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2017 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament

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2017 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsRobert Morris (7th title)
Winning coachCharlie Buscaglia (1st title)
MVPAnna Niki Stamolamprou (Robert Morris)
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2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 14 4   .778 22 11   .667
Sacred Heart 13 5   .722 17 15   .531
Saint Francis (PA) 13 5   .722 17 15   .531
Bryant 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Mount St. Mary's 10 8   .556 12 18   .400
Central Connecticut 9 9   .500 11 20   .355
Fairleigh Dickinson 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
St. Francis Brooklyn 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
LIU Brooklyn 5 13   .278 6 23   .207
Wagner 3 15   .167 4 25   .138
2017 NEC tournament winner
As of March 12, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament was held from March 5–8, 2017.[1] The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds, with the higher seed hosting games. Robert Morris won their second consecutive NEC Tournament Championship and seventh overall.

Format

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For the thirteenth straight year, the NEC Women’s Basketball Tournament consists of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. LIU Brooklyn and Wagner were the bottom two teams left out of the Tournament. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Robert Morris 14–4 19–10
2 Sacred Heart 13–5 16–13 1–1 vs. SFPA, 2–0 vs. Bryant
3 Saint Francis (PA) 13–5 16–13 1–1 vs. SH, 1–1 vs. Bryant
4 Bryant 11–7 16–13
5 Mount St. Mary's 10–8 12–17
6 Central Connecticut State 9–9 10–19
7 St. Francis Brooklyn 6–12 8–21 1–1 vs. FDU, 1–1 vs. RM
8 Fairleigh Dickinson 6–12 8–21 1–1 vs. SFNY, 0–2 vs. RM

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 5
NEC Front Row
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 8
NEC Front Row
Championship
Sunday, March 12
ESPNU
         
1 Robert Morris 68
8 Fairleigh Dickinson 35
1 Robert Morris 70
6 Central Connecticut 62
4 Bryant 59
5 Mount St. Mary's 47
1 Robert Morris 65
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Bryant 52
2 Sacred Heart 90
7 St. Francis (NY) 69
2 Sacred Heart 68
4 Bryant 75
3 Saint Francis (PA) 57
6 Central Connecticut 65

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

All-tournament team

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Tournament MVP in bold.[2]

Name School
Anna Niki Stamolamprou Robert Morris
Megan Smith Robert Morris
Hannah Kimmel Sacred Heart
Morgan Olander Bryant
Naomi Ashley Bryant

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 NEC Championship Dates". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Behind Stamolamprou's MVP Effort, Robert Morris Raises #NECWBB Trophy Again". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved August 25, 2017.