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1992 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 1992 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's nine teams, seeded based on their conference record. Robert Morris won the championship, their fifth, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Tournament.

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1992 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1991–92
Teams9
Finals siteCharles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
ChampionsRobert Morris (5th title)
Winning coachJarrett Durham (3rd title)
MVPMyron Walker (RMU)
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1991–92 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Robert Morris†12–4 .75019–12  .613
Monmouth11–5 .68820–9  .690
Fairleigh Dickinson11–5 .68814–14  .500
Wagner9–7 .56316–12  .571
St. Francis (NY)8–8 .50015–14  .517
Long Island7–9 .43811–18  .379
Marist6–10 .37510–20  .333
Saint Francis (PA)5–11 .31313–16  .448
Mount St. Mary's3–13 .1886–22  .214
† 1992 NEC tournament winner
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Format

The NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of a nine-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first round was played by the two lowest seeds and the other teams received a bye.

The winner of this first-round matchup advanced to the quarterfinals to face the top-seeded team in a standard eight-team, single-elimination bracket.

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
1 Robert Morris 83
8 Saint Francis (PA) 85 8 St. Francis (PA) 66
9 Mount St. Mary's 79 1 Robert Morris 70
5 St. Francis (NY) 68
4 Wagner 73
5 St. Francis (NY) 74
1 Robert Morris 85
7 Marist 81
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 60
6 Long Island 77
6 Long Island 91
7 Marist 923OT
2 Monmouth 60
7 Marist 75

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[1] [2]

1992 NEC All-Tournament Team

Myron Walker, RMU
Charles Hatcher, SFBK
Wade Timmerson, RMU
Andy Lake, MAR
Izett Buchanan, MAR
Joe Griffin, LIU

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