The school's team currently competes in the NCAA Division I in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

That year, they won the MEAC Tournament, beating Delaware State, South Carolina State, and North Carolina A&T.

Two seasons later, they won a share of MEAC regular season title, going 20–9 and 12–4 in MEAC play to share the title with South Carolina State and Florida A&M.

However, they lost to South Carolina State in the Third Round of the MEAC Tournament.

[2] Coppin State has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament three times.