The winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament, provided such team is eligible.
Le Moyne and Stonehill, reach the final of the NEC tournament, the conference will stage an automatic qualifier game between the two non-advancing semifinalists.
[1] Since Le Moyne and Stonehill were matched up against each other in the tournament semifinals, an ineligibile team was guaranteed to reach the NEC final.
[4] Although Mercyhurst is ineligible for the tournament, they may still be involved in a tiebreaker and affect the outcome of a multi-team tie.
[5] Teams will be reseeded after each round with the highest remaining seeds receiving home-court advantage.