2005 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Fairleigh Dickinson won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.

2005 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteRothman Center
Hackensack, NJ
ChampionsFairleigh Dickinson (4th title)
Winning coachTom Green (4th title)
MVPTamien Trent (Fairleigh Dickinson)
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2004–05 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 14 4   .778 16 13   .552
Fairleigh Dickinson 13 5   .722 20 13   .606
Robert Morris 11 7   .611 14 15   .483
Long Island 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Saint Francis (PA) 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Wagner 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
St. Francis (NY) 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Central Connecticut 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Quinnipiac 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Mount St. Mary's 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
Sacred Heart 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
2005 NEC tournament winner

Format

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Departing from last years format, 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.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Reseeded Semifinals Championship Game
         
1 Monmouth 54
8 Central Connecticut 53
1 Monmouth 60
6 Wagner 63
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 78
7 St. Francis (NY) 60
6 Wagner 52
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 58
3 Robert Morris 65
6 Wagner 69
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 70
4 Long Island 62
4 Long Island 76
5 Saint Francis (PA) 67

All-tournament team

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Tournament MVP in bold.[1]

2005 NEC All-Tournament Team

Tamien Trent, FDU
Mark Porter, WAGNER
Andrea Crosariol, FDU
Gordon Klaiber, FDU
Blake Hamilton, MONMOUTH

References

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  1. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.