# 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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Wagner | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Mount St. Mary's | 12–6 | 2–0 vs SFPA |
| 3 | Saint Francis (PA) | 12–6 | 0–2 vs MSM |
| 4 | LIU Brooklyn | 10–8 | 1–1 vs SFB, 1–1 vs Wag, 2–2 vs MSM/SFPA |
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 10–8 | 1–1 vs LIU, 1–1 vs Wag, 1–3 vs MSM/SFPA |
| 6 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 9–9 | 1–1 vs RMU, 1–1 vs Wag |
| 7 | Robert Morris | 9–9 | 1–1 vs FDU, 0–2 vs Wag |
| 8 | Central Connecticut | 7–11 | |
| DNQ | Sacred Heart | 5–13 | |
| DNQ | Bryant | 2–16 | |

## Schedule and results

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 28 |||||
| 1 | 7:00pm | No. 1 Wagner vs No. 8 Central Connecticut | 73–61 | NEC Front Row |
| 2 | 7:00pm | No. 4 LIU Brooklyn vs. No. 5 St. Francis Brooklyn | 73–50 | NEC Front Row |
| 3 | 7:00pm | No. 2 Mount Saint Mary's vs No. 7 Robert Morris | 56–60 | NEC Front Row |
| 4 | 7:00pm | No. 3 Saint Francis (PA) vs No. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson | 75–84 | NEC Front Row |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 |||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 4 LIU Brooklyn vs No. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson | 78–77 | ESPN3/NEC Front Row |
| 6 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 Wagner vs No. 7 Robert Morris | 75–64 | ESPN3/NEC Front Row |
| Final – Tuesday, March 6 |||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Wagner vs No. 4 LIU Brooklyn | 61–71 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in EST. 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, February 28, 2018 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Wednesday, February 28, 2018 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Wednesday, February 28, 2018 NEC Front Row | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2018 ESPN3/NEC Front Row | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2018 ESPN3/NEC Front Row | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2018 ESPN3/NEC Front Row | Championship Tuesday, March 6, 2018 ESPN2 | Championship Tuesday, March 6, 2018 ESPN2 | Championship Tuesday, March 6, 2018 ESPN2 |
| 1 | Wagner | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Central Connecticut | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Central Connecticut | 61 | | | 1 | Wagner | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Robert Morris | 64 | | | |
| 4 | LIU Brooklyn | 73 | | | 7 | Robert Morris | 64 | | | |
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 50 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 50 | | | | | | 1 | Wagner | 61 |
| (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 | Wagner | 61 |
| (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) | 4 | LIU Brooklyn | 71 |
| 2 | Mount St. Mary's | 56 | | | | | | | | | 4 | LIU Brooklyn | 71 |
| 7 | Robert Morris | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Robert Morris | 60 | | | 4 | LIU Brooklyn | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 77 | | | |
| 3 | Saint Francis (PA) | 75 | | | 6 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 77 | | | |
| 6 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 84 | | | | | | | | |