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.
Seeds 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.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Wagner14–4 2Mount St. Mary's12–6 2–0 vs SFPA3Saint Francis (PA)12–60–2 vs MSM4LIU Brooklyn10–81–1 vs SFB, 1–1 vs Wag, 2–2 vs MSM/SFPA5St. Francis Brooklyn10–81–1 vs LIU, 1–1 vs Wag, 1–3 vs MSM/SFPA6Fairleigh Dickinson9–91–1 vs RMU, 1–1 vs Wag7Robert Morris9–91–1 vs FDU, 0–2 vs Wag8Central Connecticut7–11 DNQSacred Heart5–13 DNQBryant2–16
Schedule and results GameTimeMatchup ScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 2817:00pmNo. 1 Wagner vs No. 8 Central Connecticut 73–61 NEC Front Row27:00pm No. 4 LIU Brooklyn vs. No. 5 St. Francis Brooklyn 73–5037:00pm No. 2 Mount Saint Mary's vs No. 7 Robert Morris56–60 47:00pm No. 3 Saint Francis (PA) vs No. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson75–84 Semifinals – Saturday, March 3512:00 pmNo. 4 LIU Brooklyn vs No. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson 78–77ESPN3/NEC Front Row 62:00 pmNo. 1 Wagner vs No. 7 Robert Morris 75–64 Final – Tuesday, March 677:00 pmNo. 1 Wagner vs No. 4 LIU Brooklyn61–71ESPN2 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 Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
References
External links 2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship