2018 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at the home arena of the highest seed, on February 28, March 3, and March 6, 2018. The No. 4 seed LIU Brooklyn defeated No. 1 seed Wagner in the championship game to earn the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2018 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsLIU Brooklyn (6th title)
Winning coachDerek Kellogg (1st title)
MVPJoel Hernandez (LIU Brooklyn)
TelevisionNEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2
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2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Saint Francis (PA) 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Mount St. Mary's 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
LIU Brooklyn 10 8   .556 18 17   .514
St. Francis Brooklyn 10 8   .556 13 18   .419
Robert Morris 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Central Connecticut 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Sacred Heart 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Bryant 2 16   .111 3 28   .097
2018 NEC tournament winner

Seeds

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The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference were 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.

On February 17, 2018, Wagner defeated LIU Brooklyn to win the NEC regular season championship outright, their second regular season championship in the previous three years, and received the No. 1 seed.[1][2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Wagner 14–4
2 Mount St. Mary's 12–6 2–0 vs SFPA
3 Saint Francis (PA) 12–6 0–2 vs MSM
4 LIU Brooklyn 10–8 1–1 vs SFB, 1–1 vs Wag, 2–2 vs MSM/SFPA
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 10–8 1–1 vs LIU, 1–1 vs Wag, 1–3 vs MSM/SFPA
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 9–9 1–1 vs RMU, 1–1 vs Wag
7 Robert Morris 9–9 1–1 vs FDU, 0–2 vs Wag
8 Central Connecticut 7–11
DNQ Sacred Heart 5–13
DNQ Bryant 2–16

Schedule and results

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Game Time[3] Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 28
1 7:00pm No. 1 Wagner vs No. 8 Central Connecticut 73–61 NEC Front Row
2 7:00pm No. 4 LIU Brooklyn vs. No. 5 St. Francis Brooklyn 73–50
3 7:00pm No. 2 Mount Saint Mary's vs No. 7 Robert Morris 56–60
4 7:00pm No. 3 Saint Francis (PA) vs No. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson 75–84
Semifinals – Saturday, March 3
5 12:00 pm No. 4 LIU Brooklyn vs No. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson 78–77 ESPN3/NEC Front Row
6 2:00 pm No. 1 Wagner vs No. 7 Robert Morris 75–64
Final – Tuesday, March 6
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Wagner vs No. 4 LIU Brooklyn 61–71 ESPN2
Game times in EST. 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

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Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
NEC Front Row
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3, 2018
ESPN3/NEC Front Row
Championship
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
ESPN2
         
1 Wagner 73
8 Central Connecticut 61
1 Wagner 75
7 Robert Morris 64
4 LIU Brooklyn 73
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 50
1 Wagner 61
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 LIU Brooklyn 71
2 Mount St. Mary's 56
7 Robert Morris 60
4 LIU Brooklyn 78
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 77
3 Saint Francis (PA) 75
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 84

References

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  1. ^ "Wagner clinches NEC title with 78-74 win over LIU Brooklyn". ESPN. Associated Press. February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wagner Men's Basketball Clinches NEC Regular Season Title On Saturday With 78–74 Win Over LIU Brooklyn". SILive.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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