The 2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games are played at the home arena of the highest seed. The tournament took place March 4–10, 2020.

Seeds The top eight postseason-eligible teams in the Northeast Conference will compete in the conference tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Note: Merrimack College joined the Northeast Conference from Division II Northeast-10 Conference. The Warriors will not be eligible for the NEC Tournament until 2024. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker Tiebreaker 2 DNQMerrimack14–4 1Robert Morris13–51–1 vs. Saint Francis (PA)1–1 vs. Merrimack2Saint Francis (PA)13–51–1 vs. Robert Morris0–1 vs. Merrimack3Sacred Heart12–64LIU 9–92–0 vs Fairleigh Dickinson5Fairleigh Dickinson9–90–2 vs LIU6Mount St. Mary's7–113–1 vs. Bryant/St. Francis Brooklyn7Bryant7–112–2 vs. Mount St. Mary's/St. Francis Brooklyn8St. Francis Brooklyn7–111–3 vs. Mount St. Mary's/Bryant DNQWagner5–13 DNQCentral Connecticut3–15

Schedule and results GameTimeMatchup ScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 417:00 pmNo. 1 Robert Morris vs. No. 8 St. Francis Brooklyn59–58NEC Front Row27:00 pm No. 4 LIU vs. No. 5 Fairleigh Dickinson73–7237:00 pm No. 3 Sacred Heart vs. No. 6 Mount St. Mary's61–5947:00 pm No. 2 Saint Francis (PA) vs. No. 7 Bryant87–61 Semifinals – Saturday, March 7512:00 pm No. 3 Sacred Heart vs No. 2 Saint Francis (PA)72–84ESPN362:00 pm No. 1 Robert Morris vs No. 4 LIU86–66 Final – Tuesday, March 1077:00 pm No. 2 Saint Francis (PA) vs No. 1 Robert Morris67–77ESPN2 Game times in EST through Semifinals. Game times in EDT through Finals. 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.

All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold.

NameSchool Dante Treacy Robert Morris Josh Williams Robert Morris Keith Braxton Saint Francis (PA) AJ Bramah Robert Morris Isaiah Blackmon Saint Francis (PA)

See also

2020 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament

References