BRIDGEPORT — The Mountain East Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament seeds and pairings have been finalized. The five-day tournament, which is presented by The Health Plan, runs from Wednesday, March 5 to Sunday, March 9 at Wheeling’s WesBanco Arena.

The Top 10 teams in the MEC men’s basketball standings qualify for the conference tournament, and the top six seeds receive a bye. A pair of men’s matchups will be played Wednesday, followed by four quarterfinal matchups on Friday.

West Liberty is the top overall seed as the 2025 regular season champion. The Hilltoppers, who are ranked No. 6 nationally, are 25-3 overall, 18-2 in the MEC, and enter tournament play next week riding a 13-game winning streak. WLU is one of three Division II men’s programs averaging at least 100 points per game this season, including 116.0 points per game in its last seven contests.

Fairmont State will be the No. 2 seed after finishing 17-3 in MEC play. The Falcons, who are ranked No. 13 nationally, are riding a four-game winning streak after holding off Frostburg State on the final day of play. The Falcons could get a rematch with Frostburg State in the quarterfinals if the Bobcats can eliminate MEC newcomer Point Park when the two teams open men’s tournament play Wednesday evening.

The University of Charleston, under the direction of first-year head coach James Long, are the No. 3 seed. UC enters the MEC tournament on a seven-game winning streak after knocking off intra-city rival West Virginia State on Saturday.

Concord, on a three-game skid, will be the No. 4 seed, followed by No. 5 West Virginia State, No. 6 Glenville State, No. 7 Frostburg State, No. 8 Davis & Elkins, No. 9 Wheeling, and No. 10 Point Park.

WOMEN

The final day of the Mountain East Conference women’s basketball season has concluded, settling the seeds and pairings for next week’s MEC Basketball Tournament, presented by The Health Plan, at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling.

The top 10 teams in the MEC women’s basketball standings qualify for the five-day tournament, and the top six seeds receive a bye. Competition begins Wednesday, March 5, at noon when No. 7 seed West Virginia State plays No. 10 Point Park, the latter of which is an MEC newcomer this season.

Fairmont State, which is 24-4 overall and finished 17-3 in MEC play, is the league’s regular season conference champion. The Falcons enter postseason play with a six-game winning streak.

West Virginia Wesleyan is the No. 2 seed by virtue of a tiebreaker, while Wheeling — winners of four in a row — will be the No. 3 seed. Frostburg State is the No. 4 seed and boasts Division II leading scorer Emilee Weakley (28.0 points per game), the MEC’s reigning Player of the Year. The Bobcats will face No. 5 Concord on Thursday, with the Mountain Lions moving up two seed lines on the final day after defeating Glenville State, 99-75.

Glenville State is the No. 6 seed, followed by No. 7 West Virginia State, No. 8 Charleston, No. 9 West Liberty, and No. 10 Point Park. WVSU and UC finished tied in the standings, but the Yellow Jackets held the tiebreaker edge.