2022 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament

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.

2022 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams9
SiteCampus sites
TelevisionNEC Front Row, ESPNU,
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2021–22 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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.

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Northeast Conference - Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "2022 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship - Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org. Retrieved February 23, 2022.