List of Northeast Conference men's basketball regular season champions

This is a list of Northeast Conference men's basketball regular season first-place finishers, including ties.

YearNEC Regular Season Champion(s)Head coachConference Record1981–82, North DivisionRobert Morris, South DivisionDon Feeley Matt Furjanic12–39–5 1982–83, North DivisionRobert Morris, South DivisionPaul Lizzo Matt Furjanic11–312–2 1983–84Paul Lizzo Matt Furjanic11–51984–85Matt Furjanic11–31985–86Tom Green13–31986–87MaristDave Magarity15–11987–88Fairleigh DickinsonTom GreenDave Magarity13–3 1988–89Robert MorrisJarrett Durham12–4 1989–90Robert MorrisJarrett Durham12–41990–91Saint Francis (PA)Tom Green Jim Baron13–31991–92Robert MorrisJarrett Durham12–41992–93RiderKevin Bannon14–41993–94RiderKevin Bannon14–41994–95Kevin Bannon 13–51995–96Jim Phelan16–21996–97Ray Haskins15–3 1997–98Ray Haskins14–21998–99Tom Sullivan17–31999–00Central ConnecticutHowie Dickenman15–32000–01St. Francis (NY)Ron Ganulin16–42001–02Central ConnecticutHowie Dickenman19–12002–03WagnerDereck Whittenburg14–42003–04MonmouthSt. Francis (NY)Dave CallowayRon Ganulin12–6 2004–05Dave Calloway14–42005–06Tom Green14–42006–07Central ConnecticutHowie Dickenman16–22007–08Mike Rice Jr.16–22008–09Robert MorrisMike Rice Jr.15–32009–10Robert MorrisMike Rice Jr.Tom Moore15–32010–11LIU BrooklynJim Ferry16–22011–12LIU BrooklynJim Ferry16–22012–13Robert MorrisAndrew Toole14–42013–14Robert MorrisAndrew Toole14–22014–15St. Francis BrooklynGlenn Braica15–32015–16WagnerBashir Mason13–52016–17Mount St. Mary's Jamion Christian 14–42017–18Wagner Bashir Mason14–42018–19Saint Francis Rob Krimmel12–6 2019–20Merrimack Joe Gallo14–42020–21Wagner Bashir Mason13–5 2021–22Bryant Jared Grasso16–22022–23Merrimack Joe Gallo12–42023–24Central ConnecticutMerrimack Patrick SellersJoe Gallo13–3 No. 1 seed in NEC tournament

Winners by school ‡Denotes school is a former member of the NEC School Number YearsRobert Morris‡ 11 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14LIU 6 1982–83, 1983–84, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2010–11, 2011–12Fairleigh Dickinson 5 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2005–06Wagner 42002–03, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21Central Connecticut 4 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2023–24Marist‡ 3 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88Rider‡ 3 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95St. Francis Brooklyn‡ 32000–01, 2003–04, 2014–15Merrimack‡ 32019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24Monmouth‡ 2 2003–04, 2004–05Mount St. Mary's‡ 2 1995–96, 2016–17Saint Francis 21990–91, 2018–19Bryant‡ 1 2021–22Quinnipiac‡ 12009–10UMBC‡ 11998–99Le Moyne 0—Sacred Heart‡ 0—Stonehill 0—

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