NEC tournament bracket: full TV time plan, channels, scores for 2025 men's basketball championships

The 2025 Northeast Conference (NEC) tournament promises an exciting event, with eight of the nine conference teams fighting for the sole NCAA tournament offer of the league.

In contrast to many tournaments, this is distributed on the campus sites, with teams with higher seeds organizing each game. This setup adds a unique dynamic for the home advantage and makes every matchup even more intensive.

Central Connecticut secured his second NEC crown in the regular and a total of fifth in front of the finish line last Saturday. The Blue Devils will be used for the second time in a row and for the fifth time in the program history as No. 1 seed.

One of the outstanding aspects of this tournament is the authorization of Stonehill and Le Moyne. While both teams can take part in the NEC tournament, they are not permitted due to their transitional status for the NCAA tournament.

This creates a fascinating scenario: If one of the two teams reaches the championship game, your opponent will automatically ensure the NCAA bid, regardless of the result. If both teams come to the final, the NEC has an emergency plan – an automatic qualification game between the two semi -finalists who have not carried out the championship will determine the NCAA offer recipient.

The tournament begins with the quarter -finals with no byes and a recovery process after the first round. This ensures a fair and competitive structure, whereby each team has to earn their way forward. Remarkably, Mercyhurst is excluded from participation due to her transitional status, so that eight teams compete to Fame.

The sporting news has everything you know to see the drama before the NEC crowns its champion and the automatic BID winner of the NCAA bid on March 11:

How to observe live in 2025 NEC tournament

• TV channel: ESPN2 (championship game), Yes Network (semi -finals), NESN Nation (semi -finals), Sportsnet (semi -finals)
• Live stream: ESPN+, Schlinge, Nec first row

The NEC tournament begins on Wednesday, March 5th NEC first row And ESPN+.

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Both semi -finals will also be broadcast live in YES Network, Sportsnet Pittsburgh and NESN+. In addition, NESN+ will radiate the ET game at 12:00 p.m., while the NESN Nation will cover the ET showdown at 2:00 p.m.

The championship game is broadcast by ESPN2 And can also be streamed over sling.

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See the complete game schedule for games below.

NEC -Basketball tournament plan 2025

• Data: 5th to March 11th
• Location: Campus locations (Hosts of higher seeds)

The NEC basketball tournament will be played on Campus sites from Wednesday, March 5.

The winners will be completed again before moving into the semi -finals on Saturday, March 8th. The championship game will be controversial on Tuesday, March 11th, at 7:00 p.m. (ET).

Wednesday, March 5: quarter -finals

Game	Time (et)	TV/live stream
No. 8 Le Moyne at No. 1 CCSU	7:00 p.m.	NEC first row, ESPN+
No. 7 Chicago State in No. 2 Liu	7:00 p.m.	NEC first row, ESPN+
No. 6 Wagner at No. 3 Saint Francis U.	7:00 p.m.	NEC first row, ESPN+
No. 5 Stonehill at No. 4 FDU	7:00 p.m.	NEC first row, ESPN+

Saturday, March 8th: semi -finals

Game	Time (et)	TV/live stream
Lowest remaining seeds with the highest remaining seed	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+, yes -Network, Sportnet Pittsburgh, NEC Front Row, NESN+
3rd highest remaining seed	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+, yes -Netzwerk, Sportnet Pittsburgh, NEC Front Row, NESN Nation

Tuesday, March 11: Championship

Game	Time (et)	TV/live stream
Championship game	7:00 p.m.	ESPN2, ESPN+, loop

NEC tournament clip 2025

The complete records for sowing, brackets and team for the NEC tournament 2025 can be found below:

Seed	team	Record
1	CCSU	23-6 (14-2 NEC)
2	Liu	16-15 (12-4 NEC)
3	Saint Francis U	13-17 (8-8 NEC)
4	FDU	12-19 (8-8 NEC)
5	Stonehill	15-16 (7-9 NEC)
6	wagner	14-15 (6-10 NEC)
7	Chicago State	4-27 (4-12 NEC)
8	Le Moyne	9-22 (4-12 NEC)

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