2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Central Connecticut won the championship, its first, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.

2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1999–00
Teams	8
Site	Sovereign Bank Arena Trenton, NJ
Champions	Central Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coach	Howie Dickenman (1st title)
MVP	Rick Mickens (Central Connecticut)
Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments

1999–2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Central Connecticut †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	6		.806
Fairleigh Dickinson	13	–	5		.722			17	–	11		.607
Robert Morris	13	–	5		.722			18	–	12		.600
St. Francis Brooklyn	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
Quinnipiac	12	–	6		.667			18	–	10		.643
Monmouth	9	–	9		.500			12	–	16		.429
Saint Francis (PA)	7	–	11		.389			10	–	18		.357
Mount St. Mary's	7	–	11		.389			9	–	20		.310
UMBC	7	–	11		.389			11	–	18		.379
Wagner	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
Long Island	5	–	13		.278			8	–	19		.296
Sacred Heart	2	–	16		.111			3	–	25		.107
† 2000 NEC tournament winner

Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Game
	1	Central Connecticut	65
	8	UMBC	58
						1	Central Connecticut	83
						4	St. Francis Brooklyn	73
	4	St. Francis Brooklyn	86
	5	Monmouth	70
											1	Central Connecticut	63
											3	Robert Morris	46
	2	Fairleigh Dickinson	68
	7	Mount St. Mary's	73
						7	Mount St. Mary's	61
						3	Robert Morris	80
	3	Robert Morris	72
	6	Saint Francis (PA)	52

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.

2000 NEC All-Tournament Team

Rick Mickens, CCSU Corsley Edwards, CCSU Gregory Harris, MSM Rahsaan Johnson, MU Gene Nabors, RMU John Tice, CCSU