2020 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2020
Conference:Northeast Conference
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:8
Arena:Campus sites
Television:NEC Front Row, ESPN3

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]

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.

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker Tiebreaker 2
1Robert Morris17–1
2Mount St. Mary's14–4
DNQMerrimack13–5
3Fairleigh Dickinson9–9
4Saint Francis (PA)9–9
5Sacred Heart9–9
6Bryant7–11
7LIU7–11
8Wagner7–11
DNQSt. Francis Brooklyn4–14
DNQCentral Connecticut3–15
[3]

Bracket and results

  1. denotes games cancelled due to COVID-19

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns. NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: Northeast Conference - Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference. northeastconference.org. en. 2020-01-17.
  3. Web site:
    1. NECMBB Tiebreaker Scenarios
    . January 17, 2020.