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. 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

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defeated No. 1 seed

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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,

defeated

to win the NEC regular season championship outright, their second regular season championship in the previous three years, and received the No. 1 seed.

Schedule and results

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.

References

External links

2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship
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Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament The Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Northeast Conference (NEC). It has been held every year since the NEC was established in the 1981–82 season. The tournament is a ...