1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28-March 3, 1989. The tournament featured the top six teams from the 9-team conference. Robert Morris won their third ECAC Metro/NEC championship, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	6
Finals site	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA
Champions	Robert Morris (3rd title)
Winning coach	Jarrett Durham (1st title)
MVP	Vaughn Luton (Robert Morris)
Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris†	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	5		.688			17	–	12		.586
Marist*	9	–	7		.563			13	–	15		.464
Monmouth	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
Long Island	7	–	9		.438			9	–	19		.321
Loyola (MD)	7	–	9		.438			10	–	18		.357
Saint Francis (PA)	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Wagner	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
St. Francis (NY)	5	–	11		.313			11	–	16		.407
† 1989 NEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a six-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The top two seeds received a bye in the first round.

Bracket

	First round					Semifinals					Championship Game
						1	Robert Morris	63
						4	Long Island	52
	5	Loyola (MD)	66
	4	Long Island	79
											1	Robert Morris	67
											2	Fairleigh Dickinson	66
	3	Monmouth	89
	6	Saint Francis (PA)	95
						6	Saint Francis (PA)	64
						2	Fairleigh Dickinson	74