Northeastern

Coastal · Boston, Boston, Massachusetts

889-857

All-time

0.509

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Northeastern’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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Northeastern 63-62 St. Joseph's

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York

1982 · Mar 12, 1982 · First Round

1.57

Game Score

Northeastern 55-53 Fresno State

Special Events Center, El Paso, Texas

1981 · Mar 13, 1981 · First Round

1.53

Game Score

Northeastern 69-70 Virginia Commonwealth

Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey

1984 · Mar 16, 1984 · First Round

1.28

Game Score

Northeastern 74-80 #15 Oklahoma

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

1986 · Mar 13, 1986 · First Round

1.22

Game Score

Northeastern 95-104 #7 Purdue

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

1987 · Mar 13, 1987 · First Round

1.00

Game Score

Northeastern 72-76 Villanova (3OT)

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York

1982 · Mar 14, 1982 · Second Round

0.98

Game Score

Northeastern 65-69 #8 Notre Dame

Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2015 · Mar 19, 2015 · First Round

0.93

Game Score

Northeastern 57-76 #12 Illinois

The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia

1985 · Mar 15, 1985 · First Round

0.84

Game Score

Northeastern 90-87 LIU-Brooklyn

The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1984 · Mar 13, 1984 · Preliminary Round

0.76

Game Score

Northeastern 69-94 #14 Utah

Special Events Center, El Paso, Texas

1981 · Mar 15, 1981 · Second Round

0.44

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 12, 1982	1982	First Round	Northeastern 63-62 St. Joseph's Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York	1.57
2	Mar 13, 1981	1981	First Round	Northeastern 55-53 Fresno State Special Events Center, El Paso, Texas	1.53
3	Mar 16, 1984	1984	First Round	Northeastern 69-70 Virginia Commonwealth Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey	1.28
4	Mar 13, 1986	1986	First Round	Northeastern 74-80 #15 Oklahoma Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina	1.22
5	Mar 13, 1987	1987	First Round	Northeastern 95-104 #7 Purdue Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York	1.00
6	Mar 14, 1982	1982	Second Round	Northeastern 72-76 Villanova (3OT) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York	0.98
7	Mar 19, 2015	2015	First Round	Northeastern 65-69 #8 Notre Dame Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	0.93
8	Mar 15, 1985	1985	First Round	Northeastern 57-76 #12 Illinois The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia	0.84
9	Mar 13, 1984	1984	Preliminary Round	Northeastern 90-87 LIU-Brooklyn The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	0.76
10	Mar 15, 1981	1981	Second Round	Northeastern 69-94 #14 Utah Special Events Center, El Paso, Texas	0.44

Season by season

2027 · Northeastern

Coastal

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Northeastern

Coastal

Record

7-24

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#276

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Northeastern

Coastal

Record

17-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#212

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Northeastern

Coastal

Record

12-20

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#244

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Northeastern

Colonial

Record

10-20

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#307

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Northeastern

Colonial

Record

9-22

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#238

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Northeastern

Colonial ★

Record

10-9

Conf record

8-2

—

SRS

#158

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Northeastern

Colonial

Record

17-16

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#147

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Northeastern

Colonial ◆

Record

23-11

Conf record

14-4

—

SRS

#115

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Northeastern

Colonial ★

Record

23-10

Conf record

14-4

—

SRS

#118

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Northeastern

Colonial

Record

15-16

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#166

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Northeastern

Colonial

Record

18-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#135

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Northeastern	0-0	Coastal
2026	Northeastern	7-24	Coastal	2-16	#276
2025	Northeastern	17-15	Coastal	9-9	#212
2024	Northeastern	12-20	Coastal	7-11	#244
2023	Northeastern	10-20	Colonial	6-12	#307
2022	Northeastern	9-22	Colonial	2-16	#238
2021	Northeastern	10-9	Colonial ★	8-2	#158
2020	Northeastern	17-16	Colonial	9-9	#147
2019	Northeastern	23-11	Colonial ◆	14-4	#115	13	NCAA tournament
2018	Northeastern	23-10	Colonial ★	14-4	#118
2017	Northeastern	15-16	Colonial	8-10	#166
2016	Northeastern	18-15	Colonial	9-9	#135
2015	Northeastern	23-12	Colonial ★ ◆	12-6	#134	14	NCAA tournament
2014	Northeastern	11-21	Colonial	7-9	#194
2013	Northeastern	20-13	Colonial ★	14-4	#173		NIT
2012	Northeastern	14-17	Colonial	9-9	#201
2011	Northeastern	11-20	Colonial	6-12	#191
2010	Northeastern	20-13	Colonial	14-4	#90		NIT
2009	Northeastern	19-13	Colonial	12-6	#118
2008	Northeastern	14-17	Colonial	9-9	#162
2007	Northeastern	13-19	Colonial	9-9	#184
2006	Northeastern	19-11	Colonial	12-6	#123
2005	Northeastern	21-10	America East	15-3	#149		NIT
2004	Northeastern	19-11	America East	13-5	#211
2003	Northeastern	16-15	America East	8-8	#215
2002	Northeastern	7-21	America East	5-11	#271
2001	Northeastern	10-19	America East	8-10	#258
2000	Northeastern	7-21	America East	5-13	#287
1999	Northeastern	10-18	America East	6-12	#266
1998	Northeastern	14-14	America East	9-9	#215
1997	Northeastern	7-20	America East	6-12	#254
1996	Northeastern	4-24	North Atlantic	2-16	#279
1995	Northeastern	18-11	North Atlantic	10-6	#147
1994	Northeastern	5-22	North Atlantic	2-12	#253
1993	Northeastern	20-8	North Atlantic ★	12-2	#144
1992	Northeastern	9-19	North Atlantic	5-9	#239
1991	Northeastern	22-11	North Atlantic ★ ◆	8-2	#146	16	NCAA tournament
1990	Northeastern	16-12	North Atlantic ★	9-3	#182
1989	Northeastern	17-11	North Atlantic	12-5	#178
1988	Northeastern	15-13	ECAC North	11-7	#223
1987	Northeastern	27-7	ECAC North ★ ◆	17-1	#92	14	NCAA tournament
1986	Northeastern	26-5	ECAC North ★ ◆	16-2	#94	13	NCAA tournament
1985	Northeastern	22-9	ECAC North ★ ◆	13-3	#104	14	NCAA tournament
1984	Northeastern	27-5	ECAC North ★ ◆	14-0	#100	11	NCAA tournament
1983	Northeastern	13-15	ECAC North	4-6	#222
1982	Northeastern	23-7	ECAC North ★ ◆	8-1	#133	11	NCAA tournament
1981	Northeastern	24-6	ECAC North ★ ◆	21-5	#155	11	NCAA tournament
1980	Northeastern	19-8	ECAC North ★	19-7	#181
1979	Northeastern	13-13	Independent		#190
1978	Northeastern	14-12	Independent		#216
1977	Northeastern	12-14	Independent		#219
1976	Northeastern	12-13	Independent		#220
1975	Northeastern	12-12	Independent		#214
1974	Northeastern	12-11	Independent		#194
1973	Northeastern	19-7	Independent		#179
1946	Northeastern	4-13	Yankee	2-4
1945	Northeastern	7-8	Independent
1944	Northeastern	8-8	Independent
1943	Northeastern	7-12	Yankee	2-6
1942	Northeastern	6-9	Yankee	4-4
1941	Northeastern	3-13	Yankee	1-7
1940	Northeastern	4-13	Yankee	3-5
1939	Northeastern	6-12	Yankee	3-5
1938	Northeastern	7-11	Yankee	3-5

NBA first-round picks

4 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Reggie Lewis1987

Last college yr: 1987

Reggie Lewis1987

Last college yr: 1986

Reggie Lewis1987

Last college yr: 1985

Reggie Lewis1987

Last college yr: 1984

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1987	Reggie Lewis	1987
1987	Reggie Lewis	1986
1987	Reggie Lewis	1985
1987	Reggie Lewis	1984