The 2013 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 6, 9, and 12, 2013.[1] The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 6 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 9 and the finals on Tuesday, March 12. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, its fifth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.[2] This is LIU's third NEC tournament championship in a row, having won it the previous two years, they are the first NEC team to three-peat.
Format
For the ninth straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.[3]
Seeds
Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an NEC policy.[4]
2013 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed
School
Conference
Overall
Tiebreaker
1‡
Robert Morris
14–4
22–9
2
Wagner
12–6
18–11
2–0 vs. Long Island
3
Long Island
12–6
17–13
1–0 vs. Bryant
4
Bryant
12–6
19–10
5
Mount St. Mary's
11–7
16–13
1–0 vs. Quinnipiac
6
Quinnipiac
11–7
15–15
7
Central Connecticut
9–9
13–16
8
St. Francis Brooklyn
8–10
12–17
‡ – NEC regular season champions. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6 NEC Front Row
Reseeded Semifinals Saturday, March 9 ESPN3, MSG, FCS
