=http://meacsports.com/news/2018/6/19/uab-monmouth-join-meac-for-womens-bowling.aspx |title=UAB, Monmouth Join MEAC For Women's Bowling |publisher=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |date=June 19, 2018 |access-date=September 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105230/http://www.meacsports.com/news/2018/6/19/uab-monmouth-join-meac-for-womens-bowling.aspx |archive-date=September 17, 2018 |url-status=live }}

In April 2017, Savannah State announced that it would drop to Division II effective with the 2019–20 school year.{{cite press release |url=http://www.ssuathletics.com/news/2017/4/17/academics-savannah-state-plans-athletics-division-reclassification.aspx |title=Savannah State Plans Athletic Division Reclassification |publisher=Savannah State Athletics |date=April 17, 2017 |access-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527035436/http://www.ssuathletics.com/news/2017/4/17/academics-savannah-state-plans-athletics-division-reclassification.aspx |archive-date=May 27, 2017 |url-status=live }} In November 2017, Hampton announced they would leave the MEAC to join the Big South Conference beginning with the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|title=Hampton moving to the Big South|url=https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/hampton-moving-to-the-big-south-111617|website=Fox Sports|access-date=November 19, 2017|date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034451/https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/hampton-moving-to-the-big-south-111617|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}

In February 2020 North Carolina A&T announced departing MEAC to join Big South Conference effective July 2021. Within few months, in June 2020, Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman also announced that they will leave the MEAC and join the SWAC starting in July 2021. As a result, the MEAC will have eight members remaining for 2021, with only six of its members sponsoring football. The MEAC has hired a consulting firm to help assess its current schools and to help it identify potential institutions for addition to the conference.{{cite news|title=Ram Ramblings: Expansion is hot topic for MEAC and CIAA|newspaper=Winston-Salem Journal|url=https://www.journalnow.com/sports/college/wssu/ram-ramblings-expansion-is-hot-topic-for-meac-and-ciaa/article_3e49c0b0-bae7-11ea-8fa7-47b58dbc68f3.html}} The conference plans to operate with eight current members, starting 2021 until further expansion, in a compact geographical footprint removing North and South divisions.

In May 2021, multiple websites that report on HBCU sports indicated that the MEAC had reached out to two Division II HBCUs about their interest in transitioning to D-I and joining the MEAC. Kentucky State University and Virginia State University, respectively members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, confirmed that they had discussed possible membership with the MEAC and had commissioned feasibility studies on moving to Division I. Officials at both schools stated that they were considering the move, but would not commit to any change. One report also indicated that Chicago State University, a predominantly African-American school but not an HBCU, had lobbied the MEAC regarding membership. CSU was scheduled to leave the Western Athletic Conference, a league in which it is a major geographic outlier, in July 2022 to become an independent. According to this report, the MEAC had offered CSU associate membership in one sport, but was lukewarm to CSU becoming a full member because it does not sponsor football and is well outside the MEAC's geographic footprint.{{cite web|url=https://hbcusports.com/2021/05/10/kentucky-state-virginia-state-considering-move-up-to-division-i-to-join-meac/ |title=Kentucky State, Virginia State considering move up to Division I to join MEAC |first=Kenn |last=Rashad |website=HBCU Sports |date=May 10, 2021 |access-date=May 13, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://hbcugameday.com/2021/05/11/inside-attempt-to-rebuild-the-meac/ |title=Inside the attempt to rebuild the MEAC |first=Steven J. |last=Gaither |website=HBCU Gameday |date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=May 13, 2021}}

In July 2022, the Northeast Conference (NEC) announced a partnership with the MEAC in which MEAC schools sponsoring baseball and men's and women's golf would become NEC affiliate members in their respective sports beginning in the 2022-23 season.{{cite web|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2022/6/26/GEN_NEC_MEAC_Partnership_Rel_2223.aspx |title= NEC & MEAC Announce Three-Sport Associate Member Partnership |website=Northeast Conference |date=July 12, 2022 |access-date=July 12, 2022}}

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Institution ! Location ! Founded ! Joined ! Type ! Enrollment ! Nickname ! class="unsortable"| Colors
Coppin State University | Baltimore, Maryland | 1900 | 1985 | Public | 2,724 | Eagles | {{college color boxes|Coppin State Eagles}}
Delaware State University | Dover, Delaware | 1891 | 1970 | Public | 6,200 | Hornets | {{college color boxes|Delaware State Hornets}}
Howard University | Washington, D.C. | 1867 | 1970 | Private | 12,065 | Bison/Lady Bison | {{college color boxes|Howard Bison}}
University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, Maryland{{efn|group=f|The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but completely lies in unincorporated Somerset County.}} | 1886 | 1970; 1981{{efn|group=f|Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) left the MEAC after the 1978–79 season, while competing for football as an associate member during the 1979–80 season before dropping the sport altogether. UMES rejoined the MEAC effective with the 1981–82 season as a full member that no longer had a football program.{{cite web |url=http://www.umes.edu/football/feasibility/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Football%20Feasibility%20Study%20Executive%20Summary-Final.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.umes.edu |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502194052/http://www.umes.edu/football/feasibility/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Football%20Feasibility%20Study%20Executive%20Summary-Final.pdf |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |url-status=dead}}}} | Public | 2,333 | Hawks | {{college color boxes|Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks}}
Morgan State University | Baltimore, Maryland | 1867 | 1970; 1984{{efn|group=f|Morgan State left the MEAC after the 1978–79 season, while competing for football as an associate member during the 1979–80 season, before rejoining effective with the 1984–85 season.}} | Public | 7,763 | Bears | {{college color boxes|Morgan State Bears}}
Norfolk State University | Norfolk, Virginia | 1935 | 1997 | Public | 5,616 | Spartans | {{college color boxes|Norfolk State Spartans}}
North Carolina Central University | Durham, North Carolina | 1910 | 1970; 2010{{efn|group=f|North Carolina Central left the MEAC after the 1978–79 season, while competing for football as an associate member during the 1979–80 season, before rejoining effective with the 2010–11 season.}} | Public | 7,553 | Eagles | {{college color boxes|North Carolina Central Eagles}}
South Carolina State University | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 1896 | 1970 | Public | 2,649 | Bulldogs/Lady Bulldogs | {{college color boxes|South Carolina State Bulldogs}}

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Institution ! Location ! Founded ! Joined ! Enrollment ! Nickname ! class="unsortable"|Colors ! MEAC sport ! Primary conference
North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1891 | 2021–22{{efn|group=assoc|North Carolina A&T was a full member from 1970 to 2021 before joining the Big South Conference.}} | 13,322 | Aggies | {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}} | rowspan="3"|bowling (w) | Coastal
University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, Alabama | 1966 | 2018–19 | 20,902 | Blazers | {{college color boxes|UAB Blazers}} | The American

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Institution ! Location ! Founded ! Joined ! Left ! Type ! Nickname ! class="unsortable"|Colors ! Subsequent conference ! Current conference
Bethune–Cookman University | Daytona Beach, Florida | 1904 | 1979 | 2021 | Private | Wildcats | {{college color boxes|Bethune–Cookman Wildcats}} | colspan="2"|SWAC
Florida A&M University{{efn|group=former|Florida A&M left the MEAC completely for two seasons from 1984 to 1985 to 1985–86 and competed as an NCAA D-I Independent after a disagreement with the MEAC office over the playing of the rivalry game between Florida A&M and Bethune–Cookman University when FAMU refused to play conference mate BCU at a neutral site in Tampa in 1983 and the game was not played again in 1984. Florida A&M returned all sports to the MEAC effective the 1986–87 school year (with football returning later on, effective the 1987–88 school year). FAMU football left the conference after the 2003 fall season (2003–04 school year) during an attempt to move up to Division I-A (now FBS) with all other sports remaining in the MEAC. Financial difficulties halted the move after the 2004 fall season (2004–05 school year), at which time FAMU football returned back to the MEAC during the 2005 fall season (2005–06 school year).{{cite web |url=http://onnidan.com/03-04/news/july/famu0721.htm |title=Onnidan News |publisher=Onnidan.com |date=July 21, 2003 |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101929/http://onnidan.com/03-04/news/july/famu0721.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=usurped }}}} | Tallahassee, Florida | 1887 | 1979; 1986 | 1984; 2021 | Public | Rattlers & Lady Rattlers | {{college color boxes|Florida A&M Rattlers}} | colspan="2"|SWAC
Hampton University | Hampton, Virginia | 1868 | 1995 | 2018 | Private | Pirates | {{college color boxes|Hampton Pirates}} | Big South | colspan="2"|Coastal
North Carolina A&T State University{{efn|group=former|North Carolina A&T remains as a MEAC associate member for women's bowling.}} | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1891 | 1970 | 2021 | rowspan="3"|Public | Aggies | {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}} | Big South | Coastal
Savannah State University | Savannah, Georgia | 1890 | 2010 | 2019 | Tigers and Lady Tigers |{{college color boxes|Savannah State Tigers}} |colspan="2"|SIAC{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}}
Winston-Salem State University{{efn|group=former|Winston–Salem State University was a transitional member and never attained full membership in the MEAC or NCAA Division I before returning to Division II and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) after the 2009–10 school year, due to financial difficulties. They were scheduled to begin full membership and gain access to NCAA tournaments in 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2524352 |title=Winston-Salem State jumps to Division I, joins MEAC |publisher=ESPN |date=July 19, 2006 |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203013939/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2524352 |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2010-03-09/winston-salem-ready-return-d-ii-ciaa |title= Winston-Salem ready to return to D-II, CIAA - NCAA Basketball - Sporting News|website=aol.sportingnews.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202182032/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2010-03-09/winston-salem-ready-return-d-ii-ciaa |archive-date=February 2, 2014}} }} | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1892 | 2007 | 2010 | Rams |{{college color boxes|Winston-Salem State Rams}} | colspan="2"|CIAA{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}}

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class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! Institution ! Location ! Founded ! Joined ! Left ! Type ! Nickname ! class="unsortable"|Colors ! MEAC sport ! Primary conference ! Subsequent conference

Augusta University | Augusta, Georgia | 1785 | 2014–15 | 2020–21 | Public | Jaguars | {{college color boxes|Augusta Jaguars}} | Golf (M) | Peach Belt{{efn|group=fass|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}} | Southland

Monmouth University | West Long Branch, New Jersey | 1933 | 2018–19 | 2024–25 | Private | Hawks | {{college color boxes|Monmouth Hawks}} | Bowling | Coastal | Northeast

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style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Coppin State Eagles |color=#FFFFFF}}"| Coppin State Eagles |colspan=2| Non-football school{{efn|group=fac|Coppin State has a club football team that competes in the Mid Atlantic Conference of the National Club Football Association. This team does compete at an on-campus facility.}} | Physical Education Complex | 4,100{{cite web|title=Physical Education Complex|url=http://www.coppinstatesports.com/sports/2015/6/2/GEN_0602153018.aspx|publisher=Coppin State University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212222502/http://www.coppinstatesports.com/sports/2015/6/2/GEN_0602153018.aspx|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Delaware State Hornets |color=#FFFFFF}}"| Delaware State Hornets | Alumni Stadium | 7,193{{cite web|url=http://www.dsuhornets.com/fls/12900/pdf/DSU_Marketing_Information_for_Website.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=12900|title=DSU Marketing Information for Website|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023159/http://www.dsuhornets.com/fls/12900/pdf/DSU_Marketing_Information_for_Website.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=12900|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}} | Memorial Hall | 1,800{{cite web|url=http://edrahme.com/delaware-state-university---memorial-hall.html|title=THINK Ed Rahme Architect Delaware State University - Memorial Hall Arena Renovation|access-date=November 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041310/http://edrahme.com/delaware-state-university---memorial-hall.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Howard Bison |color=#FFFFFF}}"| Howard Bison and Lady Bison | William H. Greene Stadium | 10,000{{cite web|title=Greene Stadium|url=http://www.hubison.com/facilities/?id=2|publisher=Howard University Athletics|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031026/http://www.hubison.com/facilities/?id=2|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}} | Burr Gymnasium | 2,700{{cite web|title=Burr Gymnasium|url=http://www.hubison.com/facilities/?id=1|publisher=Howard University Athletics|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042758/http://www.hubison.com/facilities/?id=1|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks |colspan=2| Non-football school{{efn|group=fac|Maryland Eastern Shore has a club football team that competes in the Mid Atlantic Conference of the National Club Football Association. The team has an on-campus field, but the facility has no seating.}}{{cite web |author=Conference Coordinator – Scott Hoffman |url=http://www.ncfafootball.org/ConferenceDetail.aspx?conference=Mid-Atlantic&year= |title=NCFA – Conference Details |publisher=Ncfafootball.org |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829213504/http://www.ncfafootball.org/ConferenceDetail.aspx?conference=Mid-Atlantic&year= |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |url-status=live }} | Hytche Athletic Center | 5,500{{cite web|title=UMES William P. Hytche Athletic Center|url=https://www.playmaasa.com/facilities/umes-william-p-hytche-athletic-center|publisher=Mid-Atlantic Amateur Sports Alliance|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044811/https://www.playmaasa.com/facilities/umes-william-p-hytche-athletic-center|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Morgan State Bears |color=#FFFFFF}}"| Morgan State Bears | Hughes Stadium | 10,000 | Hill Field House | 4,000

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Norfolk State Spartans |color=#FFFFFF}}"| Norfolk State Spartans | William "Dick" Price Stadium | 30,000{{cite web|url=http://www.nsuspartans.com/sports/2013/4/18/GEN_0418131934.aspx|title=William "Dick" Price Stadium|work=nsuspartans.com|publisher=Norfolk State University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119010526/http://nsuspartans.com/sports/2013/4/18/GEN_0418131934.aspx|archive-date=November 19, 2017|url-status=live}} | Echols Hall | 4,500{{cite web|title=Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall|url=http://www.nsuspartans.com/sports/2007/10/25/GEN_1025075917.aspx|publisher=Norfolk State University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119012859/http://nsuspartans.com/sports/2007/10/25/GEN_1025075917.aspx|archive-date=November 19, 2017|url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Central Eagles |color=#FFFFFF}}"| North Carolina Central Eagles | O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium | 10,000{{cite web|title=O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium|url=http://www.nccueaglepride.com/facilities/?id=1|publisher=North Carolina Central University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033712/http://www.nccueaglepride.com/facilities/?id=1|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}} | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium | 3,000{{cite web|title=McDougald-McLendon Arena|url=http://nccueaglepride.com/sports/2010/6/11/MBB_0611103023.aspx?id=2|publisher=North Carolina Central University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042220/http://nccueaglepride.com/sports/2010/6/11/MBB_0611103023.aspx?id=2|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina State Bulldogs |color=#FFFFFF}}"| South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium | 20,000{{cite web|title=Oliver C. Dawson Stadium|publisher=scsuathletics.com|url=http://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/2014/12/15/GEN_1215144443.aspx?id=274|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106120846/http://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/2014/12/15/GEN_1215144443.aspx?id=274|archive-date=November 6, 2017|url-status=live}} | SHM Memorial Center | 3,000{{cite web|title=Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center|url=http://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/2008/2/22/SHM_Floor.aspx?id=38|publisher=South Carolina State University Athletics|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041938/http://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/2008/2/22/SHM_Floor.aspx?id=38|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}

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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) sponsors championship competition in six men's and eight women's NCAA-sanctioned sports.

class="wikitable" style=text-align:center |+ Teams in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference competition !Sport	width=55 | Men's	Women's
align=left|Basketball	8	8
align=left|Bowling	{{center|–}}	{{center|8}}
align=left|Cross country	{{center|8}}	{{center|8}}
align=left|Football	{{center|6}}	{{center|–}}
align=left|Softball	{{center|–}}	{{center|8}}
align=left|Tennis	{{center|6}}	{{center|7}}
align=left|Track and field (indoor)	{{center|8}}	{{center|8}}
align=left|Track and field (outdoor)	{{center|8}}	{{center|8}}
align=left|Volleyball	{{center|–}}	{{center|8}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
School	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Tennis	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Total MEAC Sports
Coppin State	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{no}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	5
Delaware State	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{no}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	5
Howard	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	6
UMES	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{no}}	{{no}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	4
Morgan State	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	6
Norfolk State	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	6
NC Central	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	6
SC State	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	6
Totals	8	8	6	6	8	8	44

{{notelist|group=m}}

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference which are played by MEAC schools:

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
School	Baseball	Golf	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Volleyball	Wrestling
Coppin State	NEC
Delaware State	NEC
Howard		NEC	NEC	NEC
UMES	NEC	NEC			align=center | {{efn|group=mn|UMES will add men's volleyball in the 2026 season (2025–26 school year) as an NEC affiliate.}}
Morgan State						EIWA
Norfolk State	NEC
NC Central		NEC

{{notelist|group=mn}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
School	Basketball	Bowling	Cross Country	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Volleyball	Total MEAC Sports
Coppin State	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	8
Delaware State	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	8
Howard	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	8
UMES	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{no}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	7
Morgan State	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	8
Norfolk State	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	8
NC Central	{{yes}}	{{no}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	7
SC State	{{yes}}	{{no}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	7
Totals	8	6+2{{efn|group=w|Bowling associates North Carolina A&T and UAB.}}	8	8	7	8	8	8	61+2

{{notelist|group=w}}

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference which are played by MEAC schools:

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
School	Equestrian{{efn|group=wn|name=Emerging|Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.}}	Golf || Lacrosse || Soccer || Swimming & Diving
Delaware State	ECAC/ NCEA	NEC	NEC	NEC	—
Howard	—	NEC	NEC	NEC	NEC
SC State	—	—	—	IND	—
UMES	—	NEC	—	—	—

{{notelist|group=wn}}

class="wikitable"
School !Nat'l titles !Years
Howard |align=center|1 |1971{{efn|group=nch|Howard was later disqualified from their 1971 NCAA soccer championship; however, no team was ever announced as the new champion.}}• 1974
Maryland-Eastern Shore |align=center|3 |2008 • 2011 • 2012{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/2011-04-16/umes-takes-home-2011-crown |title=UMES takes home 2011 crown |website=www.ncaa.com |date=April 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921072733/http://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/2011-04-16/umes-takes-home-2011-crown |archive-date=September 21, 2012}}

{{notelist|group=nch}}

The MEAC, along with the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), are the only two Division I conferences whose members are mostly Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In 2015, the MEAC joined the SWAC and Ivy leagues in abstaining from sending their conference champions to the FCS Playoffs. While the conference champion faces off in the Celebration Bowl against the SWAC Champion, the remaining conference members remain eligible for at-large bids for the playoffs.

This is a partial list of the last 10 champions. For the full history, see List of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions.

class="wikitable" ! colspan=2 background:#69005C |	colspan=2 | Record	colspan=2 | Ranking
Year || Champions|| Conference || Overall|| AP/STATS || UPI/Coaches' || Postseason result || Head coach
2010 | Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State Florida A&M || 7–1 7–1 7–1 || 10–2 9–3 8–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 15{{cite news|title=TSN FCS Final Poll|newspaper=The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)|date=January 11, 2011|page=C5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11632866/poll_2011_0111_fcs_tsn_final/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 11, 2017}}{{Open access}} {{abbr|No.|Number}} 16 NR || 15{{cite web|title=2010 Final Poll|date=January 11, 2011|url=http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2016_FCS_Coaches_Poll/Previous_Polls.html|access-date=March 25, 2021}} 17 NR || NCAA Division I Second Round, L 20–45 vs. New Hampshire NCAA Division I First Round, L 16–41 vs. Georgia Southern No Playoff Invite || Brian Jenkins Oliver Pough Joe Taylor
2011 |colspan="7"|Championship vacated by Norfolk StateNorfolk State's 2011 MEAC football championship was vacated as a result of NCAA Violations.{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=David |title=Norfolk State stripped of 97 athletic wins, 2011 MEAC football title by NCAA |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/sports/college/norfolk-state/article_79e8da10-20c4-58d2-9277-295a2702dfd7.html |website=pilotonline.com |date=June 17, 2016 |access-date=March 26, 2021}}
2012 | Bethune-Cookman || 8–0 || 9–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 22{{cite web |title=Football Earns No. 20 Ranking in Final Polls |url=https://nauathletics.com/news/2013/1/7/1_7_2013_657 |website=Northern Arizona University Athletics |access-date=March 25, 2021 |language=en}} || 23{{cite web |last1=O'Donnell |first1=Thomas |title=Eagles ranked no. 3 after final FCS Coaches Poll |url=https://thegeorgeanne.com/14370/sports/eagles-ranked-no-3-after-final-fcs-coaches-poll/ |website=The George-Anne Media Group |date=January 8, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2021}} || NCAA Division I First Round, L 14–24 vs. Coastal Carolina || Brian Jenkins
2013 | Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State || 7–1 7–1 || 10–3 9–4 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 16{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/tsn-div-1aa-poll.htm |title=The Sports Network FCS Top-25 College Football Poll |website=The Sports Network |date=January 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125212604/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2Ftsn-div-1aa-poll.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |url-status=dead }} {{abbr|No.|Number}} 25 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 16{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/coaches|publisher=NCAA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415205111/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs|archive-date=April 15, 2014|access-date=March 25, 2021|title=Rankings - FCS Coaches' Poll}} NR ||NCAA Division I First Round, L 24–48 vs. Coastal Carolina NCAA Division I First Round, L 20–30 vs. Furman || Brian Jenkins Oliver Pough
2014 | Morgan StateAs a result of the MEAC football tiebreaker, Morgan State earned the conference's Automatic bid for the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Edward |title=After 35-year drought, Morgan State football wins share of MEAC title |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-after-35year-drought-morgan-state-football-wins-share-of-meac-title-20141122-story.html |website=baltimoresun.com |date=November 22, 2014 |access-date=March 26, 2021}} Bethune-Cookman North Carolina A&T South Carolina State North Carolina Central || 6–2 6–2 6–2 6–2 6–2 || 7–5 9–3 9–3 8–4 7–5 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 23{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs |publisher=NCAA |date=November 10, 2014 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |title=FCS Coaches' Poll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140236/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }} NR NR NR NR || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 22{{cite web|title=The Sports Network FCS Top 25 College Football Poll |url=http://sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx |date=November 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115205823/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx |archive-date=November 15, 2014 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |url-status=dead }} NR NR NR NR || NCAA Division I First Round, L 24–46 vs. Richmond No Playoff invite No Playoff invite No Playoff invite No Playoff invite || Lee Hull Brian Jenkins Rod Broadway Buddy Pough Jerry Mack
2015 | North Carolina A&T Bethune-Cookman North Carolina Central || 7–1 7–1 7–1 || 10–2 9–2 8–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 21{{cite web|url=http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=19&div=1aa|publisher=STATS|date=January 11, 2016|access-date=March 26, 2021|title=STATS FCS Top 25 College Football Poll}} NR NR || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 21{{cite web|url=http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2015_FCS_Coaches_Poll/index.html |title=Rankings - FCS Coaches' Poll |publisher=Southern Conference |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222190512/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2015_FCS_Coaches_Poll/index.html |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=live }} {{abbr|No.|Number}} 25 NR || Celebration Bowl, W 41–34 vs. Alcorn State No Playoff invite No Playoff invite || Rod Broadway Terry Sims Jerry Mack
2016 | North Carolina Central || 8–0 || 9–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 20{{cite web|url=http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=19&div=1aa|publisher=STATS|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=March 26, 2021|title=STATS FCS Top 25}} || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 22{{cite web|url=http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2016_FCS_Coaches_Poll/index.html |title=James Madison (14-1) Unanimous No. 1 After Championship Run |publisher=Southern Conference |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110085800/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2016_FCS_Coaches_Poll/index.html |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |url-status=live }} || Celebration Bowl, L 9–10 vs. Grambling State || Jerry Mack
2017 | North Carolina A&T || 8–0 || 12–0 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 8{{cite web|url=http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=18&div=1aa|publisher=STATS|access-date=March 26, 2021|title=STATS FCS Top 25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119001451/http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=18&div=1aa |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |url-status=dead}}|| {{abbr|No.|Number}} 7{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll |publisher=NCAA |access-date=March 26, 2021| title=Rankings - FCS Coaches Poll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102180015/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |url-status=live}} || Celebration Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Grambling State || Rod Broadway
2018 | North Carolina A&T || 7–1 || 10–2 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 12{{cite web|url=http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=18&div=1aa |publisher=STATS|access-date=March 26, 2021|title=STATS FCS Top 25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108031513/http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=18&div=1aa |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |url-status=live}}|| {{abbr|No.|Number}} 11{{cite web|title=North Dakota State Runs The Table In The FCS Coaches' Poll|url=https://www.afca.com/fcs-poll-north-dakota-state-runs-the-table-in-the-fcs-coaches-poll/|website=afca.com|publisher=AFCA|access-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108034046/https://www.afca.com/fcs-poll-north-dakota-state-runs-the-table-in-the-fcs-coaches-poll/|archive-date=January 8, 2019 |url-status=live}} || Celebration Bowl, W 24–22 vs. Alcorn State || Sam Washington
2019 | North Carolina A&T || 6–2 || 9–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 23|| {{abbr|No.|Number}} 22{{cite web |title=FCS Football Rankings - FCS Coaches Poll {{!}} NCAA.com |url=https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll |website=www.ncaa.com |access-date=March 26, 2021 |language=en |date=January 13, 2020}} || Celebration Bowl, W 64–44 vs. Alcorn State || Sam Washington
2020-21 |colspan="7"| Season Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic In July 2020, the MEAC announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic and announced the league would explore the possibility of playing in the spring. The conference later released a spring schedule, but had to suspend indefinitely, per league bi-laws, when six of the nine football playing schools had opted out of playing.{{cite web |title=MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/29474752/meac-suspends-all-fall-sports-indefinite-period |website=ESPN.com |access-date=July 16, 2020 |language=en |date=July 16, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Bilodeau |first1=Kevin |title=MEAC Suspends Spring Football Season |url=https://www.live5news.com/2021/02/11/meac-suspends-spring-football-season/|website=www.live5news.com |date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=March 26, 2021}}
2021 | South Carolina State || 5–0 || 6–5 || NR || NR || Celebration Bowl, W 31–10 vs. Jackson State || Oliver Pough
2022 | North Carolina Central || 4–1 || 10–2 || RV ||{{abbr|No.|Number}} 21 || Celebration Bowl, W 41–34 {{sup|OT}} vs. Jackson State || Trei Oliver
2023 | Howard || 4–1 || 6–6 || NR || NR || Celebration Bowl, L 26–30 vs. Florida A&M || Larry Scott
2024 | South Carolina State || 5–0 || 9–3 || No.20 || No.18 || Celebration Bowl, L 28–7 vs. Jackson State || Chennis Berry

{{reflist|group=Notes1}}

{{see also|MEAC men's basketball tournament}}

On June 8, 1980, the MEAC earned the classification as a Division I conference by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 1981, the MEAC has received a qualifying bid to NCAA post season play in the sport of basketball. In three cases, MEAC schools seeded 15th (Coppin State in 1997, Hampton in 2001, Norfolk State in 2012) defeated second-seeded teams South Carolina, Iowa State and Missouri, respectively, in the NCAA tournament.

Coppin State again made history, as it qualified for the tournament as the first 20-loss team to play in the NCAA Tournament.

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class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Season  !  Regular season champion(s)  ! Tournament champion
1972 |North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T
1973 |Maryland Eastern Shore |North Carolina A&T
1974 |Maryland Eastern Shore |Maryland Eastern Shore
1975 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
1976 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
1977 |South Carolina State |Morgan State
1978 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
1979 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
1980 |Howard |Howard
1981 |North Carolina A&T |Howard
1982 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
1983 |Howard |North Carolina A&T
1984 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
1985 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
1986 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
1987 |Howard |North Carolina A&T
1988 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
1989 |South Carolina State |South Carolina State
1990 |Coppin State |Coppin State
1991 |Coppin State |Florida A&M

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class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Season  !  Regular season champion(s)  ! Tournament champion
1992 |Howard |Howard
1993 |Coppin State |Coppin State
1994 |Coppin State |North Carolina A&T
1995 |Coppin State |North Carolina A&T
1996 |Coppin State South Carolina State |South Carolina State
1997 |Coppin State |Coppin State
1998 |Coppin State |South Carolina State
1999 |South Carolina State Coppin State |Florida A&M
2000 |South Carolina State |South Carolina State
2001 |Hampton |Hampton
2002 |Hampton |Hampton
2003 |South Carolina State |South Carolina State
2004 |South Carolina State Coppin State |Florida A&M
2005 |Delaware State |Delaware State
2006 |Delaware State |Hampton
2007 |Delaware State |Florida A&M
2008 |Morgan State |Coppin State
2009 |Morgan State |Morgan State

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class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Season  !  Regular season champion(s)  ! Tournament champion
2010 |Morgan State |Morgan State
2011 |Bethune–Cookman |Hampton
2012 |Savannah State |Norfolk State
2013 |Norfolk State |North Carolina A&T
2014 |North Carolina Central |North Carolina Central
2015 |North Carolina Central |Hampton
2016 |Hampton |Hampton
2017 |North Carolina Central |North Carolina Central
2018 |Hampton |North Carolina Central
2019 |Norfolk State |North Carolina Central
2021 | |Norfolk State
2022 |Norfolk State |Norfolk State
2023 |Howard |Howard
2024 |Norfolk State |Howard
2025 |Norfolk State South Carolina State |Norfolk State

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{{see also|Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament}}

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class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Season  !  Regular season champion(s)  ! Tournament champion
1978 | – |South Carolina State
1979 | – |South Carolina State
1980 | – | –
1981 | – | –
1982 | – |Howard
1983 | – |South Carolina State
1984 |South Carolina State |Bethune–Cookman
1985 |South Carolina State |Howard
1986 |South Carolina State |South Carolina State
1987 |Howard |Howard
1988 |North Carolina A&T |Howard
1989 |North Carolina A&T |Howard
1990 |North Carolina A&T |Howard
1991 |South Carolina State |Coppin State
1992 |South Carolina State |South Carolina State
1993 |South Carolina State Coppin State Florida A&M |South Carolina State

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Season  !  Regular season champion(s)  ! Tournament champion
1994 |South Carolina State | North Carolina A&T
1995 |Florida A&M |Florida A&M
1996 |Florida A&M |Howard
1997 |Howard |Howard
1998 |Howard |Howard
1999 |Hampton |Florida A&M
2000 |Howard |Hampton
2001 |Howard |Howard
2002 |Howard |Norfolk State
2003 |Hampton |Hampton
2004 |Delaware State Hampton |Hampton
2005 |Coppin State |Coppin State
2006 |Coppin State |Coppin State
2007 |Coppin State |Delaware State
2008 |North Carolina A&T |Coppin State
2009 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T

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Season  !  Regular season champion(s)  ! Tournament champion
2010 |North Carolina A&T |Hampton University
2011 |Hampton |Hampton
2012 |Hampton |Hampton
2013 |Hampton |Hampton
2014 |Hampton |Hampton
2015 |Hampton |Savannah State
2016 |Bethune Cookman North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
2017 |Bethune Cookman |Hampton
2018 |North Carolina A&T |North Carolina A&T
2019 |North Carolina A&T |Bethune Cookman
2021 | |North Carolina A&T
2022 |Howard Norfolk State Morgan State |Howard
2023 |Norfolk State |Norfolk State
2024 |Norfolk State |Norfolk State
2025 |Norfolk State |Norfolk State

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Last 10 years of champions. In 2023, the four remaining baseball programs from the MEAC joined the Northeast Conference to compete in baseball as associate members.{{cite web | url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/four-meac-baseball-programs-join-nec-as-associate-members/ | title=Four MEAC Baseball Programs Join NEC as Associate Members | date=July 12, 2022 }}

{{see also|Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament}}

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Season  !  Regular season champion(s)  ! Tournament champion
2012 | Bethune–Cookman | Bethune–Cookman
2013 |Delaware State |Savannah State
2014 | |Bethune–Cookman
2015 | |Florida A&M
2016 | |Bethune–Cookman
2017 | |Bethune–Cookman
2018 | |North Carolina A&T
2019 | |Florida A&M
2021 | |Norfolk State
2022 |Delaware State |Coppin State

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