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Morgan State Men’s Basketball Positioned for MEAC Title Run as No. 2 Seed

Bears set to face No. 7 Delaware State on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

BALTIMORE, Md. (March 6, 2026) -- The Morgan State University men's basketball team has earned the No. 2 seed in the 2026 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men's Basketball Tournament after winning four of its final five games to secure second place in the conference standings.
 
The seeding marks the Bears' highest since 2010, when Morgan State entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed with a 14–1 conference record in the event held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. That season, Morgan State went on to claim its second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, defeating South Carolina State University 68–61 in the MEAC championship game.
 
Morgan State will open tournament play against No. 7 Delaware State University on Wednesday, March 11, at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m., and the game will stream live on ESPN+.
 
If the Bears advance, they will face the winner between No. 3 North Carolina Central University (8–6 MEAC) and No. 6 University of Maryland Eastern Shore (5–9 MEAC) in the semifinals on Friday, March 13 at 8 p.m.
 
Morgan State finished the regular season 14–15 overall and 10–4 in conference play, marking the program's best MEAC record since the 2016–17 season, when the Bears went 11–5 in league play.
 
Howard University captured the 2026 MEAC regular-season title with an 11–3 conference record and a 20–10 overall mark, earning the tournament's No. 1 seed.
 
The MEAC Basketball Tournament is a single-elimination event featuring both the conference's men's and women's teams. Quarterfinal and semifinal games will stream live on ESPN+.
 
The men's championship game will tip off at 1 p.m. on ESPN2, followed by the women's championship game at 4 p.m. on ESPNews.
 
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For more information on the MEAC Basketball Tournament, visit www.meachoops.com.



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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.

 
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