2020 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were scheduled to be played at the home arena of the highest seed from March 9 through March 15, 2020. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

2020 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
TelevisionNEC Front Row, ESPN3
2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Robert Morris171 .944  227  .759
Mount St. Mary's144 .778  1911  .633
Merrimack*135 .722  209  .690
Fairleigh Dickinson99 .500  1217  .414
Sacred Heart99 .500  1217  .414
Saint Francis (PA)99 .500  1118  .379
Wagner711 .389  1118  .379
Bryant711 .389  920  .310
LIU711 .389  821  .276
St. Francis Brooklyn414 .222  821  .276
Central Connecticut315 .167  425  .138
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
2020 NEC Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference are 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.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker Tiebreaker 2
1 Robert Morris 17–1
2 Mount St. Mary's 14–4
DNQ Merrimack 13–5
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 9–9
4 Saint Francis (PA) 9–9
5 Sacred Heart 9–9
6 Bryant 7–11
7 LIU 7–11
8 Wagner 7–11
DNQ St. Francis Brooklyn 4–14
DNQ Central Connecticut 3–15

[3]

Bracket and results

  Quarterfinals
Monday, March 9
NEC Front Row
Semifinals#
Thursday, March 12
ESPN3/NEC Front Row
Championship#
Sunday, March 15
ESPNU
                           
  1 Robert Morris 65*
8 Wagner 61
1 Robert Morris  
5 Sacred Heart  
2 Mount St. Mary's 80
  7 LIU 47
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)  
 
  3 Fairleigh Dickinson 57
6 Bryant 43
2 Mount St Mary's
3 Fairleigh Dickinson  
4 Saint Francis (PA) 70
  5 Sacred Heart 73
  • * denotes overtime
  • # denotes games cancelled due to COVID-19

See also

References

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