The Eagles finished the 2016 – 17 season 25 – 9 , 13 – 2 in MEAC play to win the MEAC regular season championship . In the MEAC Tournament , they defeated Bethune – Cookman , Maryland Eastern Shore , and Norfolk State to win the tournament championship . As a result , they earned the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As a No. 16 seed , they lost in the First Four to fellow No. 16 seed UC Davis
MEAC Tournament
2017 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team