1998 MEAC men's basketball tournament

1998 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams9
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsSouth Carolina State (3rd title)
Winning coachCy Alexander (3rd title)
MVPRoderick Blakney (South Carolina State)
1997–98 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coppin State171 .944218  .724
South Carolina State162 .889228  .733
Hampton117 .6111412  .538
Morgan State117 .6111216  .429
Florida A&M810 .4441117  .393
Delaware State711 .389918  .333
Maryland Eastern Shore711 .389918  .333
North Carolina A&T711 .389819  .296
Howard513 .278820  .286
Bethune–Cookman117 .056126  .037
Norfolk State00 621  .222
1998 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–7, 1998, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated Coppin State, 66–61 in the championship game, to win its 3rd MEAC Tournament title.

The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Southeast region. In the round of 64, North Carolina A&T fell to No. 2 seed Kentucky 82–67.