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
Season200405
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteRothman Center
Hackensack, NJ
ChampionsFairleigh Dickinson (4th title)
Winning coachTom Green (4th title)
MVPTamien Trent (Fairleigh Dickinson)
2004–05 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Monmouth144 .7781613  .552
Fairleigh Dickinson135 .7222013  .606
Robert Morris117 .6111415  .483
Long Island108 .5561415  .483
Saint Francis (PA)108 .5561513  .536
Wagner108 .5561317  .433
St. Francis (NY)99 .5001315  .464
Central Connecticut810 .4441216  .429
Quinnipiac612 .3331017  .370
Mount St. Mary's513 .278720  .259
Sacred Heart315 .167423  .148
2005 NEC tournament winner

Format

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

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

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

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