Northeast Conference Announces 2021-22 League Slate
- Both the men and women will play a double round-robin schedule with the conference season tipping off on Wednesday, December 29.
- Aside from one week in February, the men's and women's schedules will be mirrored.
- The men will complete their regular season schedule on Saturday, February 26, while the women wrap on Thursday, March 3.
- Six of the nine weeks will be contested with a Thursday/Saturday format. Games will be contested Wednesday/Friday on the opening weekend (December 29/31), Saturday/Monday to coincide with Martin Luther King Day (January 15/17) and on a Friday/Sunday schedule the weekend of January 21/23. Additionally, the women will have two single game weeks (February 10/11 and March 3).
- Game times are to be determined and dates may be moved to accommodate TV.
- The 2021-22 NEC television slate will be announced in October.
- The NEC Basketball Championship will return to an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, advancing teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
- The 2022 NEC Men's Basketball Championship will take place on March 2, 5 & 8 at campus sites.
- The 2022 NEC Women's Basketball Championship will take place on March 7, 10 & 13 at campus sites.
CCSU will announce non-conference contests at a later date.