2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Moon Township,PA
ChampionsRobert Morris (9th title)
Winning coachAndrew Toole (2nd title)
MVPDante Treacy (RMU)
TelevisionNEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2
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2021 →
2019–20 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Merrimack* 14 – 4   .778 20 – 11   .645
Robert Morris † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 14   .588
Saint Francis (PA) 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688
Sacred Heart 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
LIU 9 – 9   .500 15 – 18   .455
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
Mount St. Mary's 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Bryant 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
Wagner 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276
Central Connecticut 3 – 15   .167 4 – 27   .129
* Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
† 2020 NEC tournament winner

The 2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games are played at the home arena of the highest seed. The tournament took place March 4–10, 2020.

Seeds

The top eight postseason-eligible teams in the Northeast Conference will compete in the conference tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker Tiebreaker 2
DNQ Merrimack 14–4
1 Robert Morris 13–5 1–1 vs. Saint Francis (PA) 1–1 vs. Merrimack
2 Saint Francis (PA) 13–5 1–1 vs. Robert Morris 0–1 vs. Merrimack
3 Sacred Heart 12–6
4 LIU 9–9 2–0 vs Fairleigh Dickinson
5 Fairleigh Dickinson 9–9 0–2 vs LIU
6 Mount St. Mary's 7–11 3–1 vs. Bryant/St. Francis Brooklyn
7 Bryant 7–11 2–2 vs. Mount St. Mary's/St. Francis Brooklyn
8 St. Francis Brooklyn 7–11 1–3 vs. Mount St. Mary's/Bryant
DNQ Wagner 5–13
DNQ Central Connecticut 3–15

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Schedule and results

Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 4
1 7:00 pm No. 1 Robert Morris vs. No. 8 St. Francis Brooklyn 59–58 NEC Front Row
2 7:00 pm No. 4 LIU vs. No. 5 Fairleigh Dickinson 73–72
3 7:00 pm No. 3 Sacred Heart vs. No. 6 Mount St. Mary's 61–59
4 7:00 pm No. 2 Saint Francis (PA) vs. No. 7 Bryant 87–61
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
5 12:00 pm No. 3 Sacred Heart vs No. 2 Saint Francis (PA) 72–84 ESPN3
6 2:00 pm No. 1 Robert Morris vs No. 4 LIU 86–66
Final – Tuesday, March 10
7 7:00 pm No. 2 Saint Francis (PA) vs No. 1 Robert Morris 67–77 ESPN2
Game times in EST through Semifinals. Game times in EDT through Finals. Rankings denote tournament seed

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Note: Bracket is re-seeded after quarterfinal matchups, with highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

Bracket and results

Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
NEC Front Row 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 7, 2020
ESPN3 		Championship
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
ESPN2
         
1 Robert Morris 59
8 St. Francis Brooklyn 58
1 Robert Morris 86
4 LIU 66
4 LIU 73
5 Fairleigh Dickinson 72
1 Robert Morris 77
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Saint Francis (PA) 67
3 Sacred Heart 61
6 Mount St. Mary's 59
3 Sacred Heart 72
2 Saint Francis (PA) 84
2 Saint Francis (PA) 87
7 Bryant 61

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[5]

Name School
Dante Treacy Robert Morris
Josh Williams Robert Morris
Keith Braxton Saint Francis (PA)
AJ Bramah Robert Morris
Isaiah Blackmon Saint Francis (PA)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship - Northeast Conference".
  2. ^ "Northeast Conference - Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "#NECMBB Tiebreaker Scenarios". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Robert Morris Secures Ninth #NECMBB Crown, Dancing For First Time Since 2015". Northeast Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2020.