# 2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

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 | NEC Front Row |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Sacred Heart vs. No. 6 Mount St. Mary's | 61–59 | NEC Front Row |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Saint Francis (PA) vs. No. 7 Bryant | 87–61 | NEC Front Row |
| 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 | ESPN3 |
| 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 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4, 2020 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4, 2020 NEC Front Row | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 7, 2020 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7, 2020 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7, 2020 ESPN3 | Championship Tuesday, March 10, 2020 ESPN2 | Championship Tuesday, March 10, 2020 ESPN2 | Championship Tuesday, March 10, 2020 ESPN2 |
| 1 | Robert Morris | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 58 | | | 1 | Robert Morris | 86 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | LIU | 66 | | | |
| 4 | LIU | 73 | | | 4 | LIU | 66 | | | |
| 5 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 72 | | | | | | 1 | Robert Morris | 77 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Robert Morris | 77 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | 67 |
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 61 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | 67 |
| 6 | Mount St. Mary's | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mount St. Mary's | 59 | | | 3 | Sacred Heart | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | 84 | | | |
| 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | 87 | | | 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | 84 | | | |
| 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) |