Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Data
Classification NCAA Division I FCS
Established 1970
Members 11
Sports fielded 15 (7 men’s, 8 women’s)
Region East Coast
States 7 - DC, DE, FL, MD, NC, SC, VA
Headquarters Virginia Beach, VA
Locations

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is a collegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southeastern United States. It participates in NCAA Division I, and in football, the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

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[edit] Membership

[edit] Current members

MEAC was founded in 1970 with seven schools: Delaware State University (then Delaware State College), Howard University, the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, and South Carolina State University. Membership has fluctuated through the years, but now stands at eleven schools, including six of the founder members.[1]

School Location  Founded  Affiliation  Enrollment  Years  Nickname 
Bethune-Cookman  Daytona Beach, FL  1904 Private / Methodist 3,060  1979–present  Wildcats
Coppin State Baltimore, MD 1900 Public 4,306 1985–present Eagles
Delaware State Dover, DE 1891 Public 3,200 1970–present Hornets
Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL 1887 Public 12,792 1979–1984,
1986–present		 Rattlers
Hampton Hampton, VA 1868  Private / Non-sectarian  5,117 1995–present Pirates
Howard Washington, DC 1867 Private / Non-sectarian 10,642 1970–present Bison
Maryland-Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 1886 Public 3,297 1970–1979,
1981–present		 Hawks
Morgan State Baltimore, MD 1867 Public 6,621 1970–1979,
1984–present		 Bears
Norfolk State Norfolk, VA 1935 Public 8,500 1997–present Spartans
 North Carolina A&T State  Greensboro, NC 1891 Public 11,103 1970–present Aggies
South Carolina State Orangeburg, SC 1896 Public 4,525 1970–present Bulldogs

[edit] Former Member

North Carolina Central University left MEAC to join the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in 1979. They hope to rejoin the league after their transition back to Division I.[2]

School Location  Founded   Affiliation   Enrollment  Years  Nickname 
 North Carolina Central   Durham, NC  1909 Public 7,500  1970-1979  Eagles

[edit] Future Member

School Location  Founded   Affiliation   Enrollment  Years  Nickname 
 Winston-Salem State University   Winston-Salem, NC  1892 Public 6000  2008-Future  Rams

[edit] Conference facilities

School Football stadium  Capacity  Basketball arena  Capacity 
Bethune-Cookman Municipal Stadium 10,000 Moore Gymnasium 3,000
Coppin State Non-football school – Coppin Center 1,720
Delaware State Alumni Stadium 6,828 Memorial Hall 3,000
Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium 25,500 Jake Gaither Gymnasium 3,365
Hampton Armstrong Stadium 17,000 Hampton Convocation Center 7,200
Howard William H. Greene Stadium 10,000 Burr Gymnasium 2,700
Maryland-Eastern Shore Non-football school – Hytche Athletic Center 5,500
Morgan State Hughes Stadium 10,000 Hill Field House 4,250
Norfolk State Dick Price Stadium 30,000  Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall  7,000
 North Carolina A&T State  Aggie Stadium 22,000 Corbett Sports Center 5,700
South Carolina State  Oliver C. Dawson Stadium  22,000 SHM Memorial Center 3,200

[edit] Championships

[edit] Football

 Season  Champion(s)
1971 Morgan State
1972 North Carolina Central
1973 North Carolina Central
1974 South Carolina State
1975 South Carolina State
1976 South Carolina State
1977 South Carolina State
1978 South Carolina State
1979 Morgan State
1980 South Carolina State
1981 South Carolina State
1982 South Carolina State
1983 South Carolina State
1984 Bethune-Cookman
1985 Delaware State
1986  North Carolina A&T State 
1987 Howard
1988 Bethune-Cookman
Delaware State
Florida A&M
1989 Delaware State
1990 Florida A&M
1991 North Carolina A&T State
1992 North Carolina A&T State
1993 Howard
1994 South Carolina State
1995 Florida A&M
1996 Florida A&M
1997 Hampton
1998 Florida A&M
Hampton
1999 North Carolina A&T State
2000 Florida A&M
2001 Florida A&M
2002 Bethune-Cookman
2003 North Carolina A&T State
2004 Hampton
South Carolina State
2005 Hampton
2006 Hampton
2007 Delaware State

[edit] Men's basketball

 Season   Regular season champion(s)  Tournament champion
1972 North Carolina A&T State  North Carolina A&T State 
1973 Maryland-Eastern Shore North Carolina A&T State
1974 Maryland-Eastern Shore Maryland-Eastern Shore
1975 North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State
1976 North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State
1977 South Carolina State Morgan State
1978 North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State
1979 North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State
1980 Howard Howard
1981 North Carolina A&T State Howard
1982 North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State
1983 Howard North Carolina A&T State
1984 North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State
1985 North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State
1986 North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State
1987 Howard North Carolina A&T State
1988 North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State
1989 South Carolina State South Carolina State
1990 Coppin State Coppin State University
1991 Coppin State Florida A&M
1992 Howard Howard
1993 Coppin State Coppin State
1994 Coppin State North Carolina A&T State
1995 Coppin State North Carolina A&T State
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

[edit] Women's basketball

 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 State Howard
1989 North Carolina A&T State Howard
1990 North Carolina A&T State 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
1994 South Carolina State  North Carolina A&T State 
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 State Coppin State

[edit] Softball

Bethune-Cookman won the Florida Regional in 2005, the first NCAA Regional Final ever won by a MEAC school, and ended that season ranked #18 in a national poll.[3]

 Season  Champion(s)
1993 Florida A&M
1994 Florida A&M
1995 Florida A&M
1996 Hampton
1997 Florida A&M
1998 Florida A&M
1999 Florida A&M
2000 Bethune-Cookman
2001 Bethune-Cookman
2002 Bethune-Cookman
2003 Bethune-Cookman
2004 Bethune-Cookman
2005 Florida A&M
2006 Florida A&M
2007 Howard

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  1. ^ Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Official Website. meacsports.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  2. ^ North Carolina Central to move to Division I, MEAC. espn.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  3. ^ [hhttp://www.meacsports.com/meac_history/meac_history.pdf MEAC History] (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.


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