2020 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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2020 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
TelevisionNEC Front Row, ESPN3
← 2019
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2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 17 – 1   .944 22 – 7   .759
Mount St. Mary's 14 – 4   .778 19 – 11   .633
Merrimack* 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 9   .500 12 – 17   .414
Sacred Heart 9 – 9   .500 12 – 17   .414
Saint Francis (PA) 9 – 9   .500 11 – 18   .379
Wagner 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379
Bryant 7 – 11   .389 9 – 20   .310
LIU 7 – 11   .389 8 – 21   .276
St. Francis Brooklyn 4 – 14   .222 8 – 21   .276
Central Connecticut 3 – 15   .167 4 – 25   .138
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
† 2020 NEC Tournament winner
As of February 1, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll


The 2020 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were scheduled to be played at the home arena of the highest seed from March 9 through March 15, 2020. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Seeds[]

The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference are 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.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker Tiebreaker 2
1 Robert Morris 17–1
2 Mount St. Mary's 14–4
DNQ Merrimack 13–5
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 9–9
4 Saint Francis (PA) 9–9
5 Sacred Heart 9–9
6 Bryant 7–11
7 LIU 7–11
8 Wagner 7–11
DNQ St. Francis Brooklyn 4–14
DNQ Central Connecticut 3–15

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Bracket and results[]

Quarterfinals
Monday, March 9
NEC Front Row 		Semifinals#
Thursday, March 12
ESPN3/NEC Front Row 		Championship#
Sunday, March 15
ESPNU
         
1 Robert Morris 65*
8 Wagner 61
1 Robert Morris
5 Sacred Heart
2 Mount St. Mary's 80
7 LIU 47
 
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
 
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 57
6 Bryant 43
2 Mount St Mary's
3 Fairleigh Dickinson
4 Saint Francis (PA) 70
5 Sacred Heart 73
  • * denotes overtime
  • # denotes games cancelled due to COVID-19

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Northeast Conference - Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. ^ "#NECMBB Tiebreaker Scenarios". Retrieved January 17, 2020.

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