# 2022 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2022 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament took place March 5, 7, 10, and 13, 2022 and all tournament games were played on home arenas of the higher-seeded school. The tournament winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All nine of the eligible ten teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
The tiebreakers used by the NEC are 1) head-to-head records of teams with identical records, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 3) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Northeast Conference regular-season play.
* 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 | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 15-3 | |
| 2 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 13-5 | |
| 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 11-7 | |
| 4 | Wagner | 10-8 | |
| 5 | LIU | 9-9 | |
| 6 | St. Francis (PA) | 8-10 | |
| 7 | Bryant | 6-12 | 2-0 vs. Sacred Heart |
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 6-12 | 0-2 vs. Bryant |
| 9 | Central Connecticut | 5-13 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| Opening Round – Saturday, March 5 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Central Connecticut at No. 8 Sacred Heart | 58-62 | NEC Front Row |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 7 ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Sacred Heart at No. 1 Farleigh Dickinson | 58-66 | NEC Front Row |
| 2 | 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 LIU at No. 4 Wagner | 55-66 | NEC Front Row |
| 3 | 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Bryant at No. 2 St. Francis Brooklyn | 65-53 | NEC Front Row |
| 3 | 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 St. Francis (PA) at No. 3 Mount St. Mary's | 53-69 | NEC Front Row |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Bryant at No. 1 Farleigh Dickinson | 44-38 | NEC Front Row |
| 4 | 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Wagner at No. 3 Mount St. Mary's | 50-62 | NEC Front Row |
| Championship – Sunday, March 13 ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 Bryant at No. 3 Mount St. Mary's | | ESPNU |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| Opening Round Saturday, March 5 NEC Front Row | Opening Round Saturday, March 5 NEC Front Row | Opening Round Saturday, March 5 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Monday, March 7 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Monday, March 7 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Monday, March 7 NEC Front Row | Semifinals Thursday, March 10 NEC Front Row | Semifinals Thursday, March 10 NEC Front Row | Semifinals Thursday, March 10 NEC Front Row | Championship Sunday, March 13 ESPNU | Championship Sunday, March 13 ESPNU | Championship Sunday, March 13 ESPNU |
| | | | 1 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Sacred Heart | 53 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 62 | 8 | Sacred Heart | 53 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Central Connecticut | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Central Connecticut | 58 | | | | 1 | Farleigh Dickinson | 33 | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Bryant | 44 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Wagner | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | LIU | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Bryant | 42 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 60 |
| | | | 2 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Bryant | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Wagner | 50 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | St. Francis (PA) | 53 | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period.