NORFOLK, Va. - The 2025 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Bowling Championship field is set, with North Carolina A&T State earning the top seed after claiming their fifth consecutive MEAC regular season championship title.
All eight MEAC bowling teams will compete in the double-elimination bowling championship using the mega-match format in the preliminary rounds. Sunday's championship match will be the best of seven baker match format.
N.C. A&T, ranked No. 8 nationally, concluded the league's final meet with a 12-2 MEAC conference record to win the regular season title. In total the Aggies totaled 14,351 pins for an average score of 1,025.07 points per match.
Finishing second in the standings are the reigning MEAC Champions, No. 18 Maryland Eastern Shore, who recorded an 11-3 mark in league action. Morgan State rounded out the top three with a 10-4 conference mark.
No. 19 University of Alabama Birmingham went 8-6 against MEAC opponents to sit fourth, while No. 23 Delaware State finished fifth with a 7-7 conference record.
Howard and Coppin State finished tied at 3-11 in MEAC play with the tie breaker going to Howard. Norfolk State rounded out the standings as eight seed.
The 2025 MEAC Bowling Championship tournament will be held at Buffaloe Lanes North in Raleigh, N.C. from March 21-23.
2025 MEAC Bowling Bracket
Friday - March 21, 2025
Match 1 - 9:00 AM No. 1 North Carolina A&T State vs. No. 8 Norfolk State
Match 2 - 9:00 AM No. 4 University of Alabama Birmingham vs. No. 5 Delaware State
Match 3 - 9:00 AM No. 3 Morgan State vs. No. 6 Howard
Match 4 - 9:00 AM No. 2 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 7 Coppin State
Match 5 - 2:00 PM L of Match 1 vs. L Match 2
Match 6 - 2:00 PM L of Match 3 vs. L Match 4
Match 7 - 2:00 PM W Match 1 vs. W Match 2
Match 8 - 2:00 PM W Match 3 vs. W Match 4
Saturday - March 22, 2025
Match 9 - 9:00 AM W Match 5 vs. L Match 8
Match 10 - 9:00 AM W Match 6 vs. L Match 7
Match 11 - 2:00 PM W Match 7 vs W Match 8
Match 12 - 2:00 PM W Match 9 vs. W Match 10
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Match 13 - 9:00 AM W Match 12 vs. L of Match 11
Match 14 (Championship) - 2:00 PM W Match 11 vs. W Match 13
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