2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament


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's12–62–0 vs SFPA
3Saint Francis 12–60–2 vs MSM
4LIU Brooklyn10–81–1 vs SFB, 1–1 vs Wag, 2–2 vs MSM/SFPA
5St. Francis Brooklyn10–81–1 vs LIU, 1–1 vs Wag, 1–3 vs MSM/SFPA
6Fairleigh Dickinson9–91–1 vs RMU, 1–1 vs Wag
7Robert Morris9–91–1 vs FDU, 0–2 vs Wag
8Central Connecticut7–11
DNQSacred Heart5–13
DNQBryant2–16

Schedule and results

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.