2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2019–20
Teams	8
Site	Campus sites Moon Township,PA
Champions	Robert Morris (9th title)
Winning coach	Andrew Toole (2nd title)
MVP	Dante Treacy (RMU)
Television	NEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2
Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments

2019–20 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Merrimack*	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
Robert Morris †	13	–	5		.722			20	–	14		.588
Saint Francis (PA)	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Sacred Heart	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
LIU	9	–	9		.500			15	–	18		.455
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Mount St. Mary's	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Bryant	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
St. Francis Brooklyn	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Wagner	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Central Connecticut	3	–	15		.167			4	–	27		.129
* Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
† 2020 NEC tournament winner

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.

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker	Tiebreaker 2
DNQ	Merrimack	14–4
1	Robert Morris	13–5	1–1 vs. Saint Francis (PA)	1–1 vs. Merrimack
2	Saint Francis (PA)	13–5	1–1 vs. Robert Morris	0–1 vs. Merrimack
3	Sacred Heart	12–6
4	LIU	9–9	2–0 vs Fairleigh Dickinson
5	Fairleigh Dickinson	9–9	0–2 vs LIU
6	Mount St. Mary's	7–11	3–1 vs. Bryant/St. Francis Brooklyn
7	Bryant	7–11	2–2 vs. Mount St. Mary's/St. Francis Brooklyn
8	St. Francis Brooklyn	7–11	1–3 vs. Mount St. Mary's/Bryant
DNQ	Wagner	5–13
DNQ	Central Connecticut	3–15

Schedule and results

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 4
1	7:00 pm	No. 1 Robert Morris vs. No. 8 St. Francis Brooklyn	59–58	NEC Front Row
2	7:00 pm	No. 4 LIU vs. No. 5 Fairleigh Dickinson	73–72
3	7:00 pm	No. 3 Sacred Heart vs. No. 6 Mount St. Mary's	61–59
4	7:00 pm	No. 2 Saint Francis (PA) vs. No. 7 Bryant	87–61
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
5	12:00 pm	No. 3 Sacred Heart vs No. 2 Saint Francis (PA)	72–84	ESPN3
6	2:00 pm	No. 1 Robert Morris vs No. 4 LIU	86–66
Final – Tuesday, March 10
7	7:00 pm	No. 2 Saint Francis (PA) vs No. 1 Robert Morris	67–77	ESPN2
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.

	Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4, 2020 NEC Front Row					Semifinals Saturday, March 7, 2020 ESPN3					Championship Tuesday, March 10, 2020 ESPN2
	1	Robert Morris	59
	8	St. Francis Brooklyn	58
						1	Robert Morris	86
						4	LIU	66
	4	LIU	73
	5	Fairleigh Dickinson	72
											1	Robert Morris	77
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											2	Saint Francis (PA)	67
	3	Sacred Heart	61
	6	Mount St. Mary's	59
						3	Sacred Heart	72
						2	Saint Francis (PA)	84
	2	Saint Francis (PA)	87
	7	Bryant	61

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.

Name	School
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