| 2022 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Television | NEC Front Row, ESPNU, |
The 2022 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament took place March 5, 7, 10, and 13, 2022 and all tournament games were played on home arenas of the higher-seeded school. The tournament winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 NEC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All nine of the eligible ten teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
The tiebreakers used by the NEC are 1) head-to-head records of teams with identical records, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 3) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Northeast Conference regular-season play.
- Note: Merrimack College joined the Northeast Conference from Division II Northeast-10 Conference.[1] The Warriors will not be eligible for the NEC Tournament until 2024.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 15-3 | |
| 2 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 13-5 | |
| 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 11-7 | |
| 4 | Wagner | 10-8 | |
| 5 | LIU | 9-9 | |
| 6 | St. Francis (PA) | 8-10 | |
| 7 | Bryant | 6-12 | 2-0 vs. Sacred Heart |
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 6-12 | 0-2 vs. Bryant |
| 9 | Central Connecticut | 5-13 |
Schedule
| Session | Game[2] | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Round – Saturday, March 5 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Central Connecticut at No. 8 Sacred Heart | 58-62 | NEC Front Row |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 7 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Sacred Heart at No. 1 Farleigh Dickinson | 58-66 | NEC Front Row |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 LIU at No. 4 Wagner | 55-66 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Bryant at No. 2 St. Francis Brooklyn | 65-53 | |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 St. Francis (PA) at No. 3 Mount St. Mary's | 53-69 | ||
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 10 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Bryant at No. 1 Farleigh Dickinson | 44-38 | NEC Front Row |
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Wagner at No. 3 Mount St. Mary's | 50-62 | ||
| Championship – Sunday, March 13 | |||||
| 5 | 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 Bryant at No. 3 Mount St. Mary's | ESPNU | |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
Bracket
| Opening Round Saturday, March 5 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Monday, March 7 NEC Front Row | Semifinals Thursday, March 10 NEC Front Row | Championship Sunday, March 13 ESPNU | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Central Connecticut | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Farleigh Dickinson | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bryant | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wagner | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | LIU | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bryant | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bryant | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wagner | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | St. Francis (PA) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period.
References
- ↑ "Northeast Conference - Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ↑ "2022 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship - Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org. Retrieved February 23, 2022.