2020 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

2020 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Moon Township,PA
ChampionsRobert Morris (9th title)
Winning coachAndrew Toole (2nd title)
MVPDante Treacy (RMU)
TelevisionNEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2
2019–20 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Merrimack*144 .778  2011  .645
Robert Morris135 .722  2014  .588
Saint Francis (PA)135 .722  2210  .688
Sacred Heart126 .667  2013  .606
LIU99 .500  1518  .455
Fairleigh Dickinson99 .500  1119  .367
Mount St. Mary's711 .389  1121  .344
Bryant711 .389  1517  .469
St. Francis Brooklyn711 .389  1318  .419
Wagner513 .278  821  .276
Central Connecticut315 .167  427  .129
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
2020 NEC Tournament winner
As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference are eligible to 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
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Robert Morris 77
  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

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