The Eagles finished the 2017 – 18 season 19 – 16 , 9 – 7 in MEAC play to finish sixth place . In the MEAC Tournament , they defeated Coppin State , Savannah State , and Morgan State to advance to the championship game against Hampton , which they won , to receive the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year . As a No. 16 seed , they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern
MEAC Tournament
2018 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team