2005 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2005 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Fairleigh Dickinson won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.Format
Departing from last years format, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.Bracket
All-tournament team
Tournament MVP in bold.