The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–11, 2017 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The champion, North Carolina Central, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 67–59 win over Norfolk State in the championship game. Seeds The top 12 teams were eligible for the tournament, Savannah State was ineligible for postseason play due to APR Sanctions. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Schedule Bracket * denotes overtime period References 2016–17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season MEAC men's basketball tournament 2017 in sports in Virginia Basketball competitions in Norfolk, Virginia College basketball tournaments in Virginia