2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Campus sites Moon Township, PA |
| Champions | Robert Morris (9th title) |
| Winning coach | Andrew Toole (2nd title) |
| MVP | Dante Treacy (RMU) |
| Television | NEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2020 NEC tournament winner * Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
- Note: Merrimack College joined the Northeast Conference from Division II Northeast-10 Conference.[2] The Warriors will not be eligible for the NEC Tournament until 2024.
| 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 |
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 | ||||
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) |