# List of Northeast Conference men's basketball regular season champions

This is a list of Northeast Conference men's basketball regular season first-place finishers, including ties.
| Year | NEC Regular Season Champion(s) | Head coach | Conference Record |
| 1981–82 | Fairleigh Dickinson, North Division Robert Morris, South Division | Don Feeley Matt Furjanic | 12–3 9–5 |
| 1982–83 | LIU Brooklyn, North Division Robert Morris, South Division | Paul Lizzo Matt Furjanic | 11–3 12–2 |
| 1983–84 | LIU Brooklyn† Robert Morris | Paul Lizzo Matt Furjanic | 11–5 |
| 1984–85 | Marist | Matt Furjanic | 11–3 |
| 1985–86 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Tom Green | 13–3 |
| 1986–87 | Marist | Dave Magarity | 15–1 |
| 1987–88 | Fairleigh Dickinson† Marist | Tom Green Dave Magarity | 13–3 |
| 1988–89 | Robert Morris | Jarrett Durham | 12–4 |
| 1989–90 | Robert Morris | Jarrett Durham | 12–4 |
| 1990–91 | Fairleigh Dickinson Saint Francis (PA)† | Tom Green Jim Baron | 13–3 |
| 1991–92 | Robert Morris | Jarrett Durham | 12–4 |
| 1992–93 | Rider | Kevin Bannon | 14–4 |
| 1993–94 | Rider | Kevin Bannon | 14–4 |
| 1994–95 | Rider | Kevin Bannon | 13–5 |
| 1995–96 | Mount St. Mary's | Jim Phelan | 16–2 |
| 1996–97 | LIU Brooklyn | Ray Haskins | 15–3 |
| 1997–98 | LIU Brooklyn | Ray Haskins | 14–2 |
| 1998–99 | UMBC | Tom Sullivan | 17–3 |
| 1999–00 | Central Connecticut | Howie Dickenman | 15–3 |
| 2000–01 | St. Francis (NY) | Ron Ganulin | 16–4 |
| 2001–02 | Central Connecticut | Howie Dickenman | 19–1 |
| 2002–03 | Wagner | Dereck Whittenburg | 14–4 |
| 2003–04 | Monmouth† St. Francis (NY) | Dave Calloway Ron Ganulin | 12–6 |
| 2004–05 | Monmouth | Dave Calloway | 14–4 |
| 2005–06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Tom Green | 14–4 |
| 2006–07 | Central Connecticut | Howie Dickenman | 16–2 |
| 2007–08 | Robert Morris | Mike Rice Jr. | 16–2 |
| 2008–09 | Robert Morris | Mike Rice Jr. | 15–3 |
| 2009–10 | Robert Morris Quinnipiac† | Mike Rice Jr. Tom Moore | 15–3 |
| 2010–11 | LIU Brooklyn | Jim Ferry | 16–2 |
| 2011–12 | LIU Brooklyn | Jim Ferry | 16–2 |
| 2012–13 | Robert Morris | Andrew Toole | 14–4 |
| 2013–14 | Robert Morris | Andrew Toole | 14–2 |
| 2014–15 | St. Francis Brooklyn | Glenn Braica | 15–3 |
| 2015–16 | Wagner | Bashir Mason | 13–5 |
| 2016–17 | Mount St. Mary's | Jamion Christian | 14–4 |
| 2017–18 | Wagner | Bashir Mason | 14–4 |
| 2018–19 | Saint Francis | Rob Krimmel | 12–6 |
| 2019–20 | Merrimack | Joe Gallo | 14–4 |
| 2020–21 | Wagner | Bashir Mason | 13–5 |
| 2021–22 | Bryant | Jared Grasso | 16–2 |
| 2022–23 | Merrimack | Joe Gallo | 12–4 |
| 2023–24 | Central Connecticut† Merrimack | Patrick Sellers Joe Gallo | 13–3 |
† No. 1 seed in NEC tournament

## Winners by school

| ‡ | Denotes school is a former member of the NEC |
| School | Number | Years |
| Robert Morris$^‡$ | 11 | 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14 |
| LIU | 6 | 1982–83, 1983–84, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2010–11, 2011–12 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 5 | 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2005–06 |
| Wagner | 4 | 2002–03, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21 |
| Central Connecticut | 4 | 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2023–24 |
| Marist$^‡$ | 3 | 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88 |
| Rider$^‡$ | 3 | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn$^‡$ | 3 | 2000–01, 2003–04, 2014–15 |
| Merrimack$^‡$ | 3 | 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
| Monmouth$^‡$ | 2 | 2003–04, 2004–05 |
| Mount St. Mary's$^‡$ | 2 | 1995–96, 2016–17 |
| Saint Francis | 2 | 1990–91, 2018–19 |
| Bryant$^‡$ | 1 | 2021–22 |
| Quinnipiac$^‡$ | 1 | 2009–10 |
| UMBC$^‡$ | 1 | 1998–99 |
| Le Moyne | 0 | — |
| Sacred Heart$^‡$ | 0 | — |
| Stonehill | 0 | — |

### Notes

* ↑ From 1981 to 2019, Long Island University was represented in the Northeast Conference by its Brooklyn campus, known for athletic purposes as "Long Island" through the 2012–13 season and "LIU Brooklyn" from 2013–14 forward. After the 2018–19 season, LIU merged the athletic programs of its Brooklyn and Post campuses into a single program, now competing as the LIU Sharks, that inherited the NCAA Division I and Northeast Conference memberships of the Brooklyn campus.