When is the NEC Tournament?
The 2025 Northeast Conference men’s basketball tournament starts Wednesday, March 5th, and concludes next Tuesday, the 11th.
Quarterfinals: Wednesday, March 5th Semifinals: Saturday, March 8th Championship: Tuesday, March 11thWhere is the NEC Tournament played?
All seven (eight?) tournament games will be played on the campus sites of the higher-seeded teams.
Who won the regular season title?
Central Connecticut finished up the season with a 14-2 league record to cruise to the title this season. The Blue Devils finished the season with a 23-6 record overall and have a chance to make it back to the big dance for the first time since 2007.
Defending Champ
Wagner was your Northeast Conference Champ last year, beating both the top two seeds to grab the auto-bid as a six seed!
They were given a play-in game as a 16 seed and were able to advance to play North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament’s 1st round.
Nov 28, 2023; Providence, Rhode Island, USA; Wagner Seahawks guard Melvin Council Jr. (11) dribbles against the Providence Friars during the second half at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY SportsWho will participate
This is a bit of a mess, so stick with me. They’ve changed the eligibility a few times recently, but for now, teams transitioning from DII are allowed to play in the Northeast Conference tournament when they are in their third year of transition but still are not allowed to advance to the NCAA Tournament.
So
Mercyhurst isn’t eligible to play in the Northeast Conference Tournament, being in year one of transition Le Moyne is, even though they are in their second year since the change is not retroactive. They cannot advance to the Big Dance, though. Stonehill is also ineligible for the NCAA Tournament but will play as well.Seeding
Central Connecticut LIU Saint Francis Fairleigh Dickenson Stonehill (ineligible) Wagner Chicago State Le Moyne (ineligible)In the EXTREMELY unlikely scenario where LeMoyne and Stonehill were to meet in the finals, the league would actually stage an additional game between the two semifinals losers to determine the NEC auto-bid. A lot going on.
How Many teams will the NEC send to the tournament?
No at-large bids here, this is a very small conference.
Torvik has Central Connecticut penciled in as a 15 Lunardi also has them as a 15 Team Rankings bracket prediction puts CC as a 16 CBS Sports bracketology has the Blue Devils as a 15KenPom lists the Northeast Conference as dead last in the conference power ratings, 31st of 31.
Northeast Conference Tournament Bracket
All games on the campus of the higher seed, the bracket DOES reseed after the quarterfinals.
NEC Tournament Odds
Big favorite in this one, with Long Island as the second choice
Central Connecticut -210LIU +340Saint Francis +1500Fairleigh Dickinson +1600Stonehill +3200Wagner +2700Chicago State +4000Le Moyne +6500
How to watch the Tournament
Quarterfinals: NEC Front RowSemifinals: YES, SNP, NESN+, ESPN+Championship: ESPN2
Tournament Prediction
I will lay some chalk when I need to! Central Connecticut has a sizeable gap in rating no matter where you look there is nearly a 100 team difference and they own the nation’s longest winning streak heading in (12 in a row). Lead by NEC Player of the Year Jordan Jones, this is by far the bests offense in the conference and simply should be able to dispatch two inferior teams before having to face (likely) LIU for the third time this year.
Time for the first mini bridge jumper of the season. I think I did ok with them last year, but can’t recall any others outside of Colgate.
Bet: Central Connecticut -210
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