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 | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | LIU Brooklyn (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Derek Kellogg (1st title) |
| MVP | Joel Hernandez (LIU Brooklyn) |
| Television | NEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
editThe 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
edit| 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 | ||||
Note: Bracket is re-seeded after quarterfinal matchups, with highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
Bracket and results
editTeams 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
edit- ^ "Wagner clinches NEC title with 78-74 win over LIU Brooklyn". ESPN. Associated Press. February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ "Wagner Men's Basketball Clinches NEC Regular Season Title On Saturday With 78–74 Win Over LIU Brooklyn". SILive.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 20, 2018.