The 2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.
Conference play started in late December and concluded in February 2018.
On April 18, 2017, LIU Brooklyn announced Derek Kellogg as the 14th head coach in program history.
Notes: Source[3] () first place votes Source[4] This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Deion Bute, CCSU Jon Williams, RMU Jonah Antonio, MSM Tyler Kohl, CCSU Jonah Antonio (2), MSM Junior Robinson (5), MSM Jamaal King (2), SFPA Source[5][6] All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.