The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.
UMass Lowell earned the second seed by virtue of their 2–1 regular season win over NJIT on September 19.
Albany earned the fourth seed by virtue of their 1–0 regular season win over Binghamton on October 28.
Stony Brook and New Hampshire tied for the sixth and final place in the tournament with each team having a regular season record of 4–4–1.
New Hampshire earned the final spot in the tournament by virtue of their 3–0 regular season win over Stony Brook on October 3.