# 2019 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2018–19 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 6 through March 12, 2019. Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Saint Francis (PA) 85–76 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the NEC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference are 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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | Saint Francis (PA) | 12–6 | 1–1 vs FDU | 3–1 vs SHU/RMU |
| 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 12–6 | 1–1 vs SFU | 2–2 vs SHU/RMU |
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 11–7 | 1–1 vs RMU | 2–2 vs SFU/FDU |
| 4 | Robert Morris | 11–7 | 1–1 vs SHU | 1–3 vs SFU/FDU |
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 9–9 | 2–0 vs LIU | |
| 6 | LIU Brooklyn | 9–9 | 0–2 vs SFBK | |
| 7 | Wagner | 8–10 | | |
| 8 | Bryant | 7–11 | | |
| DNQ | Mount St. Mary's | 6–12 | | |
| DNQ | Central Connecticut | 5–13 | | |

## Schedule and results

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6 |||||
| 1 | 7:00pm | (8) Bryant at (1) Saint Francis (PA) | 63–67 | NEC Front Row |
| 2 | 7:00pm | (5) St. Francis Brooklyn at (4) Robert Morris | 65–69 | NEC Front Row |
| 3 | 7:00pm | (7) Wagner at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson | 46–84 | NEC Front Row |
| 4 | 6:00pm | (6) LIU Brooklyn at (3) Sacred Heart | 71–62 | NEC Front Row |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 |||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | (4) Robert Morris at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson | 62–66 | ESPN3/NEC Front Row |
| 6 | 2:00 pm | (6) LIU Brooklyn at (1) Saint Francis (PA) | 64–72 | ESPN3/NEC Front Row |
| Final – Tuesday, March 12 |||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | (2) Fairleigh Dickinson at (1) Saint Francis PA | 85–76 | 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 6, 2019 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6, 2019 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6, 2019 NEC Front Row | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 9, 2019 ESPN3/NEC Front Row | Semifinals Saturday, March 9, 2019 ESPN3/NEC Front Row | Semifinals Saturday, March 9, 2019 ESPN3/NEC Front Row | Championship Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ESPN2 | Championship Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ESPN2 | Championship Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ESPN2 |
| 1 | Saint Francis (PA) | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bryant | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bryant | 63 | | | 1 | Saint Francis (PA) | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | LIU Brooklyn | 64 | | | |
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 62 | | | 6 | LIU Brooklyn | 64 | | | |
| 6 | LIU Brooklyn | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | LIU Brooklyn | 71 | | | | | | 1 | Saint Francis (PA) | 76 |
| (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 | Saint Francis (PA) | 76 |
| (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 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 85 |
| 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 84 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 85 |
| 7 | Wagner | 46 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wagner | 46 | | | 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Robert Morris | 62 | | | |
| 4 | Robert Morris | 69$^{OT}$ | | | 4 | Robert Morris | 62 | | | |
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 65 | | | | | | | | |

## All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.
| Name | School |
| Darnell Edge | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Jahlil Jenkins | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Keith Braxton | Saint Francis (PA) |
| Jamaal King | Saint Francis (PA) |
| Matty McConnell | Robert Morris |