| Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1986–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Sacred Heart |
| Most championships | Saint Francis (PA) (12) |
| Official website | Northeast Conference Basketball |
| Host locations | |
| Campus sites (1987–present) | |
The Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's basketball for the Northeast Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament involving 8 of the 10 league schools, and seeding is based on regular-season records with head-to-head match-up as a tie-breaker.[1]
The tournament has been held since 1986, although the winner has only received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament since 1994.[2] Between the 1987 and 1988, when the NEC was still called the ECAC Metro Conference, the tournament was known as the ECAC Metro Conference women's basketball tournament.
The highest seeds face off against the corresponding lowest seeds, with the two remaining teams facing off in the Finals to determine the champion.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Monmouth (1) | 92–65 | Fairleigh Dickinson | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 1988 | Robert Morris (1) | 63–60 | Monmouth | |
| 1989 | Wagner (1) | 66–60 | Robert Morris | Staten Island, NY |
| 1990 | Fairleigh Dickinson (1) | 70–65 | Mount St. Mary's | Emmitsburg, MD |
| 1991 | Robert Morris (2) | 69–61 | Wagner | |
| 1992 | Fairleigh Dickinson (2) | 78–55 | Mount St. Mary's | |
| 1993 | Mount St. Mary's (1) | 82–61 | Marist | Teaneck, NJ |
| 1994 | Mount St. Mary's (2) | 78–67 | Saint Francis (PA) | Emmitsburg, MD |
| 1995 | Mount St. Mary's (3) | 80–61 | Saint Francis (PA) | |
| 1996 | Saint Francis (PA) (1) | 83–75 | Mount St. Mary's | |
| 1997 | Saint Francis (PA) (2) | 54–42 | Monmouth | Loretto, PA |
| 1998 | Saint Francis (PA) (3) | 74–49 | Wagner | |
| 1999 | Saint Francis (PA) (4) | 88–76 | Monmouth | Staten Island, NY |
| 2000 | Saint Francis (PA) (5) | 74–60 | Wagner | Trenton, NJ |
| 2001 | Long Island (1) | 70–61 | Mount St. Mary's | |
| 2002 | Saint Francis (PA) (6) | 74–54 | Long Island | Loretto, PA |
| 2003 | Saint Francis (PA) (7) | 58–41 | UMBC | |
| 2004 | Saint Francis (PA) (8) | 70–55 | Monmouth | |
| 2005 | Saint Francis (PA) (9) | 65–50 | Robert Morris | |
| 2006 | Sacred Heart (1) | 69–65 | Quinnipiac | Fairfield, CT |
| 2007 | Robert Morris (3) | 68–66 | Sacred Heart | |
| 2008 | Robert Morris (4) | 86–75 | Long Island | Moon Township, PA |
| 2009 | Sacred Heart (2) | 74–66 | Saint Francis (PA) | Fairfield, CT |
| 2010 | Saint Francis (PA) (10) | 77–68 | Long Island | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2011 | Saint Francis (PA) (11) | 72–57 | Monmouth | Loretto, PA |
| 2012 | Sacred Heart (3) | 58–48 | Monmouth | Fairfield, CT |
| 2013 | Quinnipiac (1) | 72–33 | Saint Francis (PA) | Hampden, CT |
| 2014 | Robert Morris (5) | 78–64 | Saint Francis (PA) | Moon Township, PA |
| 2015 | St. Francis Brooklyn (1) | 77–62 | Robert Morris | |
| 2016 | Robert Morris (6) | 56–51 | Sacred Heart | Fairfield, CT |
| 2017 | Robert Morris (7) | 65–52 | Bryant | Moon Township, PA |
| 2018 | Saint Francis (PA) (12) | 66–56 | Robert Morris | Loretto, PA |
| 2019 | Robert Morris (8) | 65–54 | Saint Francis (PA) | Moon Township, PA |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Mount St. Mary's (4) | 70–38 | Wagner | Emmitsburg, MD |
| 2022 | Mount St. Mary's (5) | 60–42 | Bryant | |
| 2023 | Sacred Heart (4) | 72-60 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Hackensack, NJ |
Champions
| School | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis (PA) | 12 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2018 |
| Robert Morris | 8 | 1988, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 5 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 2021, 2022 |
| Sacred Heart | 4 | 2006, 2009, 2012, 2023 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | 1990, 1992 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 1 | 2015 |
| Wagner | 1 | 1989 |
| LIU Brooklyn | 1 | 2001 |
| Monmouth | 1 | 1987 |
| Quinnipiac | 1 | 2013 |
- Central Connecticut, Merrimack, and Stonehill have not yet won an NEC tournament.
- Bryant, Loyola Maryland, Marist, Rider, and UMBC never won the tournament as an NEC member.
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the NEC
See also
References
- ↑ "NEC Women's Basketball History".
- ↑ "Northeast Conference WBB Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.com. Northeast Conference. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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