2020 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2020 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were scheduled to be played at the home arena of the highest seed from March 9 through March 15, 2020. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[1]

2020 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2019–20
Teams	8
Site	Campus sites
Television	NEC Front Row, ESPN3
Northeast Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 2019 2021 →

2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris	17	–	1		.944			22	–	7		.759
Mount St. Mary's	14	–	4		.778			19	–	11		.633
Merrimack*	13	–	5		.722			20	–	9		.690
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
Sacred Heart	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	9		.500			11	–	18		.379
Wagner	7	–	11		.389			11	–	18		.379
Bryant	7	–	11		.389			9	–	20		.310
LIU	7	–	11		.389			8	–	21		.276
St. Francis Brooklyn	4	–	14		.222			8	–	21		.276
Central Connecticut	3	–	15		.167			4	–	25		.138
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
† 2020 NEC tournament winner As of November 11, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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.

• Note: Merrimack College joined the Northeast Conference from Division II Northeast-10 Conference.^[2] They are not eligible this year for the NEC Tournament.

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker	Tiebreaker 2
1	Robert Morris	17–1
2	Mount St. Mary's	14–4
DNQ	Merrimack	13–5
3	Fairleigh Dickinson	9–9
4	Saint Francis (PA)	9–9
5	Sacred Heart	9–9
6	Bryant	7–11
7	LIU	7–11
8	Wagner	7–11
DNQ	St. Francis Brooklyn	4–14
DNQ	Central Connecticut	3–15

^[3]

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals Monday, March 9 NEC Front Row					Semifinals# Thursday, March 12 ESPN3/NEC Front Row					Championship# Sunday, March 15 ESPNU
	1	Robert Morris	65*
	8	Wagner	61
						1	Robert Morris
						5	Sacred Heart
	2	Mount St. Mary's	80
	7	LIU	47
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
	3	Fairleigh Dickinson	57
	6	Bryant	43
						2	Mount St Mary's
						3	Fairleigh Dickinson
	4	Saint Francis (PA)	70
	5	Sacred Heart	73

• ^* denotes overtime
• ^# denotes games cancelled due to COVID-19

See also

• 2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

References

1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. "Northeast Conference - Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
3. "#NECMBB Tiebreaker Scenarios". Retrieved January 17, 2020.

External links

• 2020 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Championship