The 2017 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament was held from March 5–8, 2017. 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 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 SeedSchoolConference OverallTiebreaker 1 Robert Morris14–4 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 5Mount St. Mary's 10–8 12–17 6Central 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
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed
All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold. NameSchool Anna Niki Stamolamprou Robert Morris Megan Smith Robert Morris Hannah Kimmel Sacred Heart Morgan Olander Bryant Naomi Ashley Bryant
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