The 2013 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 6, 9, and 12, 2013.

LIU Brooklyn won the championship, its fifth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

For the ninth straight year, 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.

[3] Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an NEC policy.

[4] All games were played at the venue of the higher seed Tournament MVP in bold.