Mount St. Mary's defeated Saint Francis (PA) to win the NEC Tournament championship.
On April 6, 2016, Central Connecticut announced Donyell Marshall as the 10th head coach in program history.
[2] Marshall replaced Howie Dickenman, who retired after 20 years at Central Connecticut.
Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.
[21] All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed 2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball season