The Norfolk State men and women both won the regular season crown and earned the top seed in the tournament. The Spartan women (27-4 overall, 14-0 MEAC) will tip off the tournament Wednesday at noon against No. 8 seed South Carolina State (2-28, 1-13), followed by No. 2 Howard (19-10, 12-2) vs. No. 7 Delaware State (5-26, 1-13) at 2 p.m.
The men will take the court at 6 p.m., starting with No. 1 Norfolk State (21-10, 11-3) vs. No. 8 Maryland-Eastern Shore (6-24, 2-12), then Wednesday ends with surprising South Carolina State (18-12, 11-3) as the 2 seed facing 7th-seeded Coppin State (6-23, 4-10).
Thursday begins with the Coppin State women (17-13, 8-6), seeded 4th vs. No. 5 North Carolina Central (9-20, 6-8) at 12, followed by No. 3 Maryland-Eastern Shore (13-18, 8-6) vs. No. 6 Morgan State (13-18, 6-8).
The quarterfinal round ends Thursday night with No. 4 Howard (12-19, 7-7), the defending conference champion facing No. 5 seed Morgan State (13-18, 7-7) at 6 p.m., followed by 3 seed and 2024 MEAC finalist Delaware State (16-13, 8-6) vs. No. 6 North Carolina Central (13-18, 6-8).
The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will air on ESPN+. The men’s final is scheduled for Saturday, March 15, at 1 p.m. EST on ESPN2, and the women’s final is for the same day on ESPN News at 4 p.m.
