View source for Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

{{Short description|American collegiate athletic conference}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name            = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| title           = 
| logo            = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference logo.svg
| logo_size       = 200
| formerly        = 
| conference      = 
| founded         = 1970
| association     = [[NCAA]]
| division        = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| subdivision     = [[Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]]
| teams           = 8
| sports          = 14
| mens            = 6
| womens          = 8
| region          = [[South Atlantic States|South Atlantic]], [[Mid-Atlantic states|Middle Atlantic]]
| headquarters    = [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
| commissioner    = Sonja O. Stills
| since           = 2022
| TV              = [[ESPN]]
| website         = {{URL|https://meacsports.com/index.aspx|meacsports.com}}
| color           = #342A7A; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDBF57|2px}}
| font_color      = #FFFFFF
| map             = Meac2021.png
| map_size        = 250
}}
{{African American topics sidebar |expanded=sports}}

The '''Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference''' ('''MEAC''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|iː|æ|k}} {{Respell|MEE|ak}}) is a [[List of NCAA conferences|collegiate athletic conference]] whose full members are [[historically black colleges and universities]] (HBCUs) in the [[Southeastern United States|Southeastern]] and the [[Mid-Atlantic states|Mid-Atlantic United States]]. It participates in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]], and in [[College football|football]], in the [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS).<ref>{{cite web|last=Becton|first=Stan|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2021-11-04/fcs-playoff-bids-here-are-fcs-playoff-automatic-bid-scenarios-every-conference|title=Here are the FCS Playoff automatic bid scenarios for every conference|date=November 20, 2021|publisher=NCAA.com}}</ref>

Currently, the MEAC has automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason play in men's basketball (since 1981), women's basketball (since 1982), softball (since 1995), men's and women's tennis (since 1998), and volleyball (since 1994). Bowling was officially sanctioned as a MEAC-governed sport in 1999. Before that season, the MEAC was the first conference to secure NCAA sanctioning for women's [[Ten-pin bowling|bowling]] by adopting the club sport prior to the 1996–97 school year.

==History==

[[File: MEAC_Locations_2021.png |right|thumb|275px|Locations of eight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference members]]

In 1969, a group whose members were long associated with interscholastic athletics met in [[Durham, North Carolina]] for the purpose of discussing the organization of a new conference. After the formulation of a committee, and their research reported, seven institutions, [[Delaware State University]], [[Howard University]], [[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]], [[Morgan State University]], [[North Carolina A&T State University]], [[North Carolina Central University]] and [[South Carolina State College]], agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.<ref name="meachistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=1591845|title=MEAC|work=MEACSports.com|date=September 28, 2008 |access-date=August 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207065528/http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=1591845|archive-date=December 7, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> South Carolina State had been a longtime member of the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]], while the other charter members had been longtime members of the [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]].

The conference's main goals were to establish and supervise an intercollegiate athletic program among a group of educational institutions that shared the same academic standards and philosophy of co-curricular activities and seek status as a Division I conference for all of its sports.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

The conference was confirmed in 1970, and had its first season of competition in football in 1971. The MEAC has had three full-time commissioners.<ref name="meachistory"/> In 1978, the MEAC selected its first full-time commissioner, Kenneth A. Free, who served as commissioner until he resigned in 1995. He was succeeded by Charles S. Harris, who served at the position until 2002. On September 1, 2002, [[Dennis Thomas (American football)|Dennis E. Thomas]] became the conference's commissioner. He retired on December 31, 2021. Sonja O. Stills became the first female commissioner of the MEAC on January 1, 2022. She is also the only female commissioner of a Division I HBCU athletic conference.

The MEAC experienced its first expansion in 1979 when Bethune–Cookman College (now [[Bethune–Cookman University]]) and [[Florida A&M University]] were admitted as new members. That same year, founding members Morgan State University, North Carolina Central University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore withdrew from the conference. All three schools eventually returned to the conference; Maryland Eastern Shore rejoined in 1981, Morgan State in 1984, and North Carolina Central in 2010.

On June 8, 1978, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the [[NCAA]]. Prior to that year, the league operated as a [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] conference. The following month the MEAC received an automatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

In 1984, membership in the MEAC again changed, as Florida A&M chose to leave. The university returned to the conference two years later. Coppin State College, now [[Coppin State University]], joined the conference in 1985. The MEAC found some stability in membership with the addition of two [[HBCU]]s in Virginia, [[Hampton University]] and [[Norfolk State University]] in 1995 and 1997, respectively. For the next ten years, the MEAC remained an 11-member conference. In 2007, former [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]] member [[Winston-Salem State University]] was granted membership, but announced on September 11, 2009, that it would return to Division II at the end of 2009–10 and apply to return to the CIAA before ever becoming a full member of the MEAC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.d2football.com/viewnews.php?id=10962|title=WSSU Decides To Stay In Division II Athletics|date=September 11, 2009|access-date=September 12, 2009|publisher=digtriad.com|work=D2Football.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719235952/http://www.d2football.com/viewnews.php?id=10962|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

North Carolina Central University rejoined the conference effective July 1, 2010.<ref name="NCCUjoins">{{cite web|url=http://www.onnidan.com/09-10/news/september/nccu-meac091009.htm|title=North Carolina Central University joins Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|work=Onnidan.com|date=September 10, 2009|access-date=September 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923144456/http://onnidan.com/09-10/news/september/nccu-meac091009.htm|archive-date=September 23, 2009|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="SSU Joins MEAC">{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204905645&DB_OEM_ID=20800|title=Savannah State University Joins Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|work=Onnidan.com|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191721/http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204905645&DB_OEM_ID=20800|archive-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> NCCU was one of seven founding member institutions of the MEAC, but withdrew from the conference in 1979, opting to remain a Division II member when the conference reclassified to Division I.<ref name="NCCUjoins"/>

[[Savannah State University]] was announced as the newest member of the MEAC on March 10, 2010.<ref name="SSU Joins MEAC"/> Savannah State originally applied for membership into the MEAC in 2006 but faced an NCAA probationary period soon after. Membership was then deferred until the completion of the imposed probation period, which ended in May 2009. Savannah State then resubmitted their application for membership again in 2009 and was finally granted probationary membership status.<ref name="SSU Joins MEAC"/> On September 8, 2011, the university was confirmed as a full MEAC member.<ref name=MEACfull>{{cite web|title=N.C. Central and Savannah State Become Full Members|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=205268476|work=MEACSports.com| date=September 8, 2011 |publisher=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|access-date=September 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905195733/http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=205268476|archive-date=September 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

While the MEAC has had no new full members since then, the conference added an associate member in 2014 when [[Augusta University]], then known as [[History of Augusta University|Georgia Regents University]], a [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] institution with Division I programs in men's and women's golf, joined for men's golf.<ref name=GRU>{{cite press release |url=http://www.jaguarsroar.com/sports/mgolf/2014-15/releases/20140910l5dvft |title=Men's Golf Joins MEAC As Associate Member |publisher=GRU Augusta Athletics |date=September 10, 2013 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122111544/http://www.jaguarsroar.com/sports/mgolf/2014-15/releases/20140910l5dvft |archive-date=November 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Augusta became the MEAC's first associate member and first non-HBCU with any type of membership. The conference has since added two more non-HBCU associate members, with [[Monmouth University]] and the [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]] (UAB) joining for bowling in 2018.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://meacsports.com/news/2018/6/19/uab-monmouth-join-meac-for-womens-bowling.aspx |title=UAB, Monmouth Join MEAC For Women's Bowling |publisher=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |date=June 19, 2018 |access-date=September 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105230/http://www.meacsports.com/news/2018/6/19/uab-monmouth-join-meac-for-womens-bowling.aspx |archive-date=September 17, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2017, Savannah State announced that it would drop to Division II effective with the 2019–20 school year.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.ssuathletics.com/news/2017/4/17/academics-savannah-state-plans-athletics-division-reclassification.aspx |title=Savannah State Plans Athletic Division Reclassification |publisher=Savannah State Athletics |date=April 17, 2017 |access-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527035436/http://www.ssuathletics.com/news/2017/4/17/academics-savannah-state-plans-athletics-division-reclassification.aspx |archive-date=May 27, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2017, Hampton announced they would leave the MEAC to join the [[Big South Conference]] beginning with the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hampton moving to the Big South|url=https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/hampton-moving-to-the-big-south-111617|website=Fox Sports|access-date=November 19, 2017|date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034451/https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/hampton-moving-to-the-big-south-111617|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2020 North Carolina A&T announced departing MEAC to join Big South Conference effective July 2021. Within few months, in June 2020, Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman also announced that they will leave the MEAC and join the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]] starting in July 2021.  As a result, the MEAC will have eight members remaining for 2021, with only six of its members sponsoring football. The MEAC has hired a consulting firm to help assess its current schools and to help it identify potential institutions for addition to the conference.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ram Ramblings: Expansion is hot topic for MEAC and CIAA|newspaper=Winston-Salem Journal|url=https://www.journalnow.com/sports/college/wssu/ram-ramblings-expansion-is-hot-topic-for-meac-and-ciaa/article_3e49c0b0-bae7-11ea-8fa7-47b58dbc68f3.html}}</ref> The conference plans to operate with eight current members, starting 2021 until further expansion, in a compact geographical footprint removing North and South divisions.

In May 2021, multiple websites that report on HBCU sports indicated that the MEAC had reached out to two Division II HBCUs about their interest in transitioning to D-I and joining the MEAC. [[Kentucky State University]] and [[Virginia State University]], respectively members of the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] and [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]], confirmed that they had discussed possible membership with the MEAC and had commissioned feasibility studies on moving to Division I. Officials at both schools stated that they were considering the move, but would not commit to any change. One report also indicated that [[Chicago State University]], a predominantly African-American school but not an HBCU, had lobbied the MEAC regarding membership. CSU was scheduled to leave the [[Western Athletic Conference]], a league in which it is a major geographic outlier, in July 2022 to become an [[NCAA Division I independent schools|independent]]. According to this report, the MEAC had offered CSU associate membership in one sport, but was lukewarm to CSU becoming a full member because it does not sponsor football and is well outside the MEAC's geographic footprint.<ref name=Rashad>{{cite web|url=https://hbcusports.com/2021/05/10/kentucky-state-virginia-state-considering-move-up-to-division-i-to-join-meac/ |title=Kentucky State, Virginia State considering move up to Division I to join MEAC |first=Kenn |last=Rashad |website=HBCU Sports |date=May 10, 2021 |access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Gaither>{{cite web|url=https://hbcugameday.com/2021/05/11/inside-attempt-to-rebuild-the-meac/ |title=Inside the attempt to rebuild the MEAC |first=Steven J. |last=Gaither |website=HBCU Gameday |date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>

In July 2022, the [[Northeast Conference]] (NEC) announced a partnership with the MEAC in which MEAC schools sponsoring baseball and men's and women's golf would become NEC affiliate members in their respective sports beginning in the 2022-23 season.<ref name=NEC-MEAC>{{cite web|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2022/6/26/GEN_NEC_MEAC_Partnership_Rel_2223.aspx |title= NEC & MEAC Announce Three-Sport Associate Member Partnership |website=Northeast Conference |date=July 12, 2022 |access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>

== Member schools ==

=== Current full members ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" 
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Type
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! class="unsortable"| Colors
|-
| '''[[Coppin State University]]'''
| [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
| 1900
| 1985
| Public
| 2,724
| [[Coppin State Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Coppin State Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[Delaware State University]]'''
| [[Dover, Delaware]]
| 1891
| 1970
| Public
| 6,200
| [[Delaware State Hornets|Hornets]]
| {{college color boxes|Delaware State Hornets}}
|-
| '''[[Howard University]]'''
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| 1867
| 1970
| Private
| 12,065
| [[Howard Bison|Bison/Lady Bison]]
| {{college color boxes|Howard Bison}}
|-
| '''[[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]]'''
| [[Princess Anne, Maryland]]{{efn|group=f|The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but completely lies in unincorporated [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset County]].}}
| 1886
| 1970;<br />1981{{efn|group=f|Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) left the MEAC after the 1978–79 season, while competing for football as an associate member during the 1979–80 season before dropping the sport altogether. UMES rejoined the MEAC effective with the 1981–82 season as a full member that no longer had a football program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umes.edu/football/feasibility/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Football%20Feasibility%20Study%20Executive%20Summary-Final.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.umes.edu |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502194052/http://www.umes.edu/football/feasibility/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Football%20Feasibility%20Study%20Executive%20Summary-Final.pdf |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
| Public
| 2,333
| [[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks}}
|-
| '''[[Morgan State University]]'''
| [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
| 1867
| 1970;<br />1984{{efn|group=f|Morgan State left the MEAC after the 1978–79 season, while competing for football as an associate member during the 1979–80 season, before rejoining effective with the 1984–85 season.}}
| Public
| 7,763
| [[Morgan State Bears|Bears]]
| {{college color boxes|Morgan State Bears}}
|-
| '''[[Norfolk State University]]'''
| [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
| 1935
| 1997
| Public
| 5,616
| [[Norfolk State Spartans|Spartans]]
| {{college color boxes|Norfolk State Spartans}}
|-
| '''[[North Carolina Central University]]'''
| [[Durham, North Carolina]]
| 1910
| 1970;<br />2010{{efn|group=f|North Carolina Central left the MEAC after the 1978–79 season, while competing for football as an associate member during the 1979–80 season, before rejoining effective with the 2010–11 season.}}
| Public
| 7,553
| [[North Carolina Central Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina Central Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[South Carolina State University]]'''
| [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]]
| 1896
| 1970
| Public
| 2,649
| [[South Carolina State Bulldogs|Bulldogs/Lady Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|South Carolina State Bulldogs}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=f}}

===Associate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" 
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! class="unsortable"|Colors
! MEAC<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 2021–22{{efn|group=assoc|North Carolina A&T was a full member from 1970 to 2021 before joining the [[Big South Conference]].}}
| 13,322
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
| rowspan="3"|bowling (w)
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal]]
|-
| '''[[University of Alabama at Birmingham]]'''
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| 1966
| 2018–19
| 20,902
| [[UAB Blazers|Blazers]]
| {{college color boxes|UAB Blazers}}
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=assoc}}

===Former full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" 
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Left
! Type
! Nickname
! class="unsortable"|Colors
! Subsequent<br />conference
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Bethune-Cookman University]]'''
| [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
| 1904
| 1979
| 2021
| Private
| [[Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Bethune-Cookman Wildcats}}
| colspan="2"|[[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]
|-
| '''[[Florida A&M University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Florida A&M left the MEAC completely for two seasons from 1984 to 1985 to 1985–86 and competed as an NCAA D-I Independent after a disagreement with the MEAC office over the playing of the rivalry game between Florida A&M and Bethune–Cookman University when FAMU refused to play conference mate BCU at a neutral site in Tampa in 1983 and the game was not played again in 1984. Florida A&M returned all sports to the MEAC effective the 1986–87 school year (with football returning later on, effective the 1987–88 school year). FAMU football left the conference after the 2003 fall season (2003–04 school year) during an attempt to move up to [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I-A]] (now FBS) with all other sports remaining in the MEAC. Financial difficulties halted the move after the 2004 fall season (2004–05 school year), at which time FAMU football returned back to the MEAC during the 2005 fall season (2005–06 school year).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onnidan.com/03-04/news/july/famu0721.htm |title=Onnidan News |publisher=Onnidan.com |date=July 21, 2003 |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101929/http://onnidan.com/03-04/news/july/famu0721.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>}}
| [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
| 1887
| 1979;<br />1986
| 1984;<br />2021
| Public
| [[Florida A&M Rattlers and Lady Rattlers|Rattlers & Lady Rattlers]]
| {{college color boxes|Florida A&M Rattlers}}
| colspan="2"|[[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]
|-
| '''[[Hampton University]]'''
| [[Hampton, Virginia]]
| 1868
| 1995
| 2018
| Private
| [[Hampton Pirates|Pirates]]
| {{college color boxes|Hampton Pirates}}
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
| colspan="2"|[[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal]]
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''{{efn|group=former|North Carolina A&T remains as a MEAC associate member for women's bowling.}}
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 1970
| 2021
| rowspan="3"|Public
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal]]
|- 
| '''[[Savannah State University]]'''
| [[Savannah, Georgia]]
| 1890
| 2010
| 2019
| [[Savannah State Tigers and Lady Tigers|Tigers and Lady Tigers]]
|{{college color boxes|Savannah State Tigers}}
|colspan="2"|[[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|SIAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Winston-Salem State University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Winston–Salem State University was a transitional member and never attained full membership in the MEAC or NCAA Division I before returning to Division II and the [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (CIAA) after the 2009–10 school year, due to financial difficulties. They were scheduled to begin full membership and gain access to NCAA tournaments in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2524352 |title=Winston-Salem State jumps to Division I, joins MEAC |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=July 19, 2006 |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203013939/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2524352 |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2010-03-09/winston-salem-ready-return-d-ii-ciaa |title= Winston-Salem ready to return to D-II, CIAA - NCAA Basketball - Sporting News|website=aol.sportingnews.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202182032/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2010-03-09/winston-salem-ready-return-d-ii-ciaa |archive-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref>
}}
| [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
| 1892
| 2007
| 2010
| [[Winston-Salem State Rams|Rams]]
|{{college color boxes|Winston-Salem State Rams}}
| colspan="2"|[[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former associate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Left
! Type
! Nickname
! class="unsortable"|Colors
! MEAC<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
! Subsequent<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Augusta University]]'''
| [[Augusta, Georgia]]
| 1785
| 2014–15
| 2020–21
| Public
| [[Augusta Jaguars|Jaguars]]
| {{college color boxes|Augusta Jaguars}}
| Golf (M)
| [[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]]{{efn|group=fass|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
| [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
|-
| '''[[Monmouth University]]'''
| [[West Long Branch, New Jersey]]
| 1933
| 2018–19
| 2024–25
| Private
| [[Monmouth Hawks|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Monmouth Hawks}}
| Bowling
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal]]
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=fass}}

===Membership timeline===
<timeline>

DateFormat  = yyyy

ImageSize   = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:20

Period      = from:1970 till:2025

TimeAxis    = orientation:horizontal

PlotArea    = right:20 left:0 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on left side of graph,  use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20"<#

Colors =  id:barcolor value:rgb(0.99,0.7,0.7)

          id:line     value:black

          id:bg       value:white
          id:Full value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports
          id:FullxF value:rgb(0.551,0.824,0.777) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football
          id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only
          id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.5,0.691,0.824) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in some sports, but not all (consider identifying in legend or a footnote)
          id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference
          id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference where OtherC1 has already been used, to distinguish the two
PlotData=

   width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s

   bar:1  color:FullxF from:1970 till:1971 text:[[Delaware State University|Delaware State]] (1970–present)
   bar:1  color:Full from:1971 till:end

   bar:2  color:FullxF from:1970 till:1971 text:[[Howard University|Howard]] (1970–present)
   bar:2  color:Full from:1971 till:end

   bar:3  color:FullxF from:1970 till:1971 text:[[University of Maryland Eastern Shore|Maryland Eastern Shore]] (1970–1979)
   bar:3  color:Full from:1971 till:1979 
   bar:3  color:AssocF from:1979 till:1980 
   bar:3  color:OtherC1 from:1980 till:1981 
   bar:3  color:FullxF from:1981 till:end text:(1981-present)

   bar:4  color:FullxF from:1970 till:1971 text:[[Morgan State University|Morgan State]] (1970–1979)
   bar:4  color:Full from:1971 till:1979 
   bar:4  color:AssocF from:1979 till:1980 
   bar:4  color:OtherC1 from:1980 till:1984 text:D-II Independent
   bar:4  shift:(20,-5) color:FullxF from:1984 till:1986 text:(1984–present)
   bar:4  color:Full from:1986 till:end

   bar:5  color:FullxF from:1970 till:1971 text:[[North Carolina A%26T State University|North Carolina A&T]] (1970–2021)
   bar:5  color:Full from:1971 till:2021
   bar:5  shift:(-30) color:AssocOS from:2021 till:2022 text:[[Big South Conference|Big South]]
   bar:5  color:AssocOS from:2022 till:end text:[[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:6  color:FullxF from:1970 till:1971 text:[[North Carolina Central University|North Carolina Central]] (1970–1979)
   bar:6  color:Full from:1971 till:1979 
   bar:6  color:AssocF from:1979 till:1980 
   bar:6  color:OtherC1 from:1980 till:2006 text:[[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]
   bar:6  color:OtherC2 from:2006 till:2010 text:D-II Independent
   bar:6  shift:(20,-5) color:FullxF from:2010 till:2011 text:(2010-present)
   bar:6  color:Full from:2011 till:end

   bar:7  color:FullxF from:1970 till:1971 text:[[South Carolina State University|South Carolina State]] (1970–present)
   bar:7  color:Full from:1971 till:end

   bar:8  color:FullxF from:1979 till:1980 text:[[Bethune–Cookman University|Bethune–Cookman]] (1979–2021)
   bar:8  color:Full from:1980 till:2021 
   bar:8  color:OtherC1 from:2021 till:end text:[[South Western Athletic Conference|SWAC]]

   bar:9  color:FullxF from:1979 till:1980 text:[[Florida A%26M University|Florida A&M]] (1979–1984)
   bar:9  color:Full from:1980 till:1984 
   bar:9  color:OtherC1 from:1984 till:1986 
   bar:9  color:FullxF from:1986 till:1987 text:(1986-2021)
   bar:9  color:Full from:1987 till:2003 
   bar:9  color:FullxF from:2003 till:2005 text:Football Independent
   bar:9  color:Full from:2005 till:2021
   bar:9  color:OtherC2 from:2021 till:end text:[[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]

   bar:10 color:FullxF from:1985 till:end text:[[Coppin State University|Coppin State]] (1985–present)

   bar:11 color:FullxF from:1995 till:1996 text:[[Hampton University|Hampton]] (1995–2018)
   bar:11 color:Full from:1996 till:2018
   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:2018 till:2022 text:[[Big South Conference|Big South]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:2022 till:end text:[[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:12 color:Full from:1997 till:1998 text:[[Norfolk State University|Norfolk State]] (1997–present)
   bar:12 color:Full from:1998 till:end

   bar:13 shift:(-160,-5) color:OtherC2 from:2007 till:2010 text:[[Winston-Salem State University|Winston-Salem State]] Transitional (2007–2010)
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:2010 till:end text:[[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]

   bar:14 color:FullxF from:2010 till:2011 text:[[Savannah State University|Savannah State]] (2010–2019)
   bar:14 color:Full from:2011 till:2019
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2019 till:end text:[[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|SIAC]]

ScaleMajor  = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:2 start:1970

TextData =
    fontsize:M
    textcolor:black
    pos:(0,30) tabs:(400-center)
    text:^"Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference membership history"

#> If the chart uses more than one bar color, add a legend by selecting the appropriate fields from the following six options (use only the colors that are used in the graphic.) Leave a blank line after the end of the timeline, then add a line with the selected values from the list, separated by a space. {{Font color||{{RGB|190|186|218}}|Full members}} {{Font color||{{RGB|141|211|199}}|Full members (non-football)}} {{Font  color||{{RGB|251|128|114}}|Assoc. members (football only)}} {{Font color||{{RGB|128|177|211}}|Assoc. member (list sports)}} {{Font color||{{RGB|255|255|179}}|Other  Conference}} {{Font color||{{RGB|253|180|98}}|Other  Conference}} <#  </timeline>

{{Font color||{{RGB|190|186|218}}|Full members}} {{Font color||{{RGB|140|210|198}}|Full members (non-football)}} {{Font  color||{{RGB|251|128|114}}|Assoc. members (football only)}} {{Font color||{{RGB|128|177|211}}|Assoc. member (women's bowling)}} {{Font color||{{RGB|255|255|179}}|Other Conference}} {{Font color||{{RGB|253|180|98}}|Other Conference}}

== Facilities ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity }}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Coppin State Eagles}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Coppin State Eagles|Coppin State Eagles|'''Coppin State'''}}
|colspan=2 {{N/A|''Non-football school''}}{{efn|group=fac|Coppin State has a club football team that competes in the Mid Atlantic Conference of the National Club Football Association. This team does compete at an on-campus facility.}}
| [[Physical Education Complex]]
| 4,100<ref>{{cite web|title=Physical Education Complex|url=http://www.coppinstatesports.com/sports/2015/6/2/GEN_0602153018.aspx|publisher=Coppin State University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212222502/http://www.coppinstatesports.com/sports/2015/6/2/GEN_0602153018.aspx|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Delaware State Hornets}}"| [[Delaware State Hornets|{{color|black|'''Delaware State'''}}]]
| [[Alumni Stadium (Delaware State)|Alumni Stadium]]
| 7,193<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dsuhornets.com/fls/12900/pdf/DSU_Marketing_Information_for_Website.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=12900|title=DSU Marketing Information for Website|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023159/http://www.dsuhornets.com/fls/12900/pdf/DSU_Marketing_Information_for_Website.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=12900|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Memorial Hall (Delaware State)|Memorial Hall]]
| 1,800<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edrahme.com/delaware-state-university---memorial-hall.html|title=THINK Ed Rahme Architect Delaware State University - Memorial Hall Arena Renovation|access-date=November 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041310/http://edrahme.com/delaware-state-university---memorial-hall.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Howard Bison}}"| [[Howard Bison and Lady Bison|{{white|'''Howard'''}}]]
| [[William H. Greene Stadium]]
| 10,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Greene Stadium|url=http://www.hubison.com/facilities/?id=2|publisher=Howard University Athletics|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031026/http://www.hubison.com/facilities/?id=2|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Burr Gymnasium]]
| 2,700<ref>{{cite web|title=Burr Gymnasium|url=http://www.hubison.com/facilities/?id=1|publisher=Howard University Athletics|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042758/http://www.hubison.com/facilities/?id=1|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|{{white|'''Maryland–Eastern Shore'''}}]]
|colspan=2 {{N/A|''Non-football school''}}
| [[Hytche Athletic Center]]
| 5,500<ref>{{cite web|title=UMES William P. Hytche Athletic Center|url=https://www.playmaasa.com/facilities/umes-william-p-hytche-athletic-center|publisher=Mid-Atlantic Amateur Sports Alliance|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044811/https://www.playmaasa.com/facilities/umes-william-p-hytche-athletic-center|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Morgan State Bears}}"| [[Morgan State Bears|{{white|'''Morgan State'''}}]]
| [[Hughes Stadium (Morgan State)|Hughes Stadium]]
| 10,000
| [[Hill Field House]]
| 4,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Norfolk State Spartans}}"| [[Norfolk State Spartans|{{white|'''Norfolk State'''}}]]
| [[William "Dick" Price Stadium]]
| 30,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsuspartans.com/sports/2013/4/18/GEN_0418131934.aspx|title=William "Dick" Price Stadium|work=nsuspartans.com|publisher=Norfolk State University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119010526/http://nsuspartans.com/sports/2013/4/18/GEN_0418131934.aspx|archive-date=November 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Echols Hall]]
| 4,500<ref>{{cite web|title=Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall|url=http://www.nsuspartans.com/sports/2007/10/25/GEN_1025075917.aspx|publisher=Norfolk State University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119012859/http://nsuspartans.com/sports/2007/10/25/GEN_1025075917.aspx|archive-date=November 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Central Eagles}}"| [[North Carolina Central Eagles|{{white|'''North Carolina Central'''}}]]
| [[O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium]]
| 10,000<ref>{{cite web|title=O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium|url=http://www.nccueaglepride.com/facilities/?id=1|publisher=North Carolina Central University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033712/http://www.nccueaglepride.com/facilities/?id=1|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium]]
| 3,000<ref>{{cite web|title=McDougald-McLendon Arena|url=http://nccueaglepride.com/sports/2010/6/11/MBB_0611103023.aspx?id=2|publisher=North Carolina Central University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042220/http://nccueaglepride.com/sports/2010/6/11/MBB_0611103023.aspx?id=2|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina State Bulldogs}}"| [[South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs|{{white|'''South Carolina State'''}}]]
| [[Oliver C. Dawson Stadium]]
| 20,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Oliver C. Dawson Stadium|publisher=scsuathletics.com|url=http://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/2014/12/15/GEN_1215144443.aspx?id=274|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106120846/http://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/2014/12/15/GEN_1215144443.aspx?id=274|archive-date=November 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[SHM Memorial Center]]
| 3,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center|url=http://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/2008/2/22/SHM_Floor.aspx?id=38|publisher=South Carolina State University Athletics|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041938/http://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/2008/2/22/SHM_Floor.aspx?id=38|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=fac}}

==Apparel==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!School
!Provider
|-
|'''[[Coppin State Eagles|Coppin State]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|'''[[Delaware State Hornets|Delaware State]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|'''[[Howard Bison|Howard University]]'''
|[[Air Jordan|Jordan]], [[Under Armour|Curry Brand]] (golf only)
|-
|'''[[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|University of Maryland Eastern Shore]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|'''[[Morgan State Bears|Morgan State]]'''
|[[Under Armour]]
|-
|'''[[Norfolk State Spartans|Norfolk State]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|'''[[North Carolina Central Eagles|North Carolina Central]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|'''[[South Carolina State Bulldogs|South Carolina State]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|}

== Sports ==

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) sponsors championship competition in six men's and eight women's NCAA-sanctioned sports.
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|+ '''Teams in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference competition'''
!Sport|| width=55 | Men's||Women's
|-
|align=left|[[Basketball]]||8||8
|-
|align=left|[[Ten-pin bowling|Bowling]]||{{center|–}}||{{center|8}}
|-
|align=left|[[Cross country running|Cross country]]||{{center|8}}||{{center|8}}
|-
|align=left|[[American football|Football]]||{{center|6}}||{{center|–}}
|-
|align=left|[[Softball]]||{{center|–}}||{{center|8}}
|-
|align=left|[[Tennis]]||{{center|6}}||{{center|7}}
|-
|align=left|[[Track and field (indoor)]]||{{center|8}}||{{center|8}}
|-
|align=left|[[Track and field (outdoor)]]||{{center|8}}||{{center|8}}
|-
|align=left|[[Volleyball]]||{{center|–}}||{{center|8}}
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Cross<br />Country !! Football !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(Outdoor) !! Total MEAC<br />Sports
|-
| Coppin State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Delaware State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Howard || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| UMES  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 4
|-
| Morgan State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Norfolk State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| NC Central || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| SC State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
|'''Totals''' || 8 || 8 || 6 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 44
|}
{{notelist|group=m}}

'''Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference which are played by MEAC schools:'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
|-
! School !! Baseball !! Golf !! Soccer !! Swimming<br />& Diving !! Volleyball !! Wrestling
|-
| Coppin State || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || || || || ||
|-
| Delaware State || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || || || || ||
|-
| Howard || || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || ||
|-
| UMES || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || || || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] ||
|-
| Morgan State || || || || || || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association|EIWA]]
|-
| Norfolk State || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || || || || ||
|-
| NC Central || || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || || || ||
|}
{{notelist|group=mn}}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Bowling !! Cross<br />Country !! Softball !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(Outdoor)!! Volleyball !! Total MEAC<br />Sports
|-
| Coppin State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| Delaware State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| Howard || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| UMES || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}}||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Morgan State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| Norfolk State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| NC Central || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| SC State || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
|'''Totals''' || 8 || 6+2{{efn|group=w|Bowling associates North Carolina A&T and UAB.}} || 8 || 8 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 61+2
|}
{{notelist|group=w}}

'''Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference which are played by MEAC schools:'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
|-
! School !! Equestrian{{efn|group=wn|name=Emerging|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program.}} !! Golf || Lacrosse || Soccer || Swimming<br />& Diving
|-
| Delaware State || [[Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference|ECAC]]/ [[National Collegiate Equestrian Association|NCEA]]|| [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || —
|-
| Howard || — || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]|| [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
|-
| SC State || — || — || — || [[NCAA Division I independent schools#Soccer|IND]] || —
|-
| UMES || — || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || — || — || —
|}
{{notelist|group=wn}}

== Championships ==

===NCAA National championships===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!School
!Nat'l<br />titles
!Years
|-
|[[Howard Bison and Lady Bison|Howard]]
|align=center|1
|1971{{efn|group=nch|Howard was later disqualified from their 1971 NCAA soccer championship; however, no team was ever announced as the new champion.}}• 1974

|-
|[[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|Maryland-Eastern Shore]]
|align=center|3
|2008 • 2011 • 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/2011-04-16/umes-takes-home-2011-crown |title=UMES takes home 2011 crown |website=www.ncaa.com |date=April 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921072733/http://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/2011-04-16/umes-takes-home-2011-crown |archive-date=September 21, 2012}}</ref>
|}
{{notelist|group=nch}}

=== Football ===
The MEAC, along with the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)]], are the only two Division I conferences whose members are mostly Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In 2015, the MEAC joined the SWAC and Ivy leagues in abstaining from sending their conference champions to the FCS Playoffs. While the conference champion faces off in the [[Celebration Bowl]] against the SWAC Champion, the remaining conference members remain eligible for at-large bids for the playoffs.

''This is a partial list of the last 10 champions. For the full history, see [[List of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions]].''

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 background:#69005C | || colspan=2 | Record || colspan=2 | Ranking ||  || 
|-
! Year || Champions|| Conference || Overall|| AP/STATS || UPI/Coaches' || Postseason result || Head coach
|-
!2010
| [[2010 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team|Bethune-Cookman]]<br />[[2010 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team|South Carolina State]]<br />[[2010 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida A&M]] || 7–1<br />7–1<br />7–1 || 10–2<br />9–3<br />8–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 15<ref name="2010 Poll">{{cite news|title=TSN FCS Final Poll|newspaper=The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)|date=January 11, 2011|page=C5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11632866/poll_2011_0111_fcs_tsn_final/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=June 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref><br />{{abbr|No.|Number}} 16<ref name="2010 Poll"/><br />NR<ref name="2010 Poll"/> || 15<ref name="2010 Coaches Poll">{{cite web|title=2010 Final Poll|date=January 11, 2011|url=http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2016_FCS_Coaches_Poll/Previous_Polls.html|access-date=March 25, 2021}}</ref><br />17<ref name="2010 Coaches Poll"/><br />NR<ref name="2010 Coaches Poll"/> || [[2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I Second Round]], L 20–45 vs. [[2010 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|New Hampshire]]<br />[[2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I First Round]], L 16–41 vs. [[2010 Georgia Southern Eagles football team|Georgia Southern]]<br />''No Playoff Invite'' || [[Brian Jenkins (American football)|Brian Jenkins]]<br />[[Oliver Pough]]<br />[[Joe Taylor (American football coach)|Joe Taylor]]
|-
!2011
|colspan="7"|''Championship vacated by [[2011 Norfolk State Spartans football team|Norfolk State]]''<ref group=Notes1>Norfolk State's 2011 MEAC football championship was vacated as a result of NCAA Violations.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=David |title=Norfolk State stripped of 97 athletic wins, 2011 MEAC football title by NCAA |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/sports/college/norfolk-state/article_79e8da10-20c4-58d2-9277-295a2702dfd7.html |website=pilotonline.com |date=June 17, 2016 |access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!2012
| [[2012 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team|Bethune-Cookman]] || 8–0 || 9–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 22<ref>{{cite web |title=Football Earns No. 20 Ranking in Final Polls |url=https://nauathletics.com/news/2013/1/7/1_7_2013_657 |website=Northern Arizona University Athletics |access-date=March 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || 23<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Donnell |first1=Thomas |title=Eagles ranked no. 3 after final FCS Coaches Poll |url=https://thegeorgeanne.com/14370/sports/eagles-ranked-no-3-after-final-fcs-coaches-poll/ |website=The George-Anne Media Group |date=January 8, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2021}}</ref> || [[2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I First Round]], L 14–24 vs. [[2012 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]] || [[Brian Jenkins (American football)|Brian Jenkins]]
|-
!2013
| [[2013 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team|Bethune-Cookman]]<br />[[2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team|South Carolina State]] || 7–1<br />7–1 || 10–3<br />9–4 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 16<ref name="FCS Rankings 2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/tsn-div-1aa-poll.htm |title=The Sports Network FCS Top-25 College Football Poll |website=[[The Sports Network (wire service)|The Sports Network]] |date=January 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125212604/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2Ftsn-div-1aa-poll.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />{{abbr|No.|Number}} 25<ref name="FCS Rankings 2013"/> || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 16<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/coaches|publisher=NCAA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415205111/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs|archive-date=April 15, 2014|access-date=March 25, 2021|title=Rankings - FCS Coaches' Poll}}</ref><br />NR ||[[2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I First Round]], L 24–48 vs. [[2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]]<br />[[2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I First Round]], L 20–30 vs. [[2013 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]] || [[Brian Jenkins (American football)|Brian Jenkins]]<br />[[Oliver Pough]]

|-
!2014
| [[2014 Morgan State Bears football team|Morgan State]]<ref group=Notes1>As a result of the MEAC football tiebreaker, Morgan State earned the conference's Automatic bid for the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Edward |title=After 35-year drought, Morgan State football wins share of MEAC title |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-after-35year-drought-morgan-state-football-wins-share-of-meac-title-20141122-story.html |website=baltimoresun.com |date=November 22, 2014 |access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref><br />[[2014 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team|Bethune-Cookman]]<br />[[2014 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]]<br />[[2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team|South Carolina State]]<br />[[2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team|North Carolina Central]] || 6–2<br />6–2<br />6–2<br />6–2<br />6–2 || 7–5<br />9–3<br />9–3<br />8–4<br />7–5 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 23<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs |publisher=NCAA |date=November 10, 2014 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |title=FCS Coaches' Poll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140236/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />NR<br />NR<br />NR<br />NR<br /> || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 22<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sports Network FCS Top 25 College Football Poll |url=http://sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx |date=November 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115205823/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx |archive-date=November 15, 2014 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />NR<br />NR<br />NR<br />NR<br /> || [[2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I First Round]], L 24–46 vs. [[2014 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]]<br />''No Playoff invite''<br />''No Playoff invite''<br />''No Playoff invite''<br />''No Playoff invite'' || [[Lee Hull]]<br />[[Brian Jenkins (American football)|Brian Jenkins]]<br />[[Rod Broadway]]<br />[[Oliver Pough|Buddy Pough]]<br />[[Jerry Mack]]

|-
!2015
| [[2015 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]]<br />[[2015 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team|Bethune-Cookman]]<br />[[2015 North Carolina Central Eagles football team|North Carolina Central]] || 7–1<br />7–1<br />7–1 || 10–2<br />9–2<br />8–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 21<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=19&div=1aa|publisher=STATS|date=January 11, 2016|access-date=March 26, 2021|title=STATS FCS Top 25 College Football Poll}}</ref><br />NR<br />NR || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 21<ref name="Rankings - FCS Coaches' Poll">{{cite web|url=http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2015_FCS_Coaches_Poll/index.html |title=Rankings - FCS Coaches' Poll |publisher=Southern Conference |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222190512/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2015_FCS_Coaches_Poll/index.html |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />{{abbr|No.|Number}} 25<ref name="Rankings - FCS Coaches' Poll"/><br />NR || [[2015 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]], '''W''' 41–34 vs. [[2015 Alcorn State Braves football team|Alcorn State]]<br />''No Playoff invite''<br />''No Playoff invite'' || [[Rod Broadway]]<br />[[Terry Sims]]<br />[[Jerry Mack]]
|-
!2016
| [[2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team|North Carolina Central]] || 8–0 || 9–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 20<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=19&div=1aa|publisher=STATS|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=March 26, 2021|title=STATS FCS Top 25}}</ref> || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 22<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2016_FCS_Coaches_Poll/index.html |title=James Madison (14-1) Unanimous No. 1 After Championship Run |publisher=Southern Conference |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110085800/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2016_FCS_Coaches_Poll/index.html |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[2016 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]], L 9–10 vs. [[2016 Grambling State Tigers football team|Grambling State]] || [[Jerry Mack]]
|-
!2017
| [[2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]] || 8–0 || 12–0 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 8<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=18&div=1aa|publisher=STATS|access-date=March 26, 2021|title=STATS FCS Top 25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119001451/http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=18&div=1aa |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>|| {{abbr|No.|Number}} 7<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll |publisher=NCAA |access-date=March 26, 2021| title=Rankings - FCS Coaches Poll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102180015/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> || [[2017 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]], '''W''' 21–14 vs. [[2017 Grambling State Tigers football team|Grambling State]] || [[Rod Broadway]]
|-
!2018
| [[2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]] || 7–1 || 10–2 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 12<ref name="STATS FCS Top 25">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=18&div=1aa |publisher=STATS|access-date=March 26, 2021|title=STATS FCS Top 25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108031513/http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?week=18&div=1aa |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>|| {{abbr|No.|Number}} 11<ref>{{cite web|title=North Dakota State Runs The Table In The FCS Coaches' Poll|url=https://www.afca.com/fcs-poll-north-dakota-state-runs-the-table-in-the-fcs-coaches-poll/|website=afca.com|publisher=AFCA|access-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108034046/https://www.afca.com/fcs-poll-north-dakota-state-runs-the-table-in-the-fcs-coaches-poll/|archive-date=January 8, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> || [[2018 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]], '''W''' 24–22 vs. [[2018 Alcorn State Braves football team|Alcorn State]] || [[Sam Washington]]
|-
!2019
| [[2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]] || 6–2 || 9–3 || {{abbr|No.|Number}} 23<ref name="STATS FCS Top 25"/>|| {{abbr|No.|Number}} 22<ref>{{cite web |title=FCS Football Rankings - FCS Coaches Poll {{!}} NCAA.com |url=https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll |website=www.ncaa.com |access-date=March 26, 2021 |language=en |date=January 13, 2020 |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809040112/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[2019 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]], '''W''' 64–44 vs. [[2019 Alcorn State Braves football team|Alcorn State]] || [[Sam Washington]]
|-
!2020-21
|colspan="7"|'' Season Suspended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]''<ref group=Notes1>
In July 2020, the MEAC announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and announced the league would explore the possibility of playing in the spring. The conference later released a spring schedule, but had to suspend indefinitely, per league bi-laws, when six of the nine football playing schools had opted out of playing.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/29474752/meac-suspends-all-fall-sports-indefinite-period |website=ESPN.com |access-date=July 16, 2020 |language=en |date=July 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bilodeau |first1=Kevin |title=MEAC Suspends Spring Football Season |url=https://www.live5news.com/2021/02/11/meac-suspends-spring-football-season/|website=www.live5news.com |date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!2021
| [[2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team|South Carolina State]] || 5–0 || 6–5 || NR || NR || [[2021 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]], '''W''' 31–10 vs. [[2021 Jackson State Tigers football team|Jackson State]] || [[Oliver Pough]]
|-
!2022
| [[2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team|North Carolina Central]] || 4–1 || 10–2 || RV ||{{abbr|No.|Number}} 21 || [[2022 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]], '''W''' 41–34 {{sup|OT}} vs. [[2022 Jackson State Tigers football team|Jackson State]] || [[Trei Oliver]]
|-
|-
!2023
| [[2023 Howard Bison football team|Howard]] || 4–1 || 6–6 || NR || NR || [[2023 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]], L 26–30 vs. [[2023 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida A&M]] || [[Larry Scott (American football)|Larry Scott]]
|-
!2024
| [[2024 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team|South Carolina State]] || 5–0 || 9–3 || No.20 || No.18 || [[2024 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]], L 28–7 vs. [[2024 Jackson State Tigers football team|Jackson State]] || [[Chennis Berry]]
|-
|}

{{reflist|group=Notes1}}

====Celebration Bowl results====

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
! colspan="2" |MEAC Team
! colspan="2" |SWAC Team
!Attendance
!Series
|-
|2015
|[[2015 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|'''North Carolina A&T Aggies''']]
|'''41'''
|[[2015 Alcorn State Braves football team|Alcorn State Braves]]
|34
|35,528
|MEAC 1–0
|-
|2016
|[[2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team|North Carolina Central Eagles]]
|9
|[[2016 Grambling State Tigers football team|'''Grambling State Tigers''']]
|'''10'''
|31,096
|Tied 1–1
|-
|2017
|[[2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|'''North Carolina A&T Aggies''']]
|'''21'''
|[[2017 Grambling State Tigers football team|Grambling State Tigers]]
|14
|25,873
|MEAC 2–1
|-
|2018
|[[2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|'''North Carolina A&T Aggies''']]
|'''24'''
|[[2018 Alcorn State Braves football team|Alcorn State Braves]]
|22
|31,672
|MEAC 3–1
|-
|2019
|[[2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|'''North Carolina A&T Aggies''']]
|'''64'''
|[[2019 Alcorn State Braves football team|Alcorn State Braves]]
|44
|32,968
|MEAC 4–1
|-
|2021
|[[2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team|'''South Carolina State Bulldogs''']]
|'''31'''
|[[2021 Jackson State Tigers football team|Jackson State Tigers]]
|10
|48,653
|MEAC 5–1
|-
|2022
|[[2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team|'''North Carolina Central Eagles''']]
|'''41'''
|[[2022 Jackson State Tigers football team|Jackson State Tigers]]
|34 {{small|(OT)}} 
|49,670
|MEAC 6–1
|-
|2023
|[[2023 Howard Bison football team|Howard Bison]]
|26
|[[2023 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|'''Florida A&M Rattlers''']]
|'''30''' 
|41,108
|MEAC 6–2
|-
|2024
|[[2024 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team|South Carolina State Bulldogs]]
|7
|[[2024 Jackson State Tigers football team|'''Jackson State Tigers''']]
|'''28'''
|36,823
|MEAC 6–3
|}

=== Men's basketball ===
{{see also|MEAC men's basketball tournament}}
On June 8, 1980, the MEAC earned the classification as a Division I conference by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA). Since 1981, the MEAC has received a qualifying bid to NCAA post season play in the sport of basketball. In three cases, MEAC schools seeded 15th (Coppin State in [[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1997]], Hampton in [[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2001]], Norfolk State in [[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2012]]) defeated second-seeded teams South Carolina, Iowa State and Missouri, respectively, in the NCAA tournament.

Coppin State again made history, as it qualified for the tournament as the first 20-loss team to play in the NCAA Tournament.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! &nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! &nbsp;Regular season champion(s)&nbsp;
! Tournament champion
|-
|1972
|North Carolina A&T
|&nbsp;North Carolina A&T&nbsp;
|-
|1973
|Maryland Eastern Shore
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1974
|Maryland Eastern Shore
|Maryland Eastern Shore
|-
|1975
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1976
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1977
|South Carolina State
|Morgan State
|-
|1978
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1979
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1980
|Howard
|Howard
|-
|1981
|North Carolina A&T
|Howard
|-
|1982
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1983
|Howard
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1984
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1985
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1986
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1987
|Howard
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1988
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1989
|South Carolina State
|South Carolina State
|-
|1990
|Coppin State
|Coppin State
|-
|1991
|Coppin State
|Florida A&M
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! &nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! &nbsp;Regular season champion(s)&nbsp;
! Tournament champion
|-
|1992
|Howard
|Howard
|-
|1993
|Coppin State
|Coppin State
|-
|1994
|Coppin State
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1995
|Coppin State
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|1996
|''Coppin State<br />South Carolina State''
|South Carolina State
|-
|1997
|Coppin State
|Coppin State
|-
|1998
|Coppin State
|South Carolina State
|-
|1999
|''South Carolina State<br />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<br />Coppin State''
|Florida A&M
|-
|2005
|Delaware State
|Delaware State
|-
|2006
|Delaware State
|Hampton
|-
|[[2007 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2007]]
|Delaware State
|Florida A&M
|-
|[[2008 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2008]]
|Morgan State
|Coppin State
|-
|[[2009 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2009]]
|Morgan State
|Morgan State
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! &nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! &nbsp;Regular season champion(s)&nbsp;
! Tournament champion
|-
|[[2010 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2010]]
|Morgan State
|Morgan State
|-
|[[2011 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2011]]
|Bethune–Cookman
|Hampton
|-
|[[2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2012]]
|[[2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team|Savannah State]]
|[[2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
|-
|[[2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2013]]
|[[2012–13 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
|[[2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team|North Carolina A&T]]
|-
|[[2014 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2014]]
|[[2013–14 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team|North Carolina Central]]
|[[2013–14 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team|North Carolina Central]]
|-
|[[2015 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2015]]
|[[2014–15 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team|North Carolina Central]]
|[[2014–15 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team|Hampton]]
|-
|[[2016 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2016]]
|[[2015–16 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team|Hampton]]
|[[2015–16 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team|Hampton]]
|-
|[[2017 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2017]]
|[[2016–17 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team|North Carolina Central]]
|[[2016–17 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team|North Carolina Central]]
|-
|[[2018 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2018]]
|[[2017-18 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team|Hampton]]
|[[2017-18 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team|North Carolina Central]]
|-
|[[2019 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2019]]
|[[2018–19 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
|[[2018-19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team|North Carolina Central]]
|-
|[[2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2021]]
|
|[[2020-21 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
|-
|[[2022 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2022]]
|[[2021-22 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
|[[2021-22 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
|-
|[[2023 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2023]]
|[[2022-23 Howard Bison men's basketball team|Howard]]
|[[2022-23 Howard Bison men's basketball team|Howard]]
|-
|[[2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2024]]
|[[2023-24 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
|[[2023-24 Howard Bison men's basketball team|Howard]]
|-
|[[2025 MEAC men's basketball tournament|2025]]
|[[2024-25 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]<br>[[2024-25 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team|South Carolina State]]
|[[2024-25 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
|}

{{col-end}}

====Tournament performance by active schools====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School
! Championships
! Championship Years
|-
| Howard
|align=center| 5
| 1980,1981,1992,2023,2024
|-
| South Carolina State
|align=center| 5
| 1989,1996,1998,2000,2003
|-
| Coppin State
|align=center| 4
| 1990,1993,1997,2008
|-
| North Carolina Central
|align=center| 4
|2014,2017,2018, 2019
|-
| Norfolk State
|align=center| 4
| 2012, 2021, 2022, 2025
|-
| Morgan State
|align=center| 3
| 1977,2009,2010
|-
| Maryland Eastern Shore
|align=center| 1
| 1974
|-
| Delaware State
|align=center| 1
| 2005
|}

=== Women's basketball ===
{{see also|Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align: center;"
|-
! &nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! &nbsp;Regular season champion(s)&nbsp;
! 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
|Howard
|-
|1989
|North Carolina A&T
|Howard
|-
|1990
|North Carolina A&T
|Howard
|-
|1991
|South Carolina State
|Coppin State
|-
|1992
|South Carolina State
|South Carolina State
|-
|1993
|''South Carolina State<br />Coppin State<br />Florida A&M''
|South Carolina State
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! &nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! &nbsp;Regular season champion(s)&nbsp;
! Tournament champion
|-
|1994
|South Carolina State
|&nbsp;North Carolina A&T&nbsp;
|-
|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<br />Hampton''
|Hampton
|-
|2005
|Coppin State
|Coppin State
|-
|2006
|Coppin State
|Coppin State
|-
|2007
|Coppin State
|Delaware State
|-
|2008
|North Carolina A&T
|Coppin State
|-
|2009
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! &nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! &nbsp;Regular season champion(s)&nbsp;
! Tournament champion
|-
|[[2010 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2010]]
|North Carolina A&T
|Hampton University
|-
|2011
|Hampton
|Hampton
|-
|2012
|Hampton
|Hampton
|-
|2013
|Hampton
|Hampton
|-
|[[2014 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2014]]
|Hampton
|Hampton
|-
|2015
|Hampton
|Savannah State
|-
|2016
|Bethune Cookman<br />North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|[[2017 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2017]]
|Bethune Cookman
|Hampton
|-
|[[2018 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2018]]
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|[[2019 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2019]]
|North Carolina A&T
|Bethune Cookman
|-
|[[2021 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2021]]
|
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|[[2022 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2022]]
|Howard<br />Norfolk State<br />Morgan State
|Howard
|-
|[[2023 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2023]]
|Norfolk State
|Norfolk State
|-
|[[2024 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2024]]
|Norfolk State
|Norfolk State
|-
|[[2025 MEAC women's basketball tournament|2025]]
|Norfolk State
|Norfolk State
|}
{{col-end}}

=== Baseball===
Last 10 years of champions. In 2023, the four remaining baseball programs from the MEAC joined the [[Northeast Conference]] to compete in baseball as associate members.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/four-meac-baseball-programs-join-nec-as-associate-members/ | title=Four MEAC Baseball Programs Join NEC as Associate Members | date=July 12, 2022 }}</ref>
{{see also|Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament}}
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align: center;"
|-
! &nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! &nbsp;Regular season champion(s)&nbsp;
! Tournament champion
|-
| 2012
| Bethune–Cookman
| Bethune–Cookman
|-
|2013
|Delaware State
|Savannah State
|-
|2014
|
|Bethune–Cookman
|-
|2015
|
|Florida A&M
|-
|2016
|
|Bethune–Cookman
|-
|2017
|
|Bethune–Cookman
|-
|2018
|
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|2019
|
|Florida A&M
|-
|2021
|
|Norfolk State
|-
|2022
|Delaware State
|Coppin State
|}

==See also==
*[[List of black college football classics]]
{{clear right}}

==References==
{{reflist|group=Notes}}
{{reflist|group=NCAA}}
{{reflist|group=Football}}
{{reflist|group=Champions}}

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons cat}}
* {{Official website}}

{{Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference navbox}}
{{NCAA Division I all-sports conferences}}
{{NCAA Division I FCS conference navbox}}
{{HBCU}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference| ]]
[[Category:Sports in the Eastern United States]]
[[Category:Sports in the Southern United States]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1970]]
[[Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Norfolk, Virginia]]