The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC ) is a collegiate athletic conference whose full members are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southeastern and the Mid-Atlantic United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, and in football, in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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 bowling by adopting the club sport prior to the 1996–97 school year.
History
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. 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.
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.
North Carolina Central University rejoined the conference effective July 1, 2010. 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.
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 Georgia Regents University, a Division II institution with Division I programs in men's and women's golf, joined for men's golf. 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.
In April 2017, Savannah State announced that it would drop to Division II effective with the 2019–20 school year. In November 2017, Hampton announced they would leave the MEAC to join the Big South Conference beginning with the 2018–19 season.
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 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. 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 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.
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.
Member schools
Current full members
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Type
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! class="unsortable" | Colors
|-
| Coppin State University
| Baltimore, Maryland
| 1900
| Public
| 2,724
| Eagles
| 1985
|
|-
| Delaware State University
| Dover, Delaware
| 1891
| Public
| 6,200
| Hornets
| 1970
|
|-
| Howard University
| Washington, D.C.
| 1867
| Private
| 12,065
| Bison &<br />Lady Bison
| 1970
|
|-
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore
| Princess Anne, Maryland
| 1886
| Public
| 2,333
| Hawks
| 1970; 1981
|
|-
| Morgan State University
| Baltimore, Maryland
| 1867
| Public
| 7,763
| Bears &<br />Lady Bears
| 1970; 1984
|
|-
| Norfolk State University
| Norfolk, Virginia
| 1935
| Public
| 5,616
| Spartans
| 1997
|
|-
| North Carolina Central University
| Durham, North Carolina
| 1910
| Public
| 7,553
| Eagles
| 1970; 2010
|
|-
| South Carolina State University
| Orangeburg, South Carolina
| 1896
| Public
| 2,649
| Bulldogs &<br />Lady Bulldogs
| 1970
|
|}
;Notes:
Associate members
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! class="unsortable"|Colors
! MEAC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| North Carolina A&T State University<br />
| Greensboro, North Carolina
| 1891
| 13,322
| Aggies
| 2021
|
| rowspan="2" | Women's bowling
| Coastal (CAA)
|-
| <br />
| Birmingham, Alabama
| 1966
| 20,902
| Blazers
| 2018
|
| American
|}
;Notes:
Former full members
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Type
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! Subsequent<br />conference
! Current<br />conference
|-
| Bethune-Cookman University
| Daytona Beach, Florida
| 1904
| Private
| Wildcats
| 1979
| 2021
|
| colspan="2" | Southwestern (SWAC)<br />(2021–present)
|-
| rowspan="2" | Florida A&M University
| rowspan="2" | Tallahassee, Florida
| rowspan="2" | 1887
| rowspan="2" | Public
| rowspan="2" | Rattlers &<br />Lady Rattlers
| 1979
| 1984
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Southwestern (SWAC)<br />(2021–present)
|-
| 1986
| 2021
|-
| Hampton University
| Hampton, Virginia
| 1868
| Private
| Pirates
| 1995
| 2018
|
| Big South (BSC)<br />(2018–22)
| colspan="2" | Coastal (CAA)<br />(2022–present)
|-
| North Carolina A&T State University<br />
| Greensboro, North Carolina
| 1891
| rowspan="3" | Public
| Aggies
| 1970
| 2021
|
| Big South (BSC)<br />(2021–22)
| Coastal (CAA)<br />(2022–present)
|-
| Savannah State University
| Savannah, Georgia
| 1890
| Tigers &<br />Lady Tigers
| 2010
| 2019
|
| colspan="2" | Southern (SIAC)<br />(2019–present)
|-
| Winston-Salem State University
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| 1892
| Rams
| 2007
| 2010
|
| colspan="2" | Central (CIAA)<br />(2010–present)
|}
;Notes:
Former associate members
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Type
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! class="unsortable"|Colors
! MEAC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
! Conference<br />in former<br />MEAC sport(s)
|-
| Augusta University
| Augusta, Georgia
| 1785
| Public
| Jaguars
| 2014
| 2021
|
| Men's golf
| Peach Belt (PBC)
| Southland (SLC)
|-
| Monmouth University
| West Long Branch, New Jersey
| 1933
| Private
| Hawks
| 2018
| 2024
|
| Women's bowling
| Coastal (CAA)
| Northeast (NEC)
|}
;Notes:
Membership timeline
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- Augusta State was merged into Georgia Regents University in January 2013; the merged school renamed itself Augusta University in 2015.
Facilities
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; "|
|colspan=2
| Physical Education Complex
| 4,100
|-
| style="text-align:center; "| Delaware State Hornets|
| Alumni Stadium
| 7,193
| Memorial Hall
| 1,800
|-
| style="text-align:center; "| Howard Bison and Lady Bison|
| William H. Greene Stadium
| 10,000
| Burr Gymnasium
| 2,700
|-
| style="text-align:center; "| Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|
|colspan=2
| Hytche Athletic Center
| 5,500
|-
| style="text-align:center; "| Morgan State Bears|
| Hughes Stadium
| 10,000
| Hill Field House
| 4,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; "| Norfolk State Spartans|
| William "Dick" Price Stadium
| 30,000
| Echols Hall
| 4,500
|-
| style="text-align:center; "| North Carolina Central Eagles|
| O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
| 10,000
| McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium
| 3,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; "| South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs|
| Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
| 20,000
| SHM Memorial Center
| 3,000
|}
;Notes
Apparel
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!School
!Provider
|-
|Coppin State
|Nike
|-
|Delaware State
|Nike
|-
|Howard University
|Jordan, Curry Brand (golf only)
|-
|University of Maryland Eastern Shore
|Nike
|-
|Morgan State
|Under Armour
|-
|Norfolk State
|Nike
|-
|North Carolina Central
|Nike
|-
|South Carolina State
|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|Bowling||||
|-
|align=left|Cross country||||
|-
|align=left|Football||||
|-
|align=left|Softball||||
|-
|align=left|Tennis||||
|-
|align=left|Track and field (indoor)||||
|-
|align=left|Track and field (outdoor)||||
|-
|align=left|Volleyball||||
|}
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 || || || || || || || 5
|-
| Delaware State || || || || || || || 5
|-
| Howard || || || || || || || 6
|-
| UMES || || || || || || || 4
|-
| Morgan State || || || || || || || 6
|-
| Norfolk State || || || || || || || 6
|-
| NC Central || || || || || || || 6
|-
| SC State || || || || || || || 6
|-
|Totals || 8 || 8 || 6 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 44
|}
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 || NEC || || || || ||
|-
| Delaware State || NEC || || || || ||
|-
| Howard || || NEC || NEC || NEC || ||
|-
| UMES || NEC || NEC || || || NEC ||
|-
| Morgan State || || || || || || EIWA
|-
| Norfolk State || NEC || || || || ||
|-
| NC Central || || NEC || || || ||
|}
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 || || || || || || || || || 8
|-
| Delaware State || || || || || || || || || 8
|-
| Howard || || || || || || || || || 8
|-
| UMES || || || || |||| || || || 7
|-
| Morgan State || || || || || || || || || 8
|-
| Norfolk State || || || || || || || || || 8
|-
| NC Central || || || || || || || || || 7
|-
| SC State || || || || || || || || || 7
|-
|Totals || 8 || 6+2 || 8 || 8 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 61+2
|}
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 !! Golf || Lacrosse || Soccer || Swimming<br />& Diving
|-
| Delaware State || ECAC/ NCEA|| NEC || NEC || NEC || —
|-
| Howard || — || NEC || NEC|| NEC || NEC
|-
| SC State || — || — || — || IND || —
|-
| UMES || — || NEC || — || — || —
|}
Championships
NCAA National championships
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!School
!Nat'l<br />titles
!Years
|-
|Howard
|align=center|1
|1971• 1974
|-
|Maryland-Eastern Shore
|align=center|3
|2008 • 2011 • 2012
|}
Football
The MEAC, along with the 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
| Bethune-Cookman<br />South Carolina State<br />Florida A&M || 7–1<br />7–1<br />7–1 || 10–2<br />9–3<br />8–3 || 15<br /> 16<br />17
|-
!2012
| Bethune-Cookman || 8–0 || 9–3 || 22 || 23 || NCAA Division I First Round, L 14–24 vs. Coastal Carolina || Brian Jenkins
|-
!2013
| Bethune-Cookman<br />South Carolina State || 7–1<br />7–1 || 10–3<br />9–4 || 16<br /> 25<br />NR ||NCAA Division I First Round, L 24–48 vs. Coastal Carolina<br />NCAA Division I First Round, L 20–30 vs. Furman || Brian Jenkins<br />Oliver Pough
|-
!2014
| Morgan State<br />Bethune-Cookman<br />North Carolina A&T<br />South Carolina State<br />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 || 23<br />NR<br />NR<br />NR<br />NR<br /> || 22<br />NR<br />NR<br />NR<br />NR<br /> || NCAA Division I First Round, L 24–46 vs. Richmond<br />No Playoff invite<br />No Playoff invite<br />No Playoff invite<br />No Playoff invite || Lee Hull<br />Brian Jenkins<br />Rod Broadway<br />Buddy Pough<br />Jerry Mack
|-
!2015
| North Carolina A&T<br />Bethune-Cookman<br />North Carolina Central || 7–1<br />7–1<br />7–1 || 10–2<br />9–2<br />8–3 || 21<br />NR<br />NR || 21<br /> 25 || 22 || Celebration Bowl, L 9–10 vs. Grambling State || Jerry Mack
|-
!2017
| North Carolina A&T || 8–0 || 12–0 || 8|| 7 || Celebration Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Grambling State || Rod Broadway
|-
!2018
| North Carolina A&T || 7–1 || 10–2 || 12|| 11 || Celebration Bowl, W 24–22 vs. Alcorn State || Sam Washington
|-
!2019
| North Carolina A&T || 6–2 || 9–3 || 23 || Celebration Bowl, W 64–44 vs. Alcorn State || Sam Washington
|-
!2020-21
|colspan="7"| Season Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|-
!2021
| South Carolina State || 5–0 || 6–5 || NR || NR || Celebration Bowl, W 31–10 vs. Jackson State || Oliver Pough
|-
!2022
| North Carolina Central || 4–1 || 10–2 || RV || 21 || Celebration Bowl, W 41–34 vs. Jackson State || Trei Oliver
|-
|-
!2023
| Howard || 4–1 || 6–6 || NR || NR || Celebration Bowl, L 26–30 vs. Florida A&M || Larry Scott
|-
!2024
| South Carolina State || 5–0 || 9–3 || No.20 || No.18 || Celebration Bowl, L 28–7 vs. Jackson State || Chennis Berry
|-
!2025
| South Carolina State || 5–0 || 9–3 || NR || NR || Celebration Bowl, W 40–38 (4OTS) vs. Prairie View A&M || Chennis Berry
|-
|}
Celebration Bowl results
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
! colspan="2" |MEAC Team
! colspan="2" |SWAC Team
!Attendance
!Series
|-
|2015
|North Carolina A&T Aggies
|41
|Alcorn State Braves
|34
|35,528
|MEAC 1–0
|-
|2016
|North Carolina Central Eagles
|9
|Grambling State Tigers
|10
|31,096
|Tied 1–1
|-
|2017
|North Carolina A&T Aggies
|21
|Grambling State Tigers
|14
|25,873
|MEAC 2–1
|-
|2018
|North Carolina A&T Aggies
|24
|Alcorn State Braves
|22
|31,672
|MEAC 3–1
|-
|2019
|North Carolina A&T Aggies
|64
|Alcorn State Braves
|44
|32,968
|MEAC 4–1
|-
|2021
|South Carolina State Bulldogs
|31
|Jackson State Tigers
|10
|48,653
|MEAC 5–1
|-
|2022
|North Carolina Central Eagles
|41
|Jackson State Tigers
|34
|49,670
|MEAC 6–1
|-
|2023
|Howard Bison
|26
|Florida A&M Rattlers
|30
|41,108
|MEAC 6–2
|-
|2024
|South Carolina State Bulldogs
|7
|Jackson State Tigers
|28
|36,823
|MEAC 6–3
|-
|2025
|South Carolina State Bulldogs
|40
|Prairie View A&M Panthers
|38
|26,703
|MEAC 7–3
|}
Men's basketball
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, Hampton in 2001, Norfolk State in 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.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Season
! Regular season champion(s)
! Tournament champion
|-
|1972
|North Carolina A&T
| North Carolina A&T
|-
|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
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Season
! Regular season champion(s)
! 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
|Delaware State
|Florida A&M
|-
|2008
|Morgan State
|Coppin State
|-
|2009
|Morgan State
|Morgan State
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Season
! Regular season champion(s)
! Tournament champion
|-
|2010
|Morgan State
|Morgan State
|-
|2011
|Bethune–Cookman
|Hampton
|-
|2012
|Savannah State
|Norfolk State
|-
|2013
|Norfolk State
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|2014
|North Carolina Central
|North Carolina Central
|-
|2015
|North Carolina Central
|Hampton
|-
|2016
|Hampton
|Hampton
|-
|2017
|North Carolina Central
|North Carolina Central
|-
|2018
|Hampton
|North Carolina Central
|-
|2019
|Norfolk State
|North Carolina Central
|-
|2021
|
|Norfolk State
|-
|2022
|Norfolk State
|Norfolk State
|-
|2023
|Howard
|Howard
|-
|2024
|Norfolk State
|Howard
|-
|2025
|Norfolk State<br>South Carolina State
|Norfolk State
|}
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
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Season
! Regular season champion(s)
! 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
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Season
! Regular season champion(s)
! Tournament champion
|-
|1994
|South Carolina State
| North Carolina A&T
|-
|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
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Season
! Regular season champion(s)
! Tournament champion
|-
|2010
|North Carolina A&T
|Hampton University
|-
|2011
|Hampton
|Hampton
|-
|2012
|Hampton
|Hampton
|-
|2013
|Hampton
|Hampton
|-
|2014
|Hampton
|Hampton
|-
|2015
|Hampton
|Savannah State
|-
|2016
|Bethune Cookman<br />North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|2017
|Bethune Cookman
|Hampton
|-
|2018
|North Carolina A&T
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|2019
|North Carolina A&T
|Bethune Cookman
|-
|2021
|
|North Carolina A&T
|-
|2022
|Howard<br />Norfolk State<br />Morgan State
|Howard
|-
|2023
|Norfolk State
|Norfolk State
|-
|2024
|Norfolk State
|Norfolk State
|-
|2025
|Norfolk State
|Norfolk State
|}
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.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Season
! Regular season champion(s)
! 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