Program history
Northeastern
in the tournament.
Northeastern appears in 9 tournaments in this archive, between 1981 and 2019, with an all-time record of 3–9.
3 of its 4 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1982, when an 11th seed beat the 6th-seeded Saint Joseph's 63–62.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 4, from 1984 to 1987. Its longest absence ran 24 years, between 1991 and 2015.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as an 11th seed and as low as a 16th.
- 9 Appearances
- 3–9 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11 | 24–6 | Jim Calhoun | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North | Round of 32 |
| 1982 | 11 | 23–7 | Jim Calhoun | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North | Round of 32 |
| 1984 | 11 | 27–5 | Jim Calhoun | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North | Round of 48 |
| 1985 | 14 | 22–9 | Jim Calhoun | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North | lost in the Round 1 to Illinois, 57–76 |
| 1986 | 13 | 26–5 | Jim Calhoun | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North | lost in the Round 1 to Oklahoma, 74–80 |
| 1987 | 14 | 27–7 | Karl Fogel | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North | lost in the Round 1 to Purdue, 95–104 |
| 1991 | 16 | 22–11 | Karl Fogel | North Atlantic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to North Carolina, 66–101 |
| 2015 | 14 | 23–12 | Bill Coen | Colonial Athletic Association | lost in the round of 64 to Notre Dame, 65–69 |
| 2019 | 13 | 23–11 | Bill Coen | Colonial Athletic Association | lost in the round of 64 to Kansas, 53–87 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1–2 |
| Round of 64 | 2–7 |
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