2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2017–18
Teams 8
Site Campus sites
Champions LIU Brooklyn (6th title)
Winning coach Derek Kellogg (1st title)
MVP Joel Hernandez (LIU Brooklyn)
Television NEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2
2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wagner14–4 .778  23–10  .697
Saint Francis (PA)12–6 .667  18–13  .581
Mount St. Mary's12–6 .667  18–14  .563
LIU Brooklyn †10–8 .556  18–17  .514
St. Francis Brooklyn10–8 .556  13–18  .419
Robert Morris9–9 .500  16–17  .485
Fairleigh Dickinson9–9 .500  13–18  .419
Central Connecticut7–11 .389  14–18  .438
Sacred Heart5–13 .278  10–21  .323
Bryant2–16 .111  3–28  .097
† 2018 NEC Tournament winner

The 2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at the home arena of the highest seed, on February 28, March 3, and March 6, 2018. The No. 4 seed LIU Brooklyn defeated No. 1 seed Wagner in the championship game to earn the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

On February 17, 2018, Wagner defeated LIU Brooklyn to win the NEC regular season championship outright, their second regular season championship in the previous three years, and received the No. 1 seed.[1][2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Wagner 14–4
2 Mount St. Mary's 12–6 2–0 vs SFPA
3 Saint Francis (PA) 12–6 0–2 vs MSM
4 LIU Brooklyn 10–8 1–1 vs SFB, 1–1 vs Wag, 2–2 vs MSM/SFPA
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 10–8 1–1 vs LIU, 1–1 vs Wag, 1–3 vs MSM/SFPA
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 9–9 1–1 vs RMU, 1–1 vs Wag
7 Robert Morris 9–9 1–1 vs FDU, 0–2 vs Wag
8 Central Connecticut 7–11

Schedule and results

Game Time[3] Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 28
1 7:00pm No. 1 Wagner vs No. 8 Central Connecticut 73–61 NEC Front Row
2 7:00pm No. 4 LIU Brooklyn vs. No. 5 St. Francis Brooklyn 73–50
3 7:00pm No. 2 Mount Saint Mary's vs No. 7 Robert Morris 56–60
4 7:00pm No. 3 Saint Francis (PA) vs No. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson 75–84
Semifinals – Saturday, March 3
5 12:00 pm No. 4 LIU Brooklyn vs No. 6 Farleigh Dickinson 78–77 ESPN3/NEC Front Row
6 2:00 pm No. 1 Wagner vs No. 7 Robert Morris 75–64
Final – Tuesday, March 6
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Wagner vs No. 4 LIU Brooklyn 61–71 ESPN2
Game times in EST. 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, February 28, 2018
NEC Front Row		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 3, 2018
ESPN3/NEC Front Row		 Championship
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
ESPN2
                           
  1 Wagner 73
8 Central Connecticut 61
1 Wagner 75  
7 Robert Morris 64  
4 LIU Brooklyn 73
  5 St. Francis Brooklyn 50
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Wagner 61
  4 LIU Brooklyn 71
  2 Mount St. Mary's 56
7 Robert Morris 60
4 LIU Brooklyn 78
6 Farleigh Dickinson 77  
3 Saint Francis (PA) 75
  6 Farleigh Dickinson 84

References

  1. ↑ "Wagner clinches NEC title with 78-74 win over LIU Brooklyn". ESPN. Associated Press. February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wagner Men's Basketball Clinches NEC Regular Season Title On Saturday With 78–74 Win Over LIU Brooklyn". SILive.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/2/7/bracket18_mbb_wbb.pdf
  4. ↑ "2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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