1989 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1989, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. South Carolina State defeated Florida A&M, 83–79 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.

1989 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	8
Site	Campus sites
Finals site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	South Carolina State (1st title)
Winning coach	Cy Alexander (1st title)
MVP	Travis Williams (South Carolina State)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Carolina State †	14	–	2		.875			25	–	8		.758
Florida A&M	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Coppin State	11	–	5		.688			18	–	11		.621
Morgan State	9	–	7		.563			16	–	13		.552
Bethune–Cookman	8	–	8		.500			12	–	16		.429
Delaware State	6	–	10		.375			11	–	17		.393
North Carolina A&T	6	–	10		.375			9	–	18		.333
Howard	5	–	11		.313			9	–	19		.321
Maryland Eastern Shore	1	–	15		.063			1	–	26		.037
† 1989 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region.

Format

Eight of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 4					Final March 5
	1	South Carolina State	89
	8	Howard	75
						1	South Carolina State	71
						4	Morgan State	69
	4	Morgan State	88
	5	Bethune–Cookman	56
											1	South Carolina State	83
											2	Florida A&M	79
	3	Coppin State	71
	6	North Carolina A&T	58
						3	Coppin State	74
						2	Florida A&M	76
	2	Florida A&M	112
	7	Delaware State	105